Birmingham Rotaract

 The luncheon will begin promptly at noon at The Harbert Center.

Please consider bringing a guest.  

Nelson Brooke, a Birmingham native, attended The Altamont School in Birmingham and graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with an anthropology degree.  Nelson is an Eagle Scout and outdoor enthusiast who has enjoyed fishing and hunting along the banks of the Black Warrior River since he was seven years old.  Nelson has been Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s staff Riverkeeper since January of 2004.  As Riverkeeper, Nelson patrols and photographs the Black Warrior River and its tributaries, looks for pollution problems, responds to citizen complaints, researches and analyzes polluters’ permits, educates the public about the beauty of the river and threats to it, advocates compliance with environmental laws, and is a spokesman for the Black Warrior River watershed.  In addition to his duties as Riverkeeper, Nelson became Executive Director in August of 2007.