Posted on December 1, 2009 by foundationbirmingham
What brought more than 200 people out to hike across the ridge of Red Mountain? It was not just the bright blue skies and warm temperatures, unseasonable for November anywhere but Alabama.
Maybe it was the excitement of the unknown, a chance to check out newly cut trails, newly uncovered mine sites and amazing scenic views, [...]
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Posted on November 17, 2009 by foundationbirmingham
Are you one of the 350,000 visitors who strolled, sat, sniffed, listened or gazed last year at the amazing collection at Alabama’s most popular living museum? Then you know what draws so many to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, located just off U.S. 280 at the southern edge of Birmingham.
One recent Sunday, a group of old-time [...]
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Posted on October 26, 2009 by foundationbirmingham
More than 150 hikers came out on Oct. 18 for the first opportunity this fall to explore new trails and historic structures at Red Mountain Park. What a great day it was to be outdoors and to see more of the 1,200-acre property that is not yet officially open to the public.
With plans for a [...]
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Posted on October 14, 2009 by foundationbirmingham
We’re all looking forward to having easy access to the great new facilities at Ruffner Mountain Nature Center, while we wait for street work to be completed. In the meantime, it’s nice to celebrate with the organization which recently won the Green Project of the Year Award at the Going Green Awards Luncheon sponsored by [...]
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Posted on September 24, 2009 by foundationbirmingham
What do you know about ecoscapes? And what can you contribute to create one in North Birmingham?
Don’t worry what you know and what you don’t. If you care about making your community a healthier and more attractive place to live, planners want your opinion about the best way to do that, and a charrette is [...]
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Posted on July 21, 2009 by foundationbirmingham
Pssst! Don’t look now but some bad guys are sneaking up on us. “Mi Mi Osa” and “Lenny McPrivet” are infiltrating the edges of our vital waterways and forests, according to the Freshwater Land Trust, which serves as our local version of the “F.B.I.(=Find Bad Invasives).” So learning how to track them down and [...]
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Posted on June 3, 2009 by foundationbirmingham
You’ve heard us ask before: What do you imagine? People are still responding, many of them on postcars picked up at our recent annual meeting. If you’re reading this on line, you don’t have to wait to respond — just add your comments, either about these ideas or about your own. Let us know what [...]
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