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. 

These dates are subject to change.

March 2: Valley Creek: Adger,
Birmingham, Bessemer, and Providence
Contact: Hana Berres 205-325-8741
or burwinklej@jccal.org

TBD: Chattahoochee River (Plant Farley)
Contact: Melanie Rogers at mlrogers@southernco.com

March 16 – March 23: Logan Martin (Coosa River)
Contact: Bud Kitchin 256-239-0242

March 22-23: Lake Eufaula (Chattahoochee River)
Contact: Brad Moore at bmooreless@gosuto.com

March 23: Minor Heights Community at Village Creek
Contact: Hana Berres 205-325-8741
or burwinklej@jccal.org

April 6:  Lay Lake at E.C. Gaston Plant (Coosa River)
Contact: Andy Foster; 205-669-8129
or rafoster@southernco.com

March 30 – April 20: Lay Lake (Coosa River)
Contact: Judy Jones at 205-602-6605

April 12 Smith Lake (Cullman County)
Contact: Jim Murphy at 205-529-5981

April 18 – 19: Smith Lake (Winston County)
Contact: Jim Eason at msgjeason@yahoo.com

April 27: Weiss Lake
Contact: Matt Adams 678-347-5171

May 4: Lake Mitchell (Coosa River)
Contact: Ken McElroy at 205-907-6011

May 11: Lake Jordan (Coosa River)
Contact: Gayla Littlejohn at glittlejohn13@gmail.com

May 14-15: Smith Lake (Walker County)
Contact: Roger Treglown 205-300-5253

June 8: Holt Reservoir
Contact: Vanessa Jones 205-361-3939

June 29: Alabama River, Swift Creek Park
Contact: George Walthal 334-799-4173

August 10: Valley Creek- Fairfield, Midfield,
Hueytown, Pleasant Grove and Brighton
Contact: www.jcdh.org/wpd

Sept. 18 – 19: Smith Lake (Walker County)
Contact Roger Treglown at 205-300-5253

Sept. 20-21: Lake Demopolis (LOCATION TBD)
Contact: Jason Arledge at cjarledg@southernco.com

Sept. 28: Village Creek
Contact: Marilyn Roberts at marilynvilcreek@bellsouth.net

Sept. 23- 28: Neely Henry Lake (Coosa River)
Contact: Lisa Dover at 256-549-0900

Oct. 1: Dog River (Mobile County)
Contact: Angel Daw at tadaw@southernco.com

Oct. 2-3: Mobile River (Plant Barry)
Contact: Jeff Reeves 251-829-2746

Oct. 5: Lake Mitchell (Coosa River)
Contact: Ken McElroy at 205-907-6011

Oct. 10: Plant Miller (Locust Fork)
Contact: Marybeth Vines; 205-488-2033
or mewillis@southernco.com

Oct. 11 Smith Lake (Cullman County)
Contact: Jim Murphy at 205-529-5981

Oct. 22-24: R.L. Harris
(Tallapoosa River-Lake Wedowee)
Contact: Crystal White at 256-396-5093
or Scott Teal 770-301-7494

Nov. 1-2 Lake Martin (Tallapoosa River)
Contact: Jodie McGirt at 334.202.1730 or
https://www.lmra.info/contact-us

Nov. 14-15: Smith Lake (Winston County)
Contact: Jim Eason at msgjeason@yahoo.com

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.