FLORENCE — Accessibility is a key initiative spreading throughout the region with a focus on the outdoors at Alabama State Parks, where a recent donation expanded the possibilities for those […]

GUNTERSVILLE — An overflow crowd is expected to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Eagle Awareness Weekends at Lake Guntersville State Park in January, and no one will be more excited about […]

TUSCUMBIA — What do you do after you plan a trip to north Alabama to get in the fall crappie bite and you’re greeted with bluebird skies the day after […]

SCOTTSBORO — The top bass anglers in the nation converged on Lake Guntersville last weekend to showcase what is arguably the best bass fishing lake in the nation. After three […]

MONTGOMERY — With dove hunts slated to start next month, the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources said registration for the youth […]

Educators expanded their education this summer in a rather unusual class setting – Alabama State Parks. The Teacher-Educator Workshop Adventures series took 25 educators on a first-come basis to visit […]

GUNTERSVILLE — Staff members from the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries and State Parks divisions are newly certified instructors in one of the fastest-rising […]

MONTGOMERY — Alabama hunters will soon have an opportunity to bid on hunting leases at a live auction being conducted by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ State […]

MONTGOMERY — Modern technology is aiding wildlife biologists and researchers in numerous ways, including a tool that is in its infancy in Alabama. The Motus Wildlife Tracking System program erects […]

MONTGOMERY — Despite not being able to use decoys for the first 10 days of the season, Alabama turkey hunters continue to take far more birds during the first week of […]

GUNTERSVILLE — Most people are aware of the stunning natural beauty, the hiking and biking trails and upgraded accommodations at Alabama State Parks, but some Alabamians and visitors may not […]

GUNTERSVILLE — When the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies staff scheduled their annual Wildlife Diversity Program Managers Meeting at Lake Guntersville State Park, they didn’t realize the potential distraction just […]

TUSCUMBIA — Nature lovers are blessed with abundant recreational and travel opportunities the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources offers in north Alabama, like Joe Wheeler State Park, Monte Sano […]

MONTGOMERY — This weekend’s mandatory chronic wasting disease sampling for Lauderdale, Colbert and Franklin counties has been postponed to Jan. 18-19 due to the forecast winter weather. The Alabama Department […]

MONTGOMERY — Dave Armstrong is planning to go hunting when the weather cools off, but he actually hopes he doesn’t find an abundance of the species he’s stalking. Armstrong is the […]