Black Warrior Riverkeeper's mission is to protect and restore the Black Warrior River and its tributaries.

Founded in 2001 by David Whiteside, our full-time staff includes Nelson Brooke - Riverkeeper & Executive Director, John Kinney - Program Director, and Charles Scribner - Director of Development.  We also benefit greatly from the services of in-house Prosecuting Attorney, Mark Martin, and the IT support of New Merkel Consulting Group.

David Whiteside  represented Alabama as a correspondent for MTV Choose or Lose Street Team 2008, which helped win an Emmy Award for MTV that year!