WINSTON COUNTY - With summertime upon us, the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association (AMLA) announces an expansion to the extremely popular Waterfalls of North Alabama Trail.
BANKHEAD NATIONAL FOREST - The recent fall of a hiker down a rocky ledge at a waterfall has prompted state and local officials to issue some key safety tips when using the forest the midst of its peak season of usage.
BANKHEAD NATIONAL FOREST - With rain improving drought conditions in some parts of Alabama, USDA Forest Service Acting Forest Supervisor Melvin Harris has updated a closure order to reduce fire restriction locations.
BANKHEAD NATIONAL FOREST - The USDA Forest Service has announced that the Flint Creek Trail system on the Bankhead National Forest will be closed from November 9 - December 22 due to a logging operation taking place in the area.
For more information or to learn more about other trailheads and trail systems on the Bankhead, call the Bankhead Ranger District at (205) 489-5111.
BANKHEAD NATIONAL FOREST - The Alabama Resource Advisory Committee welcomes project proposals for review and recommendation to the USDA Forest Service until August 31.
BANKHEAD NATIONAL FOREST - The Bankhead Community Youth Fishing Derby returns this year during National Fishing and Boating Week and ahead of National Get Outdoors Day (June 10). This free event will be Saturday, June 3...
BANKHEAD NATIONAL FOREST - At the quarterly meeting of the Bankhead Liaison Panel at First National Bank in Double Springs, March 14, District Ranger Andy Scott provided a number of updates.
BANKHEAD NATIONAL FOREST - The USDA Forest Service is announcing the opening of the recreation season throughout Alabama’s four national forests, including Bankhead.
The pedestrian lane of the bridge in the Sipsey Picnic Area was smashed by a falling tree during the high winds of March 3. The entire bridge is unsafe for all forms of traffic. With the lower parking lot and trailhead inaccessible, the U.S. Forest Service is assessing how to proceed.
BANKHEAD NATIONAL FOREST - The fate of the nearly 90-year-old bridge in the Sipsey River Picnic Area, which has been closed since it was damaged by a wind-felled tree on March 3, will not be known for some time.
