About me
Nelson Brooke, a Birmingham native, 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 obtained an anthropology degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder. 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 from the land, water, and air, looks for pollution problems, responds to pollution complaints, researches and analyzes polluters’ permits, collects pollution samples for laboratory analysis, educates the public about the beauty of the river and threats to it, works to empower stakeholders throughout the watershed, works on finding solutions to pollution problems, advocates compliance with environmental laws, and is a spokesman for the Black Warrior River watershed.