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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...

TAG Alabama provides vital information on trout, redfish

Thanks to a tagging program started by CCA Alabama in 2017, Alabama anglers who target speckled trout and redfish know a great deal more...

Hands-on project growing oysters in Alabama making high school science fun

For students enrolled in the Bryant Oyster Academy at Bayou La Batre’s Alma Bryant High School, science is fun. “We’re teaching students how to grow oysters,”...

University of Alabama to launch campus tree farm

University of Alabama Campus Development has teamed with Facilities and Grounds to begin steps to create a campus tree farm, which will be used to propagate many...

Go Fish, Alabama! teaches basics of fishing

Have you ever wanted to learn the basics of fishing but didn’t know where to begin? The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’...

Students helping restore critical Alabama shoreline

The restoration and preservation of Lightning Point, one of Alabama’s most iconic and important coastal habitats, is getting a big boost thanks to the efforts...

Turkey Creek celebrates the Darter Festival, unveils new pavilion

The Turkey Creek Nature Preserve in north Jefferson County attracts thousands of people from neighboring localities annually and from as far away as Europe...

WFF teaches survival skills to outdoors scholars students

Restrictions from the COVID pandemic provided a new learning opportunity this spring for a group of students enrolled in the University of Montevallo’s President’s...

Alabama Wildlife Federation continues mission of conservation and stewardship

For nearly a century, the Alabama Wildlife Federation has been on the front lines of promoting environmental stewardship, wildlife and natural resource conservation across the state....

Anglers are hooked on Smith Lake’s new weigh-in pavilion

Anglers, tournament staff and community leaders are thrilled with their new shaded place on Lewis Smith Lake in Walker County to host fishing tournament weigh-ins. Many of...

Alabama angler Wes Logan wins 2021 Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Neely Henry Lake

Before the tournament began, Wes Logan predicted it would take 55 pounds to win. He was wrong. It took 57 pounds. The Springville native landed 57 lbs. 9 oz....

Conservation Advisory Board limits rods at Sipsey Fork

The Alabama Conservation Advisory Board voted to limit rainbow trout anglers to two rods per person on the Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior...

Five-year-old wins Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association’s 2021 Big Gobbler Photo Contest

The Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association on Monday announced that Hudson Mathews of Deatsville has won the 2021 Big Gobbler Photo Contest. Hudson, age 5,...

Huntsville’s Jones surpasses turkey-hunting milestone

For someone who got a late start chasing turkeys, Ray Jones of Huntsville has spent the last 60 years catching up. In fact, Jones, 86,...