Outdoors — Page 7

Encore! Concerts in the Park return next month

HUNTSVILLE — Hot town, summer in the city. Despite the heat, it’ll be all right now that Arts Huntsville and the City of Huntsville Department of Parks and Recreation has […]

MADISON – Memorial Day is known as the kickoff to summer and, of course, the grilling season. And Patrick and Sabrina Pearson timed the opening of the Grill & Smoke […]

Huntsville Heart Walk steps off this weekend

HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville Heart Walk through the heart of downtown Huntsville takes a beat this Saturday. The walk begins on Church Street at the pedestrian crossing at Big Spring […]

SEATTLE — The REI Cooperative Action Fund has granted Singing River Trail $100,000 as part of a $4 million investment in 40 nonprofit organizations that collectively create a more equitable […]

AMLA releases North Alabama campground guide

DECATUR – The Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association (AMLA) has released a  brochure highlighting the campgrounds and RV parks in North Alabama. The new North Alabama Campgrounds brochure spotlights 39 […]

HUNTSVILLE — The City of Huntsville Green Team, the Heart of the Valley YMCA and Rocket City Mom are looking for a volunteer “Clean Team” for Ditto Landing Cleanup Day. […]

The wheel deal: Get pedaling during Bike Month

HUNTSVILLE — The Bicycle Safety Advisory Committee at the City of Huntsville is encouraging everyone to take advantage of Bike Month in May and take participate in the many biking […]

HUNTSVILLE – Mayor Tommy Battle kicks off the first weekend of National Bike Safety Month with his 14th annual Mayor’s Bike Ride around the historic neighborhoods of downtown Huntsville. The […]

Land Trust celebrates spring at Cane Creek Canyon

TUSCUMBIA – Spring is one of the best times to visit Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve. The waterfalls are flowing and wildflowers are blooming. The Land Trust of North Alabama […]

North Alabama cities participating in Make Music Day

HUNTSVILLE – Known as the summer solstice, June 21 is the longest day of the year and marks the onset of summer. It is also Fête de la Musique – Make […]

Blue Origin launches Earth Day events

HUNTSVILLE — In recognition of Earth Day on Sunday, Blue Origin is raising awareness about the importance of protecting the planet with several “For the Benefit of Earth Day” events […]

    Rebates, tax breaks or none? Legislators are apparently frustrated in Montgomery. The governor’s push for $400 tax rebates to qualified individuals seems to be losing more support daily, […]

Conservation Advisory Board meets in Huntsville

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Conservation Advisory Board will hold its second scheduled meeting of the year next month in Huntsville.  The meeting is 9 a.m. May 20 at the Randolph […]

Zoological Society hosting family festival

HUNTSVILLE — Education is fun, but don’t tell the kids! The North Alabama Zoological Society is holding its second annual Kids & Family Festival Saturday at Monte Sano State Park. […]

HUNTSVILLE — Is your mouth watering yet? The 14th annual Battle of the Buffalo Wing Festival and the 5k Salmon Run will have you huffing, puffing and salivating Saturday in […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Masters is over and you didn’t win again this year but there is a new challenge ahead for Huntsville duffers. The Downtown Open on the Courthouse Square […]

HUNTSVILLE – Wednesday is the last day for 2023 Huntsville Beautification Awards nominations. Any Huntsville-licensed commercial, business or government property at least one year old and within the city limits […]

DECATUR — Launch 2035 and the Singing River Trail have are developing a master plan connecting Decatur to the Shoals, building on the original master plan that connected Huntsville to […]

MADISON – The City of Madison, in partnership with the Madison Chamber of Commerce and accompanied by the cheerful antics of Trash Pandas mascot Sprocket, officially declared the east end […]

MADISON — The Kendall family is hedging their bets that after eight years as a landscaping and design firm working out of their home, their new location in a refurbished […]

Huntsville lands Major League Fishing championship

HUNTSVILLE – Rockets will still be rumbling, music will still be playing, and the fish will be biting in Huntsville in 2025. Major League Fishing announced Tuesday that Huntsville will […]

Q&A: Mitch Reid and The Nature Conservancy

Mitch Reid is making a significant impact through his efforts to preserve Alabama’s land and water assets as the current Alabama State Director of the Nature Conservancy (TNC). With a […]

Third case of deer disease in Lauderdale County

MONTGOMERY — A third case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a hunter-harvested, white-tailed deer has been confirmed in Lauderdale County, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced. […]

TUSCUMBIA — A Colbert County couple have donated a nearly-700 acre preserve to Land Trust of North Alabama. Jim and Faye Lacefield have donated Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve, a […]