Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Winners Of Photo Contest Announced

April 5, 2024
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The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has announced the winners of the 2024 Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest. Winning photos were selected from nearly 2,000 images that were entered. “From the mountains in North Alabama to the state’s Gulf Coast, the winning images in this year’s Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest highlight the natural…

Project Suggestions Being Accepted For GOMESA Funding

March 15, 2024
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In anticipation of an upcoming 2023 Alabama Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) funding disbursement, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, State Lands Division is accepting project suggestions for activities and programs to be funded through Alabama GOMESA. GOMESA sets forth authorized uses of proceeds for the purposes of coastal protection, including…

Successful Oyster Season Closes

Successful Oyster Season Closes

January 19, 2024
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The Marine Resources Division (MRD) of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has announced that all public water bottoms will close to the harvest of oysters today at 2 p.m. The season, which has been open since October 2, 2023, saw more than 32,000 sacks of oysters harvested, totaling almost 2.7 million pounds…

Oyster Management Meeting Set For Bayou La Batre

Oyster Management Meeting Set For Bayou La Batre

August 11, 2023
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The Marine Resources Division (MRD) of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will host an oyster meeting on August 24 at 1-3 p.m. at the Bayou La Batre Community and Senior Center in Irvington. The focus of the meeting will be to update the community about MRD activities related to the management of…

Saltwater Anglers Set Records

Saltwater Anglers Set Records

January 13, 2023
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Alabama’s saltwater anglers have been on a record-setting pace with 11 fish entering the record books from October 2021 to October 2022, and two of those records remained on the books for only months, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) announced. ADCNR Marine Resources Division Director Scott Bannon said the only year…

Local Cooks Win ADCNR Event

Local Cooks Win ADCNR Event

November 4, 2022
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SPANISH FORT, Ala — A venison birria taco dish prepared by the Five Rivers Fiesta team of Daniel Haas, Thomas Clark, Todd Amos and Charles Green was crowned overall champion of the recent Alabama Wildlife Federation Wild Game Cook-Off, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) announced. Held at the Bluegill Restaurant in…

New Leadership At Gulf And Meaher State Parks

New Leadership At Gulf And Meaher State Parks

June 17, 2022
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GULF SHORES, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has announced that Matt Young of Gulf Shores has been named Southwest District superintendent for ADCNR’s State Parks Division. In addition to managing daily operations at Gulf and Meaher state parks, Young will work closely with State Parks staff and community leaders…

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