Kathy Hicks Turned Poor Eyesight Into a Lens on Coastal Alabama’s Disappearing Birds
Wildlife photographer and 5 Rivers educator Kathy Hicks started shooting birds because her eyesight was poor. Now her images help people care about coastal habitat.
South Alabama Land Trust: The Quiet Work of Protecting 11,000 Acres at the Water’s Edge
Some conservation organizations make headlines with land purchases and ribbon cuttings. The South Alabama Land Trust does its most important work before anything newsworthy happens — identifying the wetlands, shoreline…
Guarding the Water’s Edge: How South Alabama Land Trust Protects Coastal Land
Formerly the Weeks Bay Foundation, the South Alabama Land Trust conserves sensitive coastal habitat, partners on clean water and hosts BirdFest and the Bald Eagle Bash.
Carnivorous Plants, Dolphins and Controlled Burns: What Happens at Weeks Bay Reserve
The 10,000-acre Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve protects a slice of old coastal Alabama and gives students hands-on lessons in bogs, burns and bay life.