Wooping Cranes Visit Wheeler Wildlife Refuge
Approximately 9,000 sandhill cranes are calling the Wheeler Wildlife Refuge home this winter. If you look carefully, you may be lucky enough to spot one of the seven whooping cranes that have also migrated to this spot.
In 1950, wooping cranes were at an all-time low of 14 birds in the wild. Currently there are about 400 and only 100 are located on the East Coast. So to have seven of them here in our Tennessee Valley is a treasure for any birdwatcher!
According to officials at the refuge, two mating pairs are nesting in areas far from the eyes of visitors, however the other three can often be seen...
New Fundraiser Planned
KALB will hold a benefit auction in March 2012. A date has not yet been determined; however, we will update this site as soon as a date is selected so you can put it on your calendar!
We will be ready to accept donations for the auction as of Monday, January 9th at the office located at 125 East Street in Athens.
We will accept furniture in usable condition, artwork, antiques, working appliances, dishware, kitchenware, clocks, working electronics, and anything else of value. PLEASE, NO CLOTHING.
Please call the KALB office at 256-233-8728 to make arrangements for drop-off of donated items.
Free Dump Day for Limestone County Residents - March 31st
On March 31st, Limestone County residents can take up to a truckload of debris to the Transfer Station on Hwy 72 West FREE OF CHARGE!
Remember: Recycle FIRST! Please make sure you have recycled and given away all that you can before taking items to the transfer station. Click HERE for a list of items accepted by our recycling center. Usable items can be donated to a local thrift store.
The Transfer Station will be open from 7 a.m. until noon on March 31st. Be sure to get there early so...
LOOK WHAT YOU DID! 
Every ton of paper products recycled spares 17 trees from being cut down to make new paper products
Together we recycled 1,907 tons of paper allowing 32,419 trees to remain standing and continue the important environmental work trees are designed to do.
We give little thought to the truth that without our trees, this planet would not be able to support life! Here are some of the ways trees contribute their life-giving gifts:
- Trees take in carbon dioxide form our air, which they need to create food for their own growth.
- Trees give off oxygen during the photosynthesis process (making their food), which allows all life to breathe. Trees are literally the lungs of the Earth!
- Trees absorb pollutants...
BUTT....They're So Small!
Some people who would never think of littering think nothing of flipping
a cigarette butt out of a car window or into the grass.
Cigarette butts might be small, but they are mighty when it comes to the dangers they pose to the environment.
What are cigarette filters made of? Nearly all cigarette filters are composed of a bundle of 12,000 plastic-like cellulose acetate fibers.
Are cigarette butts biodegradable? NO! Unlike paper products, they are not biodegradable. It can take years, in some cases up to fifteen, for fibers to decay into a plastic powder that can't be seen. Smokers may not realize that their actions have such a lasting, negative impact on the environment.
What happens to a cigarette butt after it is discarded?
