Spillway gates will continue operating at Coosa River dams; Weiss, Logan Martin and Smith above summer pool level.

For the next several days, Alabama Power will continue operating spillway gates at its Henry, Jordan, Lay, Logan Martin, Mitchell and Weiss dams on the Coosa River due to persistent and locally heavy rainfall.

The ongoing rain is causing lake levels to rise at some Alabama Power reservoirs. Weiss Lake on the Coosa River is expected to rise near elevation 564.5 feet today, which is nearly a half foot above its normal summer pool elevation.

Logan Martin Lake is expected to crest near elevation 469.5 feet Wednesday, or about 4.5 feet above its normal summer pool elevation. Also Wednesday on the Warrior River, Smith Lake is expected to crest near elevation 512 feet, some 2 feet above its normal summer pool elevation.

The City of Wetumpka and Wetumpka Pride will host Wetumpka’s Annual Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 20, 2013, from 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. at Wetumpka’s Recycle Center located at 205 E. Charles Ave. Residents are encouraged to bring used printers, copiers, laptops, key boards, cell phones and other electronics. There is a $10 fee for televisions.  Other items collected include aluminum, steel cans, plastic jugs and bottles, letter quality paper, newspaper, cardboard and magazines. Old printer cartridges will be collected to benefit Wetumpka Elementary PTO. Free t-shirts will be available to the first 50 people to arrive and door prizes will be awarded throughout the morning.

The Alabama Wildlife Federation’s Outdoor Classroom (OC) Grant Program provides financial and technical assistance to schools enrolled in the Alabama Outdoor Classroom Program that wish to create effective and sustainable outdoor classroom sites on their school grounds.

The application deadline is March 8th!

Create your next Outdoor Learning Station, Activity Kit, and/or Educational Signs using an AWF OC Grant!  Grants are available up to $500.

For more details and to download and print the AWF Outdoor Classroom Grant Guidelines and/or the Grant Proposal Application, click here.

Source: Alabama Wildlife Foundation