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Alabama trail receives $100k from REI Cooperative

SEATTLE -- The REI Cooperative Action Fund has granted Alabama's Singing River Trail $100,000 as part of a $4 million investment in 40 nonprofit...

Alabama program provides path from non-hunter to hunter

After the 2023 spring turkey season, Adam Arnold considers his transition from non-hunter to member of the hunting community complete. Although 33-year-old Arnold has held...

Orange Beach ‘Intimidator’ lands giant bluefin

Johnny Greene has been a captain on charter boats in the Gulf of Mexico for the past 33 years and has landed his share...

The Northern Alabama glamping experience bringing visitors from all over the state

Lying on a luxury queen-sized bed within a tent, one thought comes to my mind: ‘Can I get those cicadas to sing a show...

Oak Mountain’s Lunker Lake Trail opens just in time for Alabama’s spring weather

  Oak Mountain State Park is the largest state park in Alabama and offers over 11,000 acres. Oak Mountain is home to “more than 100...

David Rainer: Motivation leads to first wild turkey

One of the motivational factors for new hunters discovered by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF)...

State closing ‘inside’ waters temporarily for shrimping

Starting Monday, Alabama will be closing its "inside" waters through June 1, the Marine Resources Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural...

Lunker Lake Trail opens in Oak Mountain Park

Oak Mountain State Park unveiled its newest multi-use trail, as officials from Alabama State Parks joined local officials for a ribbon-cutting ceremony.   The new trail...

Auburn’s Parks and Recreation hosts 29th annual Fishing Rodeo

It's a rodeo. Just not a typical one. The 29th annual Fishing Rodeo, hosted by the Auburn Parks and Recreation Department, has opened registration. “There’s a...

They’re b-a-a-ck! Flounder rebound has Gulf Coast encouraged

Whether it was regulation changes or better environmental conditions, the apparent rebound in the flounder population has everyone involved with the fishery along the...

Conservation Advisory Board meets next month

The Alabama Conservation Advisory Board will hold its second scheduled meeting of the year next month in Huntsville.  The meeting is 9 a.m. May 20...

Injury can’t stop Cash at archery state championship

What do you do if you break a bone in your elbow three weeks before the 20th anniversary National Archery in Schools Program’s (NASP) Alabama...

Applications accepted for Fishery Disaster Relief Program

The Alabama Marine Resources Division of the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is accepting applications for disaster assistance to those affected by...

David Rainer: Camden community helps Roland Cooper State Park

What do you do when you need to plant 3,500 oak tree saplings in a hurry? For Alabama State Parks, the solution was to...

David Rainer: ‘Curse’ strikes Mason’s smallmouth fishing bonanza

Veteran Tennessee River guide Jimmy Mason had been on a roll recently until a phenomenon known only to a specialty segment of the media...

Trump Waco rally sets the tone for 2024

WVNN and Yellowhammer News' Yaffee believes the 2024 fight will be contentious and full of half-truths. Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and...

Alabama archery championship coming to Montgomery

The largest youth archery competition in Alabama, the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Alabama State Championship, will be held April 6-7, 2023,...

It’s time for the annual Big Gobbler Photo Contest

As Alabama’s 2023 turkey season begins, the Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association (ALBBAA) reminds all hunters to enter the 11th annual Big Gobbler Photo...

David Rainer: Old becomes new again in inshore reef system

Famous author Stephen King once wrote that “Sooner or later, everything old is new again,” which applies to recent work in Alabama’s coastal waters....

David Rainer: Good news for Conservation Advisory Board

Chris Blankenship, commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR), provided good news at the Alabama Conservation Advisory Board meeting last...

Share the Beach training for sea turtle monitoring coming up

For those who love sea turtles, and who doesn’t, training to be a volunteer for the Share the Beach initiative is coming up this...

Huntsville reels in Major League Fishing championship

The Rocket City is becoming the bass fishing capital. Just six months after landing Kayak Bass Fishing, Huntsville reeled in another major angling event. Major League...

Tuberville concerned about redefined red snapper limits

Last week, Sen. Tommy Tuberville voiced his concerns about a rule being pushed by the U.S. Department of Commerce that could have a negative...

David Rainer: NWTF honors Alabama chapter

At the recent National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) Convention celebrating the 50th anniversary of the organization, the Alabama Chapter received the prestigious Acreage Award for...