Black Warrior River, named after Chief Tushkalusa, is very important to the Alabama community. It spans 300 miles, starting from the Appalachian Highlands to the Tombigbee River. The river serves as a good source of drinking water and hydroelectric power. It flows through more than 17 counties and gives water to surrounding communities such as Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Bessemer, Cullman, Jasper, and Oneonta. The river houses “over one million residents” (cite). This river, that is a lifeline for the communities of Alabama, would be no where without the help of the Riverkeepers. Nelson Brooke is one of the Riverkeepers for the Black Warrior River. Riverkeepers are “a citizen-based nonprofit organization dedicated to improving water quality, …show more content…
Being Riverkeeper is the perfect job for him. Getting to protect and care for the river he’s grown up loving means the world to him. Brooke was born and raised in Birmingham and has been going to the river since he was seven years old. He would “pill around looking for crawfish, go fishing, watch all the wildlife, do a little bit of hunting, and explore the woods” (Brooke). Growing up loving the river set him up to be a great Riverkeeper. Brooke has been Riverkeeper for almost 12 years now and has done an exceptional job. He “was named the “2010 Alabama River Hero” by the Alabama Rivers Alliance” (cite). This is a very rewarding job. When asked what his favorite part of the job was, he said, “getting out on the water is pretty awesome, but the cool part isn’t going out on the water, it’s documenting the bad things and making a difference and all the people I get to meet” (Brooke). He talked a lot about the people he met while on the job. He relies on people to care for the environment and make sure other people are doing the same. Just one person could ruin it for the rest of the community. Getting to know the people that actually care is very important to
After reading “River Plan Too Fishy for my Taste Buds”, by Bill McEwen and “River Restoration project Offers a Sprinkling of Hope”, by Daniel Weintraub. Do you think they should have brought the river back? Why? Why not? Right a 5-6 sentence response , must be in AXES format (No I, me and my).
In 1856, a newly discovered river in West Texas was named after him. It was properly named “Pease River” by Surveyor Jacob De Cordova of the Galveston, Henderson, and Houston Railroad Company. In 1856, thanks to Governor Pease, the Texas Governor’s
Prince Boger Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. He was born on June 7,1958, in a small town in Minneapolis, Minnesota . Prince was the second youngest out of all his eight siblings. At a young age , Prince became very intrigued by music. By age ten he was already trying to teach Himself the piano, the drums and even the guitar.
The San Joaquin River is an important river because its Central California’s largest river, supporting endangered fish and wildlife, communities, and one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world .The article “River Plan Too Fishy for my Taste Buds”,whom it was by Bill McEwen. The newspaper that featured this article is Fresno Bee on March 26,2009.Fresno is surrounded by farms so it would anti big business and government. McEwen is a credible writer because he is a veteran journalist,a sports and news columnist,and an opinion page editor. I think this author is a credible writer because he spent his life writing.
An Orphan’s Obsession Edward Pierce, or Andrew Miller, or is it Robert Jefferson or maybe even John Simms… The identity of the supposed orphan who committed the Great Train Robbery remains ambiguous, but the motives behind it are not. Michael Chriton’s The Great Train Robbery sheds light on 1855’s greatest crime with details about Edward Pierce’s accomplices and impeccable criminal knowledge to show how Pierce’s livelihood as a criminal morphed into an obsession.
Who is Benjamin Jealous? Benjamin Jealous was the NAACP leader from 2008 until 2013. Ben also was the youngest NAACP leader in history and under his leadership, NAACP grew into the largest civil rights group in the US. Before Jealous was the leader of NAACP, he was a journalist for 15 years, and had a passion to fight for people’s rights.
Autumn is an activist and more specifically, a water activist, that helps the world
"The moral compass of our community. From the civil rights work to spiritual and religious influence to being a leader for all things good in Mississippi and Jackson. “He
“The Atchafalaya” is an article by John McPhee, concerning the flow of the Mississippi River into the Atchafalaya region. McPhee interviews several people who have jobs related to the river and the maintenance of the Atchafalaya’s water flow. The location of the Mississippi River is crucial because if it moves, it could potentially destroy all of New Orleans and Baton Rouge, and, subsequently, their status as major shipping channels. Reading this article, I gained more insight on the importance of the river for the state of Louisiana and New Orleans. A quote in the article summarizes the reoccurring theme of society versus Mother Nature: “Man against nature.
In the story Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, the waterway symbolizes flexibility. Huck goes on the waterway to get free from getting to be socialized and to make tracks in an opposite direction from his pap and Jim utilizes the stream to get liberated from bondage. Additionally the ruler and the duke use it to escape from furious towns. At whatever time they are stuck in an unfortunate situation when they get on the stream they are no more in a bad position. Huck gets a flatboat to go down the waterway to make tracks in an opposite direction from his pap thus he is no more living in human advancement.
Wes Montgomery is an American jazz guitarist, who was born on March 6th 1923. During his career he was extremely influential throughout the jazz community. Unlike many musicians, Montgomery started playing music at the late age of 19. He had no formal training, having to teach himself the craft of guitar.
George “Baby Face” Nelson was a notorious gangster raining from Chicago. Baby Face Nelson was born under the government name “Lester Joseph Gillis” but took up the nickname “Baby Face” Nelson due to his looks and small stature. Nelson is a person that would most likely be put under the title “infamous” istead of “famous” due to his gruesome crimes and many bank robbings.
Before Huck was also into shenanigans with Tom Sawyer, and into pulling pranks on people. While on the river however Huck comes to multiple revelations that those “harmless” pranks he’s pulled in the past are actually very hurtful. Huck even starts to see Jim as a normal human being, and slowly starts to become friends with Jim. So the river in a way is a place for revelations, a place of freedom, and a place to learn and grow. The river itself is also like an entirely new character in itself.
Born February 22, 1884, in Westminster, Maryland, William Buehler Seabrook was an American journalist, explorer, and cannibal. In 1915, he joined the French army under the American Field Service, and subsequently served in World War I. In 1916, he partook in the battle of Verdun, where he was gassed. A year after this, he became a reporter for the New York Times; this was where his career as a travelling writer would begin. His nomadic lifestyle would be of great influence on his books and writing style, which consists of personal experiences and recounts; in the preface of one of his books, he specified that none of his works were “fiction or embroidery”.
The book Riverkeep is written by Martin Stewart. This book is really hard to read so I would suggest people within the high school to adult range to read this book. The main characters in Riverkeep are Wulliam (Wull) Fobisher, Mix, and Tillinghast.