Renew our Rivers
Renew Our Rivers is a national award-winning campaign originated by Alabama Power in 2000 that has since grown into community cleanups on rivers, lakes and creeks across four Southeastern states. Since its start, thousands of volunteers have removed more than 16 million pounds of trash and debris from waterways.
2025 Renew Our Rivers Schedule
These dates are subject to change.
February 22: Alabama River,
Contact: George Walthal at 334-799-4173
March 1: Valley Creek: Adger,
Birmingham, Bessemer, and Providence.
Contact: Hana Berres at 205-325-8741 or burwinklej@jccal.org
March 22: Minor Heights Community at Village Creek
Contact: Hana Berres at burwinklej@jccal.org; 205-325-8741
March 28 – March 29: Lake Eufaula (Chattahoochee River)
Contact: Brad Moore at bmooreless@gosuto.com
March 29 – April 5: Logan Martin (Coosa River)
Contact: Bud Kitchin at 256-239-0242
May 31: Chattahoochee River (Plant Farley)
Contact: Melanie Rogers at mlrogers@southernco.com
April 12: Lay Lake (Coosa River)
Contact: Karen Jenson at karenkjenson3@icloud.com
TBD: Lay Lake at E.C. Gaston Plant (Coosa River)
Contact: Andy Foster at 205-669-8129
or rafoster@southernco.com
April 17 – 18: Smith Lake (Winston County)
Contact: Jim Eason at msgjeason@yahoo.com
April 25 Smith Lake (Cullman County)
Contact: Jim Murphy at 205-529-5981
April 26: Weiss Lake
Contact: Matt Adams at 678-347-5171
May 3: Lake Jordan (Coosa River)
Contact: Gayla Littlejohn at glittlejohn13@gmail.com
May 10: Lake Mitchell (Coosa River)
Contact: Ken McElroy at 205-907-6011
May 20 -21: Smith Lake (Walker County)
Contact: Roger Treglown at 205-300-5253
TBD: Holt Reservoir
Contact: Vanessa Jones at 205-361-3939
August 9: Valley Creek- Fairfield, Midfield, Hueytown,
Pleasant Grove and Brighton
Contact: www.jcdh.org
Sept. 4 – 5: Smith Lake (Winston County)
Contact: Jim Eason at msgjeason@yahoo.com
Sept: 17 – 18: Smith Lake (Walker County)
Contact: Roger Treglown at 205-300-5253
Or Terry Freeze at 662-304-0234
Sept. 22 – 27: Neely Henry Lake (Coosa River)
Contact: Lisa Dover at 256-549-0900
Sept: 27: Village Creek
Contact: Marilyn Roberts at marilynvilcreek@bellsouth.net
Sept. 19 – 20: Lake Demopolis
Contact: Jason Arledge at cjarledge@southernco.com
Sept. 30: Dog River (Mobile County)
Contact: Angel Daw at tadaw@southernco.com
Oct. 1 – 2: Mobile River (Plant Barry)
Contact: Walter Rosenbohm at 251-829-2347
Oct.4: Lake Mitchell (Coosa River)
Contact: Ken McElroy 205-907-6011
Oct. 9: Plant Miller (Locust Fork)
Contact: Marybeth Vines at 205-488-2033 or mewillis@southernco.com
October 10 Smith Lake (Cullman County)
Contact: Jim Murphy at 205-529-5981
Oct. 21-23: R.L. Harris (Tallapoosa River-Lake Wedowee)
Contact: Crystal White at 256-396-5093 or Scott Teal 770-301-7494
Oct. 31 – Nov. 1 Lake Martin (Tallapoosa River)
Contact: Steve Robinson at 256-654-0047 or
https://www.lmra.info/contact-us
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.