Ready to see this year’s Cahaba lily blooms? [Video]

A MAJOR MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR JOINT STATE AND FEDERAL PROJECT COMPLETE. BIBB COUNTY, AND NOW YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT. OH, YEAH. IT’LL MAKE IT EASIER TO SEE THE CAHABA LILY BLOOMS IN JUST A FEW WEEKS. WVTM 13 S LISA CRANE HAS MORE ON THE PROJECT THIS WIDE OPEN, LUSH GREEN SPACE IS A NEW ACCESS TO THE CAHABA RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IN BIBB COUNTY, AND IT GIVES NATURE LOVERS A LARGER ACCESS TO THIS AREA THAT DECADES AGO WAS A COAL MINE. THE $8.5 MILLION RECLAMATION PROJECT HAS BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE FOR CAHABA RIVERKEEPER DAVID BUTLER. HE’S BEEN WORKING TOWARDS IT FOR 15 YEARS, BUT HE’S ALREADY LOOKING TOWARDS THE NEXT PHASE. WHAT YOU SEE NOW IS NOT WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE. SO THIS WILL ALL BE REFORESTED AND IT JUST TAKES TIME. WE’VE GOT THE BIG PART DONE AND NOW WILL …