Category Archives: Water Quality

24May/17

Mapping Birmingham City Trees

May 24, 2017Community, Educational Opportunities, Project Development, Projects, Stream Restoration, Water Quality, Workshopsadmin

Cawaco is working with the Nature Conservancy, the Regional Planning Commission, the Birmingham urban forester, Alabama Forestry Commission and other agencies to map Birmingham trees. Why? For numerous reasons, urban foresters needRead More…

24Oct/16

How we did in 2016

October 24, 2016Community, Educational Opportunities, Grant Projects, Grant Success, Project Development, Project Updates, Projects, Water Quality, WorkshopsCommunity, educational opportunities, Fire Department, grant programadmin

In 2016, Cawaco projects built 11 miles of trails, restored 20 acres of habitat, educated over 3000 children and more than 2000 adults. For every dollar we spent, we were returned aRead More…

18Aug/15

Resources for Stream Owners

August 18, 2015Community, Educational Opportunities, Stream Restoration, Water Qualityadmin

Are you a landowner with a stream on your property? Do you lose property with every rain? Do your stream banks shift? There is a free resource for you to teach youRead More…

Cawaco featured on RootsRated website

Cawaco recently got some press on RootsRated!

RootsRated is a website designed to help outdoor enthusiasts find the best hiking, trail running, climbing, paddling, cycling and more- (including food)- in 30+ cities around the country- all according to local experts. So if you are looking for things to do locally, or while travelling, check out their website! And if you know of places in your area that are not listed, email them and they will add it. We recently suggested the addition of Palisades Park for rappelling.

To read the article about Cawaco RC&D, click here.

To learn more about the Little Shades Creek Stream Restoration Project, click here.

03Apr/15

Cawaco Wins Project of the Year Award

April 3, 2015Cawaco Administration, Community, Grant Projects, Grant Success, Project Development, Project Updates, Water Qualityadmin

Cawaco was awarded the Alabama Association of Resource Conservation & Development Council’s Project of the Year Award for 2014, for the “Tannehill Wastewater Treatment” project. Read more about this project in theRead More…

We went to have a look at a stream we were instrumental in restoring in Jasper Alabama. Looking beautiful! What once was an eyesore and a flooding hazard has been turned into an asset for the town. Read more here.

24Jun/11

Buxahatchee Creek Project

June 24, 2011Grant Projects, Water QualityWater Qualityadmin

Cawaco RC&D provides project and grant management services to assist Shelby County in implementing an ADEM 319 grant to improve water quality for Buxahatchee Creek. Glenn Littleton, project coordinator provided coordination andRead More…