Renew our Rivers
Renew Our Rivers began in 2000 as a community river cleanup organized by Alabama Power employees from Plant Gadsden concerned about litter found along the Coosa River. Today, Renew Our Rivers is one of the nation’s largest river cleanups. With the help of local community partners, volunteers, and organizations, Alabama Power has coordinated more than 104,000 volunteers and removed more than 13.5 million pounds of trash from Alabama waterways.
2026 Renew Our Rivers Schedule
These dates are subject to change.
March 7: Valley Creek: Adger, Birmingham,
Bessemer, and Providence.
Contact: Reilly Farrell 205-473-1627 or farrellw@jccal.org
March 13 – March 14: Lake Eufaula (Chattahoochee River);
Contact: Brad Moore at bmooreless@gosuto.com
March 21: Mulga Loop Road at Village Creek;
Contact: Reilly Farrell 205-473-1627 or farrellw@jccal.org
March 26 – March 27: Lake Demopolis;
Contact: Bridgette Emory at bmemory@southernco.com
April 10: Smith Lake (Cullman County);
Contact: Jim Murphy at 205-529-5981
April 11 – April 18: Logan Martin (Coosa River);
Contact: Arlene Johnson at arlenejg0917@gmail.com
TBD: Lay Lake (Coosa River);
Contact: Karen Jenson at karenkjenson3@icloud.com
April 16 – 17: Smith Lake (Winston County);
Contact: Jim Eason at msgjeason@yahoo.com
April 25: Weiss Lake;
Contact: Matt Adams 678-347-5171
April 29: Lay Lake at E.C. Gaston Plant (Coosa River);
Contact: Chad Rohrbach at crohbac@southernco.com
May 2: Lake Mitchell (Coosa River);
Contact: Ken McElroy 205-907-6011
May 9: Lake Jordan (Coosa River);
Contact: Gayla Littlejohn at glittlejohn13@gmail.com
May 16: Holt Reservoir;
Contact: Vanessa Jones 205-361-3939
May 20 – 21: Smith Lake (Walker County);
Contact: Terry Freeze 662-304-0234
August 8: Valley Creek- Fairfield, Midfield, Hueytown,
Pleasant Grove and Brighton;
Contact: www.jcdh.org/wpd
Sept. 10 – 11: Smith Lake (Winston County);
Contact: Jim Eason at msgjeason@yahoo.com
Sept. 16 – 17: Smith Lake (Walker County);
Contact: Terry Freeze 662-304-0234
September 18: Smith Lake (Cullman County);
Contact: Jim Murphy at 205-529-5981
Sept. 21 – 26: Neely Henry Lake (Coosa River);
Contact: Lisa Dover at 256-549-0900
Sept: 26: Village Creek;
Contact: Marilyn Roberts at marilynvilcreek@bellsouth.net
Oct. 3: Lake Mitchell (Coosa River);
Contact: Ken McElroy 205-907-6011
Oct. 8: Plant Miller (Locust Fork);
Contact: Savanna Blackburn at swoods@southernco.com
Oct. 13: Dog River (Mobile County);
Contact: Angel Daw at tadaw@southernco.com
Oct. 14 – 15: Mobile River (Plant Barry);
Contact: Walter Rosenbohm 251-829-2347
Oct. 20 – 22: R.L. Harris (Tallapoosa River-Lake Wedowee);
Contact: Crystal White at 256-396-5093
or Scott Teal 770-301-7494
Nov. 6 – 7: Lake Martin (Tallapoosa River);
Contact: Steve Robinson at 256-654-0047
or https://www.lmra.info/contact-us
November 7: Alabama River;
Contact: Bud Burt 334-430-8463
Renew Our Rivers began in 2000 as a community river cleanup organized by Alabama Power employees from Plant Gadsden concerned about litter found along the Coosa River.
Today, Renew Our Rivers is one of the nation’s largest river cleanups. With the help of local community partners, volunteers and organizations, Alabama Power has coordinated more than 122,000 volunteers and removed 16 million pounds of trash from Southeastern waterways.
