Pinhoti Trail opens connection to historic Flagg Mountain fire tower
"The gateway to the Appalachian Mountains" is officially open, marking a new starting point for the Pinhoti Trail.
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Category Outdoors
Fairhope has plans to move iconic Tolstoy Park hermit hut to a new nature preserve
The small house, sometimes referred to as the “Hermit Hut,” was built in 1926 by Henry Stuart, an Idaho man who relocated to Fairhope after receiving a TB diagnosis
Restoring Alabama’s Black Belt Prairie: A family’s mission
🌎 Learn how a family became "accidental conservationists saving rare Black Belt Prairie habitat.
Historic Bama Belle riverboat listed online for $99,000
Five years after shutting down public rides during the COVID-19 pandemic, the famous Bama Belle riverboat has been listed on Facebook marketplace in search of a new owner.
#alabama #riverlife #riverboat ct
Why Alabama’s Paint Rock Valley is North America’s biodiversity jewel
🌎 Who knew? Paint Rock and Northeast Alabama are the global center for deciduous forest, cave and aquatic diversity in North America. See why it matters 👇🏽
#biodiversity #Alabama #Alabamathebeautiful
Foley gets $4M grant to expand Graham Creek Nature Preserve
The state's largest municipal nature preserve is set to get even bigger, thanks to a recent grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Alabama Coastal Foundation asking for volunteers for annual cleanup weekend
The 38th Annual Alabama Coastal Cleanup is Sep. 20 and the Alabama Coastal Foundation is still asking for more volunteers to assist in picking up trash on and near the state's coast.
#environment #gulfcoast #alabama ct
New bird species identified in Alabama as birdwatching community of all ages comes together
🐦 🦜 IT'S A BIG YEAR: Birders from around the state have poured hours into finding more birds in one year than ever before
Meteorological fall is officially here—what it means for Alabama
Looking for an excuse to break out fall decorations and bring back pumpkin spice? Meteorologists say now is the time.
#autumn #alabama #wx ct
Did you know this rare Alabama forest is found nowhere else on earth?
🌎 SPEAK FOR THE TREES: “We've got to do all we can because it (mountain longleaf) doesn't really exist anywhere else. It's going to be up to us here in Alabama to save it.” ~ Mitch Reid, Director, The Nature Conservancy in Alabama