The fifth annual Lake Tuscaloosa North River Watershed Festival will take place April 4 through  April 6. The festival, hosted by the city of Tuscaloosa, the UA Museum of Natural History and the Clean Water Partnership, will include a public information fair, an education expo and a lake cleanup event.

Volunteers with boats are asked to bring them to the lake cleanup event to help remove debris from the lake and surrounding shoreline. According to an article in the Tuscaloosa News, 12,000 pounds of debris were removed from the lake last year, bring the overall total of debris removed from the lake to 65,000 pounds.

Pre-registration for the event is required, and those interested in participating are encouraged to attend the public information session on April 4.

To register for the event or for more information, contact Mary Wallace Pitts at northriverwatershed@hotmail.com or Dana Willingham at 205-349-0279 or dwillingham@tuscaloosa.com.

Scott Sanderford, quoted in the Tuscaloosa News article as manager of the Lakes Division of the city of Tuscaloosa’s Water Department, is married to JamisonMoneyFarmer employee Juanita Sanderford.

Lake Tuscaloosa Watershed Festival

Public Information Fair

  • Thursday, April 4
  • 6 – 7:30 p.m.
  • The Mary Ann Phelps Activity Center

Education Expo

  • Friday, April 5
  • 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • The Mary Ann Phelps Activity Center

Lake Cleanup

  • Saturday, April 6
  • 8 a.m. – noon
  • Binion Creek Boat Landing