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Outdoor Alabama Weekly

Winter, Hunting Specials Available at Alabama State Parks
Thursday, December 22, 2016

By DAVID RAINER

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

The 2016 fall season has been especially fruitful for the Alabama State Parks System. Starting with the overwhelming approval of Amendment 2 on the ballot in November to encouraging visitor numbers, enthusiasm abounds at State Parks.

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Alabama Youth Trapping Education Workshops
Registration for Youth Trapper Workshops is now underway. The recommended age is 7 and older. Youth ages 7 to 15 must be accompanied by an adult. Youth over 16 are not required to have an adult present but it is recommended. Participants will learn the historical aspects of trapping, biological information about furbearers and furbearer management. Students receive hand-on instruction to learn the proper techniques of trapping as a sound wildlife management tool.
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Perdido Canoe Trail
Located along the Perdido River in Baldwin County, Alabama, the Perdido Canoe Trail has land-based camping cabins. Reservations are required for the cabins, but beach camping is free of charge.
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Wind Creek State Park
Wind Creek State Park spans 1,445 acres along the shores of scenic Lake Martin, a 41,000-acre clear-water reservoir perfect for fishing, swimming and boating. Wind Creek boasts the largest state-operated campground in the United States with 626 sites. One hundred eighty-seven sites are waterfront, allowing for fishing, swimming, and boating. Other facilities include a marina, camp store, fishing pier, hiking trails, playground and picnic areas with tables, grills and shelters. Bath houses are located throughout the campgrounds, and facilities for laundry. Seven camping cabins are now open to the public
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Barbour County Controlled Burn
Barbour County Controlled Burn
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Monte Sano State Park
Mixing the rustic environment created by the CCC with the modern demand for technology, Monte Sano State Park is the perfect place to plan your next retreat or gathering. It's located a short drive from downtown Huntsville in north Alabama.
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Bat Conservation
Biologists from several different state and federal agencies are partnering to help bats in Alabama. They survey different areas for bats to monitor health and populations. Bats may be banded or tagged with radio transmitters. The presence of white-nosed syndrome, which has been found in Alabama bats, causes an elevated level of concern for this beneficial mammal.
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2016 Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest
Sponsored by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
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2015 Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest
Outdoor Alabama magazine the official publication of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Published five times a year -- in February, April, July, October, and December -- every issue is packed from cover to cover with colorful photos and fascinating articles about Alabama. Seasonally oriented, each issue brings you closer to our natural heritage and the issues that concern us all. The December issue is the popular Outdoor Alabama Conservation Calendar and a statewide directory of Conservation Department divisions and facilities. The February issue features the winning photos of the annual photo contest. www.outdooralabama.com
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2014 Outdoor Alabama Magazine Photo Contest
Outdoor Alabama magazine the official publication of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Outdoor Alabama is dedicated to bringing you the best of Alabama’s wildlife, natural diversity, outdoor recreation and scenic beauty. Each issue is packed with outstanding color photography and compelling features on Alabama’s great outdoors. Published five times a year -- in February, April, July, October, and December -- every issue is packed from cover to cover with colorful photos and fascinating articles about Alabama. Seasonally oriented, each issue brings you closer to our natural heritage and the issues that concern us all. The December issue is the popular Outdoor Alabama Conservation Calendar and a statewide directory of Conservation Department divisions and facilities. The February issue features the winning photos of the annual photo contest. www.outdooralabama.com
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2013 Outdoor Alabama Magazine Photo Contest
Outdoor Alabama magazine the official publication of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Outdoor Alabama is dedicated to bringing you the best of Alabama’s wildlife, natural diversity, outdoor recreation and scenic beauty. Each issue is packed with outstanding color photography and compelling features on Alabama’s great outdoors. Published five times a year -- in February, April, July, October, and December -- every issue is packed from cover to cover with colorful photos and fascinating articles about Alabama. Seasonally oriented, each issue brings you closer to our natural heritage and the issues that concern us all. The December issue is the popular Outdoor Alabama Conservation Calendar and a statewide directory of Conservation Department divisions and facilities. The February issue features the winning photos of the annual photo contest. www.outdooralabama.com
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Cathedral Caverns State Park
Cathedral Caverns is located three miles south of U.S. 72 between Grant & Woodville, Alabama. The park offers cave tours, gem mining, primitive and backcountry camping. www.alapark.com/CathedralCaverns/
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Oak Mountain State Park
Oak Mountain State Park is located just south of Birmingham in Pelham, Ala. With over 50 miles of hiking, biking, and equestrian trails set in a picturesque 9,940-acre park, there is something for all outdoor enthusiasts to appreciate and enjoy. The park's day-use picnic facilities include large picnic pavilions and picnic tables with grills, two fishing lakes, one recreational lake with pedal boat and canoe rentals, a sandy beach swimming area, a large open playing field, ample shoreline for bank fisherman and a boat launch for your personal boat (no gas operated motors, but electric trolling motors invited). We also offer an 18-hole golf course with pro shop and driving range, mountain bike trails, demonstration farm, and rental horseback riding facilities. If you want to stay longer than a day, the park offers cabins and camping facilities.
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Lake Guntersville State Park
Lake Guntersville State Park is located along the banks of the Tennessee River in northeast Alabama. The park overlooks the majestic 69,000-acre Guntersville Lake, and ranges over more than 6,000 acres of natural woodlands. The park has an 18-hole championship golf course, outdoor swimming pool, campground, hotel, chalets, fishing center, hiking trails, nature programs and a day-use area. The park was affected by a tornado in the spring of 2011. All facilities are back open, including most of the campground. www.alapark.com/LakeGuntersville/
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Gulf State Park
Located in the city of Gulf Shores on the coast of Alabama, beaches, seagulls and seashells greet you at Gulf State Park. Consisting of 6,150 acres with two miles of sugar white sand beaches, Gulf State Park has modern camping, cottages, trails and fishing. There is also tennis, group pavilions, an 18-hole golf course, 900 acre lake for fishing, swimming, and water skiing, nature programs and picnic areas.
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DeSoto State Park
DeSoto State Park is nestled atop beautiful Lookout Mountain in scenic Northeast Alabama. It is 8 miles from the city of Fort Payne. The 3,502-acre park provides lodging facilities including: chalets, log and rustic cabins, motel rooms, and an improved campground with 94, full-hookup tent and RV sites. For the more adventurous, there are also primitive camping sites for tents as well as 2 backcountry campsites with shelters. Amenities include a restaurant, meeting rooms, pavilions, picnic area with playground, olympic-size swimming pool (seasonal), a nature center featuring interpretive programs and live animals, a Civilian Conservation Corps museum, and more than 25 miles of hiking and mountain biking trails.
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Cheaha State Park
The park hosts hiking trails, mountain bike trails, a lake for swimming and fishing, an observation tower at the highest point, campgrounds, cabins, chalets, motel rooms, a restaurant, an indian artifact museum, and much more. The park is also completely surrounded by the Talladega National Forest which offers additional recreational resources, like easily accessible trails to waterfalls and more
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Joe Wheeler State Park
Joe Wheeler State Park, located on Wheeler Lake, offers something for everyone; a resort lodge, a restaurant, cabins, camping, fishing, golf, tennis, swimming, convention/banquet facilities, transient slips and a marina.
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