The spar section of a decommissioned oil rig will soon become part of the state’s artificial reef system thanks to an agreement between the structure’s owner, Noble Energy and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. This new reef site is about 60 nautical miles off Alabama’s coast. It is being made available through […]

The Singing River Trail provides 220 miles of connections and collaboration with small towns, cities and historic sites across north Alabama.

If you, too, crave that summertime aesthetic, here are three state parks in Alabama that nurture nostalgia.

What better way to start Shark Week than to see a potential state record tiger shark at the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo at Dauphin Island.

If you're an amateur photographer with a passion for Alabama's outdoors, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR)may have a contest just for you. The 2024 Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest, set to open on August 1, is made possible through a partnership between the ADCNR and the Alabama Department of Tourism.

The fall Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshop ,hosted by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR), is set to take place from October 6-8 at the 4-H Center near Columbiana.

Many anglers who venture into the Gulf of Mexico do it just for the wonder of experiencing the open sea, with the probability of hooking some of the many fish species available off the Alabama Gulf Coast. Others also are looking for that adventure but enjoy seeing the fish box loaded with species that make […]

The Escambia County Public Fishing Lake will remain closed for draining and restocking for the next two years, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Friday. During the closure, the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division is planning to restock the lake with sport fish species, including largemouth bass.

For those of us fortunate enough to have lived in Alabama a number of years, one of the benefits the vast majority of residents cherish is interaction with the abundant wildlife that inhabits the state. Becoming familiar with the different animal species and their preferred habitat comes with experience and education. Most of those animals […]

Three Alabama lakes have been included in the Bassmaster list of the 25 best bass lakes in the Southeast for 2023. Two of those lakes made the top 10 with Lake Guntersville in the five spot and Lake Eufaula in at number nine. Pickwick Lake in northwest Alabama closed out Alabama’s rankings on the list […]

Officials with the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo (ADSFR) are expecting big numbers for the rodeo’s 90th anniversary celebration July 20-23 at the rodeo site on Dauphin Island. In what started as basically a tarpon tournament in 1929, long before a bridge allowed easy access to the island, the initial group numbered only 250 anglers. With […]

Livestock producers throughout the country, including those in Alabama, are encountering a problem that has begun to effect their businesses total income.

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According to Game Check reports, turkey hunters in Alabama harvested almost 2,500 more birds during the 2023 season than the 2022 season. Whether that’s an encouraging indication of the turkey population in the state is subject to significant debate. Hunters reported taking 18,122 birds during the 2023 season, compared to 15,673 during the 2022 season […]

Imagine heading down to the shore at Orange Beach and scooping up enough sand fleas (mole crabs) for a fishing excursion to the Perdido Pass jetties, where all you catch are gafftopsail (gafftop) catfish. Then imagine taking those gafftops, considered a nuisance fish by most anglers, and heading to Zeke’s Landing to create the winning […]

For an inspiring example of starting at the bottom and working your way up, look no further than Chancelor “Chance” Mancuso of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) Marine Resources Division (MRD). Mancuso’s humble beginning with MRD was on a part-time basis as a laborer, and, within five years, he was honored […]

Chronic wasting disease was found in a deer that was hit by a car in the Florida Panhandle recently, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced. Due to how close that deer was to southeast Alabama, the agency said it will step up CWD sampling surveillance efforts in the southeastern portion of the […]

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) said in a release Thursday that multiple Open Woods Weeks at the Forever Wild Sipsey River Complex in Tuscaloosa County will be taking place from June through September.

One of Dallas County's main recreational venues is set to reopen again in early July. The Dallas County Public fishing lake, which has been temporarily closed due to a change in management, will begin normal operations again on July 1st.

Alabama’s state parks, greenways, historical trails, riverwalks, and thousands of other acres will soon be connected by Sweet Trails Alabama.

The annual Guntersville Lake HydroFest offers two days of competitive racing as well as on-land activities for all adventure lovers.

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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Shelton-Nix, a biologist with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division, was among the recipients in the Southeast […]

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 degraded air quality, affecting millions.  Cityscapes took on an eerie orange hue and local authorities urged residents to remain indoors for safety. For those closely impacted, the National Weather Service anticipates […]

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