Hiking and Backpacking News

Coconino Forest has new supervisor
Verde Independent
In the Talladega National Forest; deputy district ranger, district ranger; 1999-2005 He has also served in the House of Representatives and Washington ...

Local Hiking Trails Range From Easy to Difficult
The Auburn Plainsman
From the Pinhoti Trail in Cheaha National Park near Talladega to the start of the Appalachian Trail in north Georgia, there are trails for hikers of every ...

Truss relishes return as Tuskegee district ranger
Tuskegee News
A native of Monroeville, Truss was selected as the new district ranger of the Tuskegee National Forest. He has been on the job for moret han a month, ...

Alabama Game and Fish Magazine
Gobblers On The River
Alabama Game and Fish Magazine
Needing a new place to hunt after that, he migrated to the Bankhead National Forest, which also includes the Black Warrior WMA. "I hunted the Bankhead hard ...

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Falcon's recovery takes it from metro Birmingham to Florida
al.com (blog)
... tracked to winter homes in South America, a round trip of 15500 miles. The private, nonprofit Alabama Wildlife Rescue Center is at Oak Mountain State Park.

The Birmingham News - al.com (blog)
Fresh Air Family Free or Cheap Events Across Alabama
The Birmingham News - al.com (blog)
Look for frog eggs and learn more about these wonderful amphibians at Oak Mountain State Park at the Fishing Center-- Time: 10 am, register 205-401-0245, ...

Midwife, environmentalist inducted into Alabama Women's Hall of Fame
Montgomery Advertiser
... when she wasn't involved with that, Burks enjoyed spending time in the Bankhead National Forest -- a place she came to love for its flowers and trees. ...

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Flagg Mtn. a well-kept secret
Clanton Advertiser
The trail is more secluded than you'll find at, say, Oak Mountain State Park, but is rather uneventful. The way up is fairly steep, and the markers can be ...

Flagg Mtn. a well-kept secret
Clanton Advertiser
The Hiking Trail Society hopes to connect Flagg Mountain to the Appalachian Trail via the Pinhoti Trail. If that happens, Flagg Mountain would be the ...

XTERRA returns to Oak Mountain State Park March 14
Shelby County Reporter
PELHAM — The XTERRA Trail Run Series will return to Oak Mountain State Park Sunday, March 14 as the third of four races in the series. ...

Chelsea hiker found after night in Bankhead
Gadsden Times
AP A 76-year-old hiker from Chelsea has been found after spending a chilly night in the Bankhead National Forest. The Times Daily reports Sunday that three ...
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76-year-old Chelsea hiker found after spending chilly night in Bankhead ...
WHNT
(AP) — A 76-year-old hiker from Chelsea has been found after spending a chilly night in the Bankhead National Forest. The Times Daily reports Sunday that ...
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Burks, Smith join legendary women
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
Anne Miller, founder of the Alabama Wildlife Rescue at Oak Mountain State Park, remembers Burks and her husband Bob like family. ...

Chelsea hiker, 76, found after night in Bankhead
Times Daily
... people taking a pleasure hike found a 76-year-old hiker from Chelsea on Saturday morning after he shivered the night away in Bankhead National Forest. ...

The Birmingham News - al.com (blog)
Fresh Air Family Free or Cheap Outdoor Adventures in Alabama this Weekend
The Birmingham News - al.com (blog)
There's a City Safari in Mobile and three waterfall hikes in the Bankhead National Forest. For more details: Visit www.freshairfamily.org/calendarandevents.

UA Outdoor Rec hosts mountain bike trip
The University of Alabama Crimson White
By CW Staff on February 25th, 2010 in Campus, News The UA Outdoor Recreation program will hold a mountain biking trip to Oak Mountain State Park this ...

They do like spiders and snakes!
Andalusia Star-News
Students learned that there are three kinds of glass lizards that live in the Conecuh National Forest, which Stiles said is a rarity. ...

Unique Getaways Offer a Place to Relax
The Auburn Plainsman
Alex Guffey, junior in pre– physical therapy, “fancies himself in nature” when he goes out to Tuskegee National Forest, only about 15 minutes from Auburn, ...

Deadly bat disease moves closer to Shoals
Times Daily
We just don't know exactly where it will be found or when," said Allison Cochran, district wildlife biologist for Bankhead National Forest. ...

al.com (blog)
State DOT pushing pedal power plan
al.com (blog)
It would continue on the byway through Talladega National Forest. facilities should be provided to meet the demands for bicycling and walking. ...

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