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Its general mission is protecting Alabama's forests from wildfire, insects, and diseases; assisting landowners practice responsible forest management on their private property; and educating the general public about the value of Alabama's forests. [1] It established the Alabama Champion Tree Program in 1970 and continues to maintain it. [2]
Nov. 8—A statewide 'No Burn Order' has been issued by the governor's office. This order is effective Thursday, Nov. 9 at 8 a.m. Governor Kay Ivey signed the statewide Drought Emergency ...
Nov. 25—Although the Alabama Forestry Commission eased its no-burn restriction for several counties in the wake of widespread rainfall earlier this week, Cullman County and the rest of north ...
The Conecuh National Forest in southern Alabama covers 83,000 acres (340 km 2), along the Alabama - Florida line in Covington and Escambia counties. [2] Topography is level to moderately sloping, broad ridges with stream terraces and broad floodplains. The Conecuh Trail winds 20 miles (30 km) through Alabama's coastal plain.
Crawford State Forest: Mobile: 80 acres (32 ha) Fayette State Experiment Forest: Fayette: 1,332 acres (539 ha) Defunct, currently known as the Fayette Experimental and Demonstration Forest. Now owned and managed by Auburn University: George Washington State Forest: Covington: 20 acres (8.1 ha) Miller State Forest Nursery: Autauga: 201 acres (81 ha)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An underground fire has been raging at an environmental landfill near Birmingham for almost a month, covering Alabama’s largest metro area with smoke.
Overgrowth shades and stunts longleaf pine seedlings, undergrowth increases, and succession creates the southern mixed hardwood forest where savanna used to be. Intentional use of fire to manage vegetation began to be accepted again after World War II, and at present about 6,000,000 acres (24,000 km 2) a year are burned. [1]
As of Wednesday morning, the most recent update from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service says that the fire has burned 2,283 acres in New Jersey, about 3,500 overall, and is 30% contained. Wildfire ...