According to Ron Regan, executive director of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), it may not make the headlines in the newspapers but the election of Chuck Sykes as AFWA’s president is a big deal. Sykes, Director of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR), […]

The Red Mountain Cut foundation is hosting a “Friends of the Cut” litter clean-up event in conjunction with ALPALS (Alabama People Against a Littered State) and ALDOT’s (Alabama Department of Transportation) Adopt-A-Mile program this Saturday, December 9th from 8:30am-11:00am. Together, the organizations have adopted miles 272-274 on Highway 280, running from the interchange of 280 […]

The nomination process for the Alabama State Parks Eagle Awards is now officially open the State Parks Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Monday. The prestigious awards are bestowed upon those who have been faithful contributors and advocates to and for Alabama's state parks.

The adage that if you love your work then you’ll never work a day in your life can be applied to Bill Freeman since 2014. Freeman, a Conservation Enforcement Officer with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, has significantly expanded the role of what most people call the […]

As of 8:00 a.m. this morning, 23 counties in North Alabama that were previously placed under a burn ban on November 9 have had the status lifted and have been downgraded to a Fire Alert.

Lamar Pendergrass had a dream several years ago when he became the South Region Operations Supervisor for the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) State Parks Division. Pendergrass’s goal was to restore and upgrade the Gulf State Park Pier in Gulf Shores with durable materials that would stand up to the salty environment […]

Renew Our Rivers was started by the Alabama Power Company in 2000. The national, award-winning campaign has since grown into community cleanups on rivers, lakes and creeks across four Southeastern states. Since its start, thousands of volunteers have removed more than 16 million pounds of trash and debris from waterways. In 2023 more than 2,900 […]

Alabama hunters deserve a roaring round of applause for their safety awareness. Not only did hunters complete the 2021-2022 hunting seasons without any hunting-related fatalities, a first for Alabama since accidents started being recorded in 1974, they also repeated the phenomenal achievement with no hunting-related fatalities for the 2022-2023 seasons. “Two years in a row, […]

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is making sure that any Alabamians and visitors from out of state know that absolutely no burning of any kind will be tolerated in Alabama's State Parks or on it's state public hunting lands and Forever Wild Land Trust tracts.

Due to the state of Alabama experiencing an increased amount of wildfires that have already destroyed over 3,000 acres in a little over two weeks, Governor Kay Ivey has issued a statewide 'No Burn Order.' The order effectively bans all outdoor burning within the state for the foreseeable future.

In good news for the state's gamesmen, Outdoor Alabama has announced that its 2023 Big Buck Challenge has officially begun. Chris Blankenship, Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR), discussed the state's white tail deer population and also this year's challenge.

For those that are interested in learning about the skill of trapping in the state of Alabama the state's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has now announced that it will be hosting several 'Trapping Education Workshops' throughout the state this fall and winter.

Thanks to Hurricane Sally hitting Alabama's Gulf Coast in 2020, the Gulf State Park Pier was in desperate need of repairs and renovation. Beginning on November 12 that need will be realized.

Bats are ubiquitous during the Halloween season, but these creatures deserve celebration year-round for their contribution to our sustainable food production. By eating insects by the billions, bats save U.S. agriculture as much as $3.7 billion per year in pest control. Bats also play a role in the pollination of some plants. After Bat Week […]

As the temperatures drop and leaves change color, this time of year signals the start of a  sacred tradition for many families who are passionate about the outdoors: Deer season.  Approximately 11 million Americans purchase a hunting license and stock up on the gear,  firearms, ammunition and apparel they need to make the short season […]

The Alabama Power Company’s Alex McCrary has been elected as the next president of the Alabama State Parks Foundation’s Board of Directors. The Alabama State Parks Foundation is the first statewide non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the Alabama State Parks system through funding deferred maintenance projects, helping clean-up after natural disasters such as hurricanes or […]

The ever expanding Alabama Mural Trail is now offering interested travelers a new, free digital passport. The passport will allow the participants to gather points after visiting some of the murals found along the trail. Those points can then be exchanged for prizes.

Over $2 million in federal funding for recreational projects within Alabama has been made available through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), Governor Kay Ivey announced Tuesday.

The Alabama Forestry Commission has announced a cost-share funding program that makes financial incentives available for forest landowners, loggers, and timber companies throughout the state if they share the cost of transporting portable bridges to various Alabama logging sites.

Biologists with the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Alabama Bat Working Group have discovered a breeding population of endangered northern long-eared bats in coastal Alabama. The bats were discovered during the annual Bat Blitz – an event held […]

The second annual Wetumpka Wildlife Arts Festival has been scheduled for November 11 from 9:30 a.m. till 4 p.m. and will take place on the banks of the Coosa River in downtown Wetumpka.

When word got around that Orange Beach boat “Best Trait” was headed to Orange Beach Marina with a huge blue marlin on board, a crowd quickly gathered at the marina to watch the weigh-in. As the 55-foot Viking sportfishing vessel owned by Scott Crump of Jasper arrived at the marina, the crowd pushed closer to […]

For deer hunters in Alabama, the opening day of firearms deer season is one the most anticipated times of year. And the wait is almost over as the season in zones D and E opens Nov. 4. Firearms deer season for zones A, B and C opens two weeks later – Nov. 18.  “We are […]

Due to increasingly dry conditions throughout the most of the state, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has announced a reinstatement of what it calls "additional fire precautions" for all state parks within Alabama.