Monday, November 15, 2010

Current Conditions

Former OSM/Americorps/VISTA LIZ was the third year volunteer in CRS’s Sponsored Americorps Program.  For a year, beginning in the summer of 2006, Elizabeth was working in the lower basin on various projects addressing poverty and environmental concerns related to water in the lower Cahaba River Basin.  Community activities included eco-tourism and heritage tourism, Cahaba Canoe Trails (and web GIS interface), Blocton Coke Ovens Park Master Plan and clean up, Acid Mine Drainage testing and remediation planning, and Volunteer Days for active residents in the area.  Elizabeth was sponsored by the Cahaba River Authority, the Town of West Blocton, and Bibb County Citizens for Wildflowers.  Liz's experience with CRS and the people above, allowed her to get her current dream job as Watershed Organizer for the Alabama Rivers Alliance.