Green was a popular color around Alabama this year.

A report released Tuesday by the nonprofit Green Resource Center for Alabama and Bama Environmental News highlights environmental success stories around the state ranging from a power plant in the Shoals that is conserving electricity, to conservation easements being secured on Dauphin Island to provide rest stops for migrating birds.

“There are some tremendous environmental programs in the state of Alabama, and each year we produce the Green Progress Report to celebrate their successes,” said Scott Kubiszyn, board chairman for the Birmingham-based Green Resource Center for Alabama.

Environmental success stories in northwest Alabama listed in the report include:

The complete report is available online at greenalabama.org.

Pat Byington, of Birmingham, editor of Bama Environmental News, said the list of success stories were gleaned from media reports, newsletters of organizations and from government agencies throughout the state.

Byington, a former Shoals resident, said the number of environmental success stories around the state has steadily increased since the first Green Progress Report was issued in 2008.

“The first year, the report was six pages long. This year’s report is 17-pages,” Byington said. “We’ve come a long way in protecting the environment in Alabama, but we’ve only scratched the surface for what needs to be done. We hope the Green Progress Report will give residents, organizations and agencies ideas for what they can do in other communities to protect and enhance the environment.”

Kubiszyn said the report includes only success stories.

“Some reports focus on what isn’t being done to protect the environment. Our focus is to celebrate the positive in hopes of inspiring others to make changes that will help the environment,” Kubiszyn said.

Dennis Sherer can be reached at 256-740-5746 or dennis.sherer@TimesDaily.com.