The University of Montevallo’s bass fishing team has earned its second School of the Year title after topping more than 200 collegiate fishing programs throughout the nation during the 2020-2021 season.

In 2017, the Law Enforcement Section of the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division began providing specialized training for its new recruits. The Section has now expanded to sharing that unique training with other agencies, even with other states. Carter Hendrix, Assistant Chief of WFF Law Enforcement, said the idea to offer more that basic […]

Fall has arrived in Alabama and while the weather is still enjoyable, there’s nothing better to do than get outside and experience the beautiful, magical waterfalls of North Alabama. With the changing leaves and crisp air, there’s never been a better backdrop for your Instagram worthy photo-ops.

A federal grant will provide a big boost to a new program spearheaded by Jones Valley Teaching Farm that’s designed to help expand the local food system and nurture community farming in Birmingham’s urban neighborhoods. The three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will bolster Jones Valley’s Good Community Food Program, an education and training initiative to […]

Fall has arrived in Alabama and while the weather is still enjoyable, there’s nothing better to do than get outside and experience the beautiful, magical waterfalls of North Alabama. With the changing leaves and crisp air, there’s never been a better backdrop for your Instagram worthy photo-ops.

The scene at the Blue Gill Restaurant in Baldwin County provided hope that Alabama is returning to some sort of normalcy after a long period of COVID-19 restrictions. The Alabama Wildlife Federation (AWF) Gulf Coast Wild Game Cook-Off, the first in two years, attracted a crowd to the venue on the Causeway to taste a […]

Wednesday kicked off the Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association's (ALBBAA) 10th annual Big Buck Photo Contest.

The mountaintop chalets at Lake Guntersville State Park have long reigned as one of the park’s top attractions, even though they hadn’t undergone a major facelift in more than 20 years.

Fall has arrived in Alabama and while the weather is still enjoyable, there’s nothing better to do than get outside and experience the beautiful, magical waterfalls of North Alabama. With the changing leaves and crisp air, there’s never been a better backdrop for your Instagram worthy photo-ops.

A $7 million restoration project spawned in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill is expanding. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the RESTORE Council (Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revised Economies of the Gulf Coast States) has announced they will spend an additional $11.9 million to continue the work of the GulfCorps program through 2025. The […]

Waterfowl season forecasters estimate good populations of ducks and geese for the Mississippi Flyway, which includes Alabama, but those waterfowl may not be easy to fool this season.

The following are two guest op-eds sent to the editor in response to U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl’s (R-Mobile) op-ed, Federal strings make future uncertain for red snapper anglers.  Representative Carl’s October 25 op-ed, Federal strings make future uncertain for red snapper anglers, flags an important issue that fishermen like me are dealing with in the […]

Many folks may not view parks and nature trails as pivotal tools for economic development, but a recent report hails Alabama’s natural resources as a magnet for recruitment.

If you’ve always wanted to visit a small, sleepy fishing village, Alabama's Bayou La Batre is the place to go.

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council voted last week to reduce the daily bag limit and imposed a per vessel limit on cobia.

Wisps of fog danced slowly on the surface of the Tennessee River near Muscle Shoals as Brian Barton scanned a creek off the main river for the telltale signs of the bait we sought for a day of live-bait fishing on Pickwick Reservoir.

Although several states currently have an open private boat recreational red snapper season, it appears red snapper seasons all along the Gulf Coast will come to an uneventful close for most anglers in 2021. For the most part, the states managed their private boat recreational seasons largely as predicted with months of free access to […]

This summer, folks from across the region flew to Greensboro for the 2021 Black Belt Birding Festival – a sold-out event that has organizers with Alabama Audubon already working to expand the festival in 2022.

An important bat habitat in north Alabama has recently been protected in what Nick Sharp of the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division considers possibly the highlight of his career as the Division’s bat expert.

Professionals from Major League Fishing along with Major League Baseball players will compete to benefit children in Alabama.

The WFF maintains a K-9 unit for tracking fugitives and missing persons, but none of the dogs were available at the time.

The top prize for the Alabama Black Belt Adventures Best Fish Photo Contest's beginners division was awarded to three-year-old Spur Knight.

Prime coastal habitat, sea turtles, marine mammals, birds and oysters in Alabama will benefit from the recent approval of almost $100 million in funding from the NRDA process that distributes restoration funds from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement.

This 2,000-acre property boasts uniquely diverse topography, world-class upland bird and whitetail deer hunting, stunning event spaces and a 14,000 square foot log and stone lodge that boasts spectacular views of the Tennessee River