I'm planning on placing several caches down the Hurrican Creek before this event. This is an away game weekend Bama vs. Georgia.
Quote From the Friends of Hurricane Creek Web-site:
Hurricane Creek is an integral part of the Black Warrior watershed. As a natural resource, the waters are held in common by Alabamians and protected by various laws and regulations which aim to preserve its integrity. It flows from the town of Vance through Brookwood, Cottondale, and Holt where it spills into the Black Warrior River, just northeast of Tuscaloosa.
The creek is about 32 miles long and flows entirely within the boundaries of Tuscaloosa County. There are five main tributaries which flow into Hurricane Creek and are included in the Hurricane Creek watershed, including Little Hurricane Creek, Kepple Creek, Cottondale Creek, North Fork Hurricane Creek, and Bee Branch.
Although the many commercial and industrial activities of Alabama's past, primarily coal mining, have completely changed the creek, in most aspects Hurricane Creek is cleaner today than in previous decades.
On the other hand, rapid population increase and efforts to stimulate economic growth and development often increase problems of sedimentation and erosion for the watershed. In addition, the tornado of April 2011 removed riparian canopy cover from 2 linear miles of the stream and created additional concerns about erosion. Learning how to implement smart growth policies which preserve and protect our fragile natural wetlands and streams is a priority for us.