The Wetumpka Wildlife Arts Festival, a celebration of wildlife and field sports through the arts, is set for November in historic downtown Wetumpka. The Nov. 11 festival includes the first Alabama Wildlife Fine Art Competition with the winning artist receiving a $10,000 purchase award. There will also be $500 merit awards presented. Next Wednesday, Tim […]

The Marine Resources Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has announced that an Alabama oyster harvest is set to begin in the coming weeks. The department will open limited areas of public oyster bottoms reportedly for a single day harvest beginning on Monday, October 2, 2023, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association has officially crowned the champion for it's 2023 Best Fish Photo Contest. A young boy named Bry Hornsby of Notasulga was declared the winner after a photo of his first ever catch garnered over 1300 votes online.

Due to a change in park management from a concessionaire contract back to the State Parks Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR), Roland Cooper State Park will be closed from September 11 until October 1, 2023 for maintenance.

Alabama is home to an incredible range of state parks that have something to offer adventurers year-round. Early fall is one of the best times to experience the state’s parks in their most beautiful state. As leaves change and temperatures grow cooler, we are introducing our Alabama Parks Passport series to highlight all of the […]

Learning to hunt may seem out of reach for those who didn’t grow up with hunting as part of their family experience. Fortunately, Alabama’s Adult Mentored Hunting program teaches all the skills needed to put wild game on the dinner table and help start new traditions. Getting started in the AMH program is as simple […]

The Major League Fishing schedule for 2024 will have three stops in Alabama as part of the Toyota Series presented by Phoenix Boats. The season starts in February at Lake Guntersville in Scottsboro and runs through late September when it wraps up at Lake of the Ozarks in Osage Beach, Mo. The first stop is […]

It seems that alligators have been all over the news in Alabama lately. From being spotted in North Alabama creeks to hunters in Mobile hauling in almost 13 foot specimens, there has been no shortage of news involving the animals.

The Alabama Forest Land Trust has protected nearly 83,000 acres of farm and forestland in 24 counties and an additional 13,000 acres while administering the Forest Legacy Program for the Alabama Forestry Commission.  Last week, the trust appointed Thomas Reddick, who brings a strong background in conservation leadership, as executive director. Prior to joining the […]

The 36th Annual Alabama Coastal Cleanup is fast approaching and if you like to be outdoors and at the same time help your community this event may be for you. The Cleanup this year is scheduled for Baldwin and Mobile Counties on September 16th from 8 a.m. until noon.

Clay County Public Fishing Lake will reopen next weekend, according to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The lake, which will reopen Sept. 2, had been closed while transitioning to the new managers Greg and Victoria Clark. The lake is one mile west of the town of Delta on State Lake Road. The […]

The evolution of technology has been responsible for solving a myriad of problems across industries. One of these recent developments comes out of Foley, Alabama through the company SoilKit. According to the SoilKit site, SoilKit truly began over 100 years ago through the Woerner Family. The family had an honest interest in becoming successful in […]

How conservation and outdoors recreation are funded throughout the nation is somewhat of a mystery for most people. In an effort to inform the public about where state wildlife and fisheries agencies get the money to conserve habitat and provide quality outdoors recreation, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries […]

The Yellowhammer State's red snapper season is coming to a close. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has announced today that the season will be ending on September 4.

With Labor Day fast approaching and a large increase of visitors along with it, five of Alabama's state parks have announced that they have put in place additional fire precautions for the holiday. The parks that have issued the new fire precautions are Gulf State Park, Meaher State Park, Bladon Springs State Park, Roland Cooper State Park, and Frank Jackson State Park

The Alabama Wildlife Federation confirmed the arrival Wednesday of limestone at Cedar Point Beach in Heron Bay to craft an oyster cultch for a major restoration project for the Gulf Coast. The limestone was donated by Vulcan Materials Co. and was transported from from Tuscumbia in northwest Alabama to the Gulf Coast via the Tennessee, Tombigbee, […]

A natural resource and an economic powerhouse, catfish are a fixture of Alabama’s landscape. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt is moving for August to be recognized as “National Catfish Month” to spotlight Alabama’s contribution to an industry that goes far beyond the dinner plate.  Britt recently joined Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and […]

A down-home dish that utilized Alabama native species of wild game and vegetables was crowned champion recently at the Alabama Wildlife Federation Wild Game Cook-Off Finals at AWF’s Lanark home. The LeMay Farms team put together the winning Chandler Mountain Tomato Pie with Blackened Quail, made with home-grown tomatoes and bobwhite quail that prevailed in […]

With dove hunting season fast approaching, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has announced that registration for the department's annual Fall youth dove hunts is set to open at 8 a.m. on August 21, 2023.

Today, the Alabama Wildlife Federation announced that it has formed a partnership with both Vulcan Materials and Cooper Marine in order to take on an important Gulf Coast environmental restoration project. Vulcan Materials will provide the limestone from its Tuscumbia Pride quarry in order to be used as oyster cultch, which is a material laid down to furnish points of attachment for recently settled oysters or “spat”.

When the weather gets hot and stagnant, the folks who live on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay go on high alert. Certain weather and water conditions in the bay can lead a rare phenomenon known as a jubilee. A jubilee occurs when mostly bottom-dwelling creatures in the bay are forced to the shoreline because […]

Walker County Public Fishing Lake near Jasper, Alabama, is temporarily closed due to the resignation of the lake manager. To fill the vacancy, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) is now currently accepting applications for the position.

The state management of oysters will be the topic of discussion at an upcoming, open meeting being hosted by the Marine Resources Division (MRD) of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR).

When it gets hot in late summer, most hunters in Alabama start dreaming about the upcoming seasons. Chris Cook, Deer Program coordinator with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, said those who want to increase their odds of successful hunting can start preparations right away, and WFF biologists […]