South Alabama Land Trust to Host ‘Sip & Sprout’ Terrarium-Building Workshop Aug. 6
South Alabama Land Trust will host Sip & Sprout, a $40 terrarium-building workshop with wine, hors d'oeuvres and ecology education, on Aug. 6 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
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…
Manta Ray Makes Rare Appearance Near Dauphin Island
A manta ray measuring an estimated 30 feet across was seen gliding through the Gulf of Mexico about five miles south of Dauphin Island on Monday. Camden Brown and his…
Third Time’s the Charm: Familiar Black Bear Keeps Returning to Saraland Neighborhood
A black bear that keeps paying visits to a Saraland subdivision has become a familiar — if unwelcome — sight for at least one resident. Jennifer Simmons, who lives in…
Vandals Destroy Beehives at Mobile’s Environmental Studies Center
MOBILE, Ala. — The Environmental Studies Center on Girby Road is dealing with thousands of dollars in damage after intruders broke onto the property one October evening and destroyed several…
Six dolphins found dead in Dauphin Island marsh in Alabama’s first mass stranding of its kind
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. — Six Atlantic spotted dolphins were found dead in a Dauphin Island marsh last week in what state officials are calling the first mass stranding of its…
Alabama State Parks Offer Virtual Programs and Outdoor Escapes During COVID-19 Restrictions
As Alabama moved to limit public gatherings and slow the spread of COVID-19 in the spring of 2020, the state’s 21 parks looked for ways to keep residents connected to…
Black Bear Turns Up in Saraland Neighborhood Near Celeste Road
Residents in the Celeste Road area of Saraland got an unexpected visitor in late July when a black bear was spotted passing through the neighborhood. A local resident shared a…
Love bugs are back: how to protect your car during Gulf Coast bug season
It is that dreaded time of year again along the Gulf Coast, when love bugs take to the air across Alabama and Florida. The tiny insects, a species of march…
Pod of Whales Spotted in Gulf Off Dauphin Island
Pod of Whales Spotted in Gulf of Mexico Off Dauphin Island A pod of whales was captured on video moving through the Gulf of Mexico about 75 miles south of…