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Nominations open for Alabama State Parks sixth annual Eagle Awards
The Alabama State Parks Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will again recognize special contributors to the parks with its...
Alabama watersheds to benefit from recent environmental grants
Improvements in two Alabama watersheds to protect water quality and native species are among projects receiving support through recent grants awarded by the nonprofit National...
Dry fall should have negligible effect on deer herd
A dry fall may be a bane for waterfowl hunters in the South, but the impact on Alabama’s deer herd is negligible, according to...
Auburn students win $1 million Bass Pro Shops U.S. Open National Bass Fishing Amateur Team Championships
Auburn University students Logan Parks and Tucker Smith have a million extra reasons to be thankful this week.
The Tigers, who are members of the Auburn Bass...
New artificial reef zone honors Blankenship’s contributions
At the recent Alabama Wildlife Federation Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards, Chris Blankenship didn’t know he would be one of those recognized for contributions to...
NWTF donates $122,000 for wildlife management
The Alabama Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) recently allocated $122,000 in Hunting Heritage Super Funds for wild turkey projects in Alabama....
University of Montevallo fishing team earns second School of the Year title
The University of Montevallo’s bass fishing team has earned its second School of the Year title after topping more than 200 collegiate fishing programs...
WFF Law Enforcement expands training outreach
In 2017, the Law Enforcement Section of the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division began providing specialized training for its new recruits. The Section...
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,...
Federal grant will support urban agriculture and community gardens in Birmingham
A federal grant will provide a big boost to a new program spearheaded by Jones Valley Teaching Farm that’s designed to help expand the local food...
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,...
AWF cook-off draws crowd on Gulf Coast
The scene at the Blue Gill Restaurant in Baldwin County provided hope that Alabama is returning to some sort of normalcy after a long...
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...