Tag: nature
How Bessemer’s Hidden Gem — Camp Fletcher — Changes Lives of...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Enter Camp Fletcher, a 300-acre woodland preserve in Bessemer, and find a hidden gem—a place where more than 800 kids...
Report touts Alabama’s natural, outdoor assets as economic development draw
By Michael Sznajderman
Many folks may not view parks and nature trails as pivotal tools for economic development. But a recent report prepared for the Alabama...
Sharpe-Jefferson: Celebrating new seasons in life and nature
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
People often ask me to name my favorite season. And my answer? The next one.
Nearing half a century in age has a...
National Wildlife Federation: The Importance of Stormwater Management
By Jacqueline Gray Miller
For many people in Birmingham, Village Creek and the late Dr. Mable Anderson are synonymous terms. Dr. Anderson was a formidable...
Shannon Moore’s journey from negative feelings to positive energy
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For the Birmingham Times
Shannon Moore admits to not being social, and she didn’t expect that to change when she joined the...
For 40 years, Ruffner Mountain has been the Magic City’s urban...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
When driving through the East Lake community, one passes homes, old and new; small businesses; schools; churches—a mountain isn’t something...
