About

Dr. Price is sustainability manager at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and periodically offers courses in various academic units at UAB, such as Biology and Public Health. She graduated from Sewanee with a degree in natural resources and conservation (2004), earned a master’s in horticulture from Auburn University (2007), and received her PhD in biology from UAB (2013). Julie and her husband, a veterinarian, have two young children.

Experience

Member, Board of Directors
Cahaba River Society
Cahaba River Society is an educator, expert resource, and collaborative partner working to protect and restore the Cahaba River watershed and its rich diversity of life. The Cahaba River is vitally important to the communities in its watershed, including parts of Alabama's Jefferson, Shelby, Bibb, Perry and Dallas Counties. The Cahaba is also the main drinking water source for the Birmingham Water Works Board service area, which serves about one-fifth of Alabamians. This “peopleshed” of residents and businesses who depend upon the Cahaba River encompasses over a million people.
Member, Board of Directors
Freshwater Land Trust
Freshwater Land Trust manages over 7,000 acres of land, mak­ing us one of the largest own­ers of pri­vate nature pre­serves in Alabama. With many partners, we’ve pro­tected more than 12,000 acres since 1996. As an accredited land trust, we monitor our properties annually and whenever possible lead restoration projects. Our goal is to promote clean water, healthy ecosystems, and natural beauty in all that we do.
We also manage The Red Rock Trail System, a network of trails, parks, bike lanes, and sidewalks in Jefferson County, Alabama. As of January 2018, one hundred miles of trails have been completed! We are constantly working with government, business, and community groups to complete more trails.
The trail system is made up of six major corridors spanning Jefferson County. Each corridor consists of different types of trails that connect the county together. The main trails primarily follow the Birmingham area waterways.
At-Large Commissioner
Homewood Environmental Commission
The HEC was established to promote and provide for active and continuing public education programs about trees and the environment in the city of Homewood, Alabama.

Research Interests

Agriculture & Gardens Environment Gardening Health Science Social Justice

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Groups

  • The University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • Financial Affairs & Administration

  • Service Learning and Undergraduate Research

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