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  • Mobile's EcoWild Expo Celebrates Alabama's Outdoors

    David Rainer, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|Mar 1, 2024

    Alabama is blessed with many natural wonders and diverse ecosystems that provide abundant opportunities for Alabamians and visitors alike to enjoy. A group of folks in south Alabama wants to make sure one of those amazing ecosystems receives it due recognition. Hence, the birth of the EcoWild Outdoor Expo that will be held May 10-12 at the Mobile Convention Center on Water Street on the banks of the Mobile River. The team at PMT Publishing and Mobile Bay Magazine, having published magazines in A...

  • Uphill Battle Continues on Bobwhite Quail

    David Rainer, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|Feb 1, 2024

    Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources 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 nothing like it once was. When fence rows from small farms and family gardens crisscrossed Alabama and the Southeast, the bobwhite flourished. Since large-scale farming operations became the norm and many families moved to urban and suburban areas, the q...

  • State Public Fishing Lakes Staples in Communities

    David Rainer, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|Feb 1, 2024

    Alabama is blessed with an abundance of lakes, reservoirs and waterways for residents and visitors to enjoy for fishing, boating, birdwatching and many other outdoor activities. However, several pockets exist in the state that are not close or convenient for residents to get to the water. That lack of access for subsistence fishing, especially in our rural counties, led to the creation of the Alabama State Public Fishing Lakes (PFLs) program in the 1940’s and ’50s to serve those people who nee...