UA Museum’s Science Sunday Features Alabama’s Waterways

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The West Alabama community is invited to delve into Alabama’s waterways and learn what makes them unique during “Science Sunday: Aquatic Alabama” at the Alabama Museum of Natural History on The University of Alabama campus this weekend.

The free event, which is slated for 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 17, will feature exhibitors from several UA departments and water-related organizations from around Tuscaloosa. These exhibitors will offer table presentations about Alabama’s waterways and related research and preservation efforts.

“Alabama is a special state in that it has incredible amounts of water, both fresh and salt, which lead to a biodiversity of plants and animals that is almost unimaginable,” said Allie Sorlie, the museum’s education outreach coordinator. “We will be talking all about Alabama’s rivers, lakes, streams and ocean, and the life that is supported by and surrounds them.”

There will also be a screening of the Discovering Alabama video “North River Watershed,” and there will be water-related activities for children.

“Alabama’s waterways are one of the many factors that make our state unique,” Sorlie said. “Understanding them and the life they support is important because it can help us appreciate and support this vital natural resource.”

The event is free to the public.

UA’s Alabama Museum of Natural History is in Smith Hall near the Quad at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Capstone Drive on The University of Alabama campus.