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10th annual Black Belt Big Buck Photo Contest underway
Wednesday kicked off the Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association's (ALBBAA) 10th annual Big Buck Photo Contest.
The online contest, sponsored by Jonathan Goode and Southeastern...
Lake Guntersville State Park opens new renovated chalets
The mountaintop chalets at Lake Guntersville State Park have long reigned as one of the park’s top attractions, even though they hadn’t undergone a...
Magical waterfalls of North Alabama
Fall has arrived in Alabama, and while the weather is still enjoyable, there’s nothing better to do than get outside and experience the beautiful,...
This program to restore Alabama’s coastal environment and economy is expanding
A $7 million restoration project spawned in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill is expanding.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the RESTORE...
Waterfowl populations predicted to be good for upcoming season
Waterfowl season forecasters estimate good populations of ducks and geese for the Mississippi Flyway, which includes Alabama, but those waterfowl may not be easy...
Charter captains offer views on red snapper management
The following are two guest op-eds sent to the editor in response to U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl's (R-Mobile) op-ed, Federal strings make future uncertain...
Report touts Alabama’s natural, outdoor assets as economic development draw
Many folks may not view parks and nature trails as pivotal tools for economic development. But a recent report prepared for the Alabama Innovation Commission hails...
Why you should visit Bayou La Batre, the Seafood Capital of Alabama
If you’ve always wanted to visit a small, sleepy fishing village where most residents make a living from working on the water, Bayou La Batre (pronounced...
Gulf Council recommends reduction in cobia limits
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) voted last week to reduce the daily bag limit and imposed a per vessel limit...
Live-bait fishing at Pickwick yields variety of fish species
Wisps of fog danced slowly on the surface of the Tennessee River near Muscle Shoals as Brian Barton scanned a creek off the main...
Carl: Federal strings make future uncertain for red snapper anglers
Although several states currently have an open private boat recreational red snapper season, it appears red snapper seasons all along the Gulf Coast will...
Alabama’s Black Belt Birding Festival getting bigger in 2022
This summer, folks from across the region flew to Greensboro for the 2021 Black Belt Birding Festival – a sold-out event that has organizers...
Gates at Weaver Cave protect habitat of at-risk bats
An important bat habitat in north Alabama has recently been protected in what Nick Sharp of the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division...
Meet your favorite MLF anglers and MLB baseball players as they ‘Cast 4 Kids’ in Alabama
Professionals from two of America’s most popular sports are getting together in Guntersville to do a little fishing, and more importantly, raise money to...
WFF officer’s tracking skills key to finding lost child
A missing child may be the most frightening situation a community can imagine, and sometimes it takes a seasoned tracker to yield a successful...
Three-year-old wins Alabama Black Belt Adventures Best Fish Photo Contest
The top prize for the Alabama Black Belt Adventures Best Fish Photo Contest's beginners division was awarded to three-year-old Spur Knight of Valley Grande.
For...
Pilot Town acquisition protects prime coastal habitat
Prime coastal habitat, sea turtles, marine mammals, birds and oysters in Alabama will benefit from the recent approval of almost $100 million in funding...
Overlooking Lake Guntersville, Dream Ranch is Alabama’s premier destination for getting away to hunt, fish and so much more
Nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountain range as if it were the final stroke of a Martin Johnson Heade painting lies a...
How to spend a day in the mountain town of Mentone, Alabama
If you thought you’d have to leave Alabama to get a cozy mountain town experience, think again. Nestled in the woodlands of Lookout Mountain,...
Record shattered in Great Alabama 650 paddle race
With almost perfect weather and water conditions, Paul Cox and Joe Mann shattered the record for the Great Alabama 650 (AL650) paddling race that...
Grants support habitat restoration in Alabama
Two recently awarded grants will help support habitat protection and restoration along two important Alabama rivers.
The Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Program will provide conservation...
WFF adult mentored hunts can change lives
The Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division’s Adult Mentored Hunting (AMH) Program has two main goals – to provide those with little or...
Kids learn to surf fish at Gulf State Park
Picture-postcard weather greeted the youngsters and volunteer mentors last weekend for the Kids’ Free Surf Fishing Clinic at Gulf State Park.
David Thornton, renowned surf...
Alabama’s sea lab needs your help
A fundraising effort is underway to support plans to renovate, modernize and expand a key portion of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL), Alabama’s primary marine...