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Sweet Trails Alabama: Connecting the gulf, mountains and everywhere in between

Alabama’s state parks, greenways, historical trails, riverwalks, and hundreds of thousands of other acres ready to enjoy will soon be connected by a common...

Adventure lovers: Experience a weekend to remember at HydroFest

Taking place on June 24 & 25, the annual Guntersville Lake HydroFest offers two days of competitive racing as drivers compete for the Southern...

David Rainer: Shelton-Nix a repeat USFWS award-winner

The contribution Ericha Shelton-Nix continues to make to Alabama’s nongame wildlife populations has been recognized for the second year in a row by the...

North Alabama has air quality alert from Canadian wildfires

The smoke emanating from the raging wildfires in Canada enveloped a large portion of the eastern U.S. this week, casting an unsettling haze that...

Debt limit increases; Tuberville angers many with the truth; and more on Alabama Politics This Week …

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories. Mecca Musick is the CEO of...

David Rainer: An ‘Exceptional’ event all around

Not only did exceptional anglers get to participate in the Exceptional Anglers event Gone Fishin', Not Just Wishin' at Oak Mountain State Park a...

Foresters group endorses Justice Sellers

The Alabama Forestry Association has endorsed Associate Justice Will Sellers for re-election to the Alabama Supreme Court. Sellers is seeking a second term. In making...

David Rainer: Deepwater Horizon settlement projects surpass $1B

With the conflict among deer hunting factions at an all-time low, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) Commissioner Chris Blankenship used last...

State to open applications for alligator hunting

It's gator season. Usually, in this state, that carries a sports connotation. But this time it's for the four-legged variety. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural...

Harris named to board of national conservation organization

Thomas Harris, founder of Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association, has been named to the board of directors of Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever. The...

World’s fastest racing boats return to Alabama

GUNTERSVILLE -- Alabama is known for fast cars and a NASCAR superspeedway, but the southern state has also developed a name for fast boats on...

David Rainer: Coonhound Cabin attracts Southern Heritage Show

Down a winding, tree-lined road on the outskirts of Clanton, Ala., is a destination that attracts a select group of individuals and their canine...

Hook, line, sinker: June 10 is ‘free fishing day’

To celebrate National Fishing and Boating Week, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has announced June 10 to be "free fishing day"...

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...