Tag: Alabama Forestry Commission

Smoke rising from a wildfire in a wooded, swampy area

Wildfire Near Magnolia Springs Contained After Burning 400 Acres

James Bullard, December 15, 2014

A south Baldwin County wildfire near Magnolia Springs burned roughly 400 acres before crews contained it, protecting nearby homes with no damage.

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Sunlight filtering through a stand of tall pine trees

Baldwin County’s Jody Bishop Named Alabama ‘Judge of the Year’ for Protecting the Forests

James Bullard, May 30, 2012

Baldwin County District Judge Jody Bishop was named Alabama’s Judge of the Year by the state’s forest owners and forestry commission for his work prosecuting timber and woodland crimes.