🏞️ $2.6M FOR VILLAGE CREEK: This 44-mile river through Jefferson County is getting upgrades + restoration. Thanks to senkatiebritt, cityofbirmingham, and woodfinforbham, major help is on the way to tackle Village Creek’s long-standing flooding issues! Find out what’s coming ⬇️ What to know 👇 💰 Over $2.6 million in funding has been secured to support crucial floodplain restoration along the 44-mile river in Jefferson County. 🏡 Funding will go towards projects to reduce intensity of flooding along neighborhoods like Ensley, Eastlake + Avondale. 🐟 Village Creek has suffered from severe flooding events for decades, impacting over 30,000 local homes since 1970. 🏞️ Flowing right through the heart of the Black Warrior River Watershed, restoring this creek is vital for the local community and ecosystem. 🐸 Digital news publication voxdotcom highlighted the Black Warrior River Watershed, calling Alabama "the unexpected epicenter of endangered species" and stressing the need to ...