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.
2024 Renew Our Rivers Schedule
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.