Free ‘Coastal Wings & Waves’ Class Teaches Orange Beach Adults to Identify Gulf Birds
Orange Beach's free Adult Learning Lab class Coastal Wings & Waves teaches adults to identify Gulf Coast birds by sight and sound on Sept. 15, 2026.
Jackson’s Library Wants to Teach You How to Build a Bluebird a Home This Month
White Smith Memorial Library in Jackson is hosting a bluebird conservation and birdhouse-building workshop July 23, part of an Alabama Cooperative Extension System program.
Gulf State Park Educators Explain Sea Turtle Threats and What to Do If You Spot One
With nesting season underway along the Alabama coast, three Gulf State Park educators gathered visitors in the lobby of The Lodge for a “Turtle Talk” session covering the threats sea…
Gulf State Park’s Learning Campus Showcases Education Programs to Little Lagoon Preservation Society
The Learning Campus at Gulf State Park is quietly becoming one of the coast’s busiest outdoor classrooms, and its lead educator recently walked the Little Lagoon Preservation Society through everything…
Rare Gulf Sturgeon Found in Mobile Bay Becomes Hands-On Science Lesson for Clark-Shaw Students
A dead fish on the shores of Mobile Bay has turned into a full-circle science lesson for middle schoolers in Mobile. Tami May, a science teacher at Clark-Shaw Magnet School,…
Alabama Coast Caretakers Secure West End of Dauphin Island for Public Conservation
The entire undeveloped west end of Dauphin Island — 838 acres of beach and dune stretching more than eight miles beyond Bienville Boulevard — has been transferred to public ownership…
$28 Million RESTORE Act Grant Could Fund 11,000-Acre Wildlife Corridor in Southeast Baldwin County
A Baldwin County land conservation project is in line to receive $28 million after being placed on the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council’s “Funded Priorities List,” money that state officials…
Alabama Coastal Cleanup marks 30 years with new recycling push
The Alabama Coastal Cleanup, the state’s largest single-day volunteer event, returns for its 30th year on Saturday, Sept. 16, inviting residents and visitors to “get the trash out of the…
Alabama Waterfowl Stamp Art Contest Opens: Artists Have Until Feb. 15 to Enter
Just as Alabama’s duck and goose seasons wind down, a new competition is taking aim at the state’s wildlife artists. Entries for the 2016 Alabama Waterfowl Stamp art contest are…