With mounting evidence needed for the protection of our state's wetland areas, the question now focuses on who to turn to.

Is there an organization for willing and able volunteers to give their time and hard work?
Are there any environmental law firms in the area?
Or are you a private landowner
who wishes to enroll a portion of your land into the Wetland Reserve Program?

Below is a list of public and private organizations whose main goal is to protect and restore wetlands, or information on how to become personally involved in such activities:

EPA Adopt Your Watershed – Over 100 Organizations
Wildlaw – Environmental Law Firm

Environmental Yellow Pages – AL Category Listings
Environmental Yellow Pages – Wetland Consultants
Robinsong Ecosource - Wetland Mitigation Banking
Flint Creek Wetland – Mitigation Bank
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Branch – Mobile District
Locations of Corps District Offices
Wetlands Reserve Program
AL Department of Conservation and Natural Resources – Research and Management
AL Department of Environmental Management
AL Environmental Council
AL Soil and Water Conservation Committee

AL Water Quality Information System – Watershed Management
Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc.

The Nature Conservancy – AL Chapter
Ducks Unlimited
Ducks Unlimited – AL Chapter
AL Environmental Spectrum
Daphne, AL Ecological Services Field Office
EPA – Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds Protection
EPA – River Corridor and Wetland Restoration
AL Rivers Alliance
Cahaba River Society
Black Warrior Riverkeeper
Coastal Conservation Association Alabama
AL Coastal Foundation

ALSO, visit our Resources - Water page for more links concerning protection of rivers, creeks, and watersheds in Alabama.


Web page updated: September 3, 2004 4:04 PM
© 2004 Samford University
Questions or comments?
Please contact the Alabama Wetlands Committee or the Department of Biology.