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Sandhill crane season returns for 2021-2022
Alabama’s sandhill crane season returns for 2021-2022 with 400 permit holders having the opportunity to hunt sandhill cranes in north Alabama. Registration for the...
Alabama’s trail systems good for economy and quality of life
Brian Rushing knows a good business plan when he sees it.
As director of Economic Development Initiatives for the University of Alabama Center for Economic Development (UACED),...
Alabama’s unparalleled artificial reef zones expanded
Already the largest in the nation if not the world, Alabama’s artificial reef zones recently got even larger with the addition of 110 square...
Bay watch: South Alabama marine scientists monitor Mobile Bay environment
Each month, Dr. John Lehrter and his South graduate students collect water samples throughout Mobile Bay. They test for temperature, pH, salinity and oxygen...
Governor Ivey helps Montevallo celebrate championship
A national championship in any endeavor is to be celebrated to the fullest. That’s what Alabama Governor Kay Ivey did recently when she unveiled...
Alabama’s Black Belt Birding Festival is back this weekend
Birders from across the region are converging this weekend in west Alabama for the return of the Black Belt Birding Festival – back after...
Youth dove hunts provide a gateway to the outdoors
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) provides several youth dove hunt opportunities throughout the...
Summer attendance booming at Alabama Power Preserves
The summer months are the perfect time of year to get out and appreciate the beauty of Alabama’s lakes and rivers. With 65 public-use...
Is the American alligator population in Tuscaloosa increasing?
In May, an alligator was struck by a train on Kauloosa Avenue in Tuscaloosa, and in June another gator was hit by a car on the same road.
In...
Take a friend fishing and enter the Black Belt Best Fish Photo Contest
MONTGOMERY -- Set the hook and snap a pic to enter the Alabama Black Belt Adventure Association’s (ALBBAA) 2021 Best Fish Photo Contest.
New this...
Why are there seasons and catch limits for Alabama fish?
The waters of Alabama and the Gulf of Mexico are teeming with fish of all shapes and sizes. The amazing colors in God’s palette...
In Alabama, conservation is for the birds
Whether it’s the Yellowhammer State or the Cotton State, whatever you call the state of Alabama, an abundance of birds call it home. “Yellowhammer”...
Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest opens August 2
The 2022 Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest will begin accepting entries on Monday, August 2, 2021. This year’s contest is a joint project between the...
Fall BOW workshop scheduled for October 1-3
Registration for the fall 2021 Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshop opens on August 4 at 6 p.m. for first-time attendees and August 8 at...
Alabama oyster farmers, environmental interests and researchers meet in the middle with CORE collaboration
Navy Cove oyster farm in Fort Morgan is one of the pioneers of aquaculture along the Gulf of Mexico. Chuck Wilson founded the farm in...
Adult mentored hunting program sparks outdoor journeys
Learning to hunt can seem out of reach for those who didn’t grow up with hunting as part of their family experience. Fortunately, Alabama’s...
WFF Law Enforcement Section teaches Ladies Who Hike firearms basics
Two of the main barriers facing folks interested in outdoors recreation is a lack of access and not knowing others who already participate in...
Student archers from Alabama make strong showing at national championship
Patience, determination and focus are a few of the skills the sport of archery teaches students who participate in Alabama’s National Archery in the...
Federal, state programs guarantee boating access
Hank Weldon is a native Alabamian, born in the state 36 years ago. He’s also a traveling man; as director of student and junior...
Lakepoint Community Archery Park opens June 24
Alabama’s newest community archery park will hold its grand opening at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 24, 2021, at Lakepoint State Park, 104 Old...
Big show back at Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo
The big show will be back for the 88th annual Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo (ADSFR), scheduled July 15-18 at the rodeo site on...
Alabama’s University of Montevallo wins 2021 national fishing championship
The University of Montevallo’s bass fishing team outfished more than 200 other collegiate fishing programs this season and reeled in the national championship for 2020-21.
After taking...
Archers take aim against breast cancer in weekend tournament in Cullman
Cameron Mitchell helped put the “bull’s-eye” on the back of breast cancer.
This weekend on June 12-13, more than 150 archers – experienced and amateurs...
Logging crew protects turkey nest, observes hatch
Logging crews in Alabama have wildlife encounters on a regular basis as they harvest one of the state’s renewable resources. One crew from Sullivan...