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Redeye Bass are the trout of the Deep South. These native members of the black bass genus occupy the same niche in Alabama’s warm-water rivers as the native Brook Trout […]

Discovering Alabama’s Redeyes

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May 29, 2024

Across Alabama, temperatures are rising and thousands are feeling the pull of late spring into early summer. This transition provides the perfect time to visit Alabama’s botanical gardens. While there […]

Your guide to the best of Alabama’s botanical gardens

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May 28, 2024

Alabama’s wetlands and diverse ecosystems serve as a haven for a wide variety of waterfowl, encompassing diving ducks, puddle ducks, and tree ducks and geese among others. Understanding some of […]

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Deciphering Alabama’s Diverse Waterfowl

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May 23, 2024

The Gulf State Park Pier, in Gulf Shores Alabama has been an extremely popular point of interest for hundreds of thousands of yearly visitors to coastal Baldwin County since the […]

Pierfishing the Baldwin Coast

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May 13, 2024

Alabama is home to an incredible range of state parks that have something to offer adventurers year-round. Our Alabama State Parks Passport series highlights all of the stunning outdoor spaces […]

Alabama State Parks Passport: Your guide to Lake Guntersville State Park

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May 12, 2024

Our welcome sign reads “Alabama the Beautiful” as you cross over the state line, and the beauty is indisputable—from vast, towering forests to miles of rivers and streams, Alabama’s landscape […]

Conservation in Alabama Working to Restore Grasslands

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May 6, 2024

In Robert C. Howard’s poem “Pennsylvania Barn Raising,” he writes about the orchestral, collective music of neighborly bonds as they carry their tools up a hill to raise a barn. […]

Grounded: Breaking New Ground Together, For Everyone

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April 29, 2024

The Nature Conservancy in Alabama held an Earth Day dedication for their new Fenvkvcēkv (pronounced finuh-guh-jee-guh) Creek Preserve at Flagg Mountain in Coosa County on Friday, April 19th. Flagg Mountain […]

The Nature Conservancy dedicates 1,000-acre preserve at Flagg Mountain

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April 22, 2024

I double-checked my email with anticipation. Check-in at 4:00 p.m. I thought I had it right. I looked up from my phone to an antique piece of silver jewelry and […]

The Alabama glamping trip that transformed a local writer’s perspective

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April 19, 2024

I have recently learned that hunting is so much more than meets the eye. The Alabama Conservation and Natural Resources Foundation hosted the Governor’s One-Shot Turkey Hunt from April 1-3, […]

Connection and Conservation: A first-timer’s Alabama hunting experience

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April 11, 2024

Smoke billows into the sky, visible to nearby residents and motorists as a sign that something is burning in the Alabama forest. It’s a prescribed fire at Oak Mountain State Park, […]

How prescribed fires are transforming Alabama’s forests for the better

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April 9, 2024

Alabama is home to an incredible range of state parks that have something to offer adventurers year-round. Our Alabama State Parks Passport series highlights all of the stunning outdoor spaces […]

Alabama State Parks Passport: The ultimate guide to Cheaha State Park

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March 19, 2024

Once upon a time, people routinely raised all or part of their family’s food at home. Today, supersized groceries supply 65 percent of the calories we consume. The problem is […]

Alabama’s community urban gardens are reinventing the way locals eat

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March 10, 2024

My favorite color is green, any and all shades. The rich emerald of a magnolia leaf. The frosty teal of a juniper bush. The vibrant kelly of manicured grass. The […]

Alabama Things Worth Knowing: Windy Van Hooten Teaching Garden

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February 19, 2024

Now that the white-tailed deer season has ended, hunters will likely turn their attention once again to small game like rabbits, squirrels and the bobwhite quail, although quail hunting is […]

Uphill Battle Continues on Bobwhite Quail

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February 16, 2024

Alabama is home to an incredible range of state parks that have something to offer adventurers year-round. Our Alabama State Parks Passport series highlights all of the stunning outdoor spaces […]

Alabama State Parks Passport: The ultimate guide to DeSoto State Park

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February 16, 2024

If your hunting season has gone well and you have plenty of wild game to prepare, you may be looking for new ideas on how to put the best dishes […]

Outdoor Alabama’s “Wild Eats” Features Must-Try Wild Game Recipes

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January 29, 2024

Outdoors personality Robert Arrington needed only six words to sum up his recent hunting trip to the Alabama Black Belt. “The hunting opportunities are amazing here,” he said. Through his “Deer […]

Deer Meat for Dinner showcases Alabama Black Belt in viral video

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January 22, 2024

From the CEO: I am honored to introduce you, our readers, to a voice of inspiration in Alabama and a new column focused in our outdoor category. Dr. John Kvach’s […]

Grounded: Join the fun as the Sweet Trails Alabama journey begins

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January 3, 2024

The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts in partnership with the Smoot Harris family, City of Wetumpka, and sponsors including the featured “Top Dog” sponsor Regions Bank, delivered a successful […]

Meet the 7 award-winning artists from the Wetumpka Wildlife Arts Festival

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December 13, 2023

How to Support Conservation if You Don’t Hunt or Fish  If you don’t hunt or fish but love watching wildlife and spending time outdoors, why would you ever consider purchasing […]

How to Support Conservation if You Don’t Hunt or Fish

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December 11, 2023