Bobwhite Quail Management

June 14, 2022
in Forestry & Wildlife, Wildlife

The bobwhite quail was once the most popular game bird in the south. Learn about its decline and the management practices that...
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Learn to Burn Workshops

June 13, 2022
in Forestry & Wildlife

Prescribed fire is a complex tool landowners and managers use to improve habitat, reduce hazard fuel loads, and restore forestland. The la...
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Old Field Renovation & Early Successional Vegetation Management for Wildlife Enhancement

April 26, 2022
in Forestry & Wildlife

Are you looking to take that old pasture or hayfield and convert it to the turkey nesting/brooding area and deer cover/browse that your prop...
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Eastern Gray Squirrels: Managing and Preventing Attic Damage

March 18, 2022
in Forestry & Wildlife, Wildlife

Eastern gray squirrels have a mixed reputation to homeowners. Some enjoy watching squirrels as they scavenge and cache seeds throughout thei...
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Joro Spiders: What You Need to Know

March 11, 2022
in Forestry & Wildlife, Wildlife

The Joro spider, Trichonephila clavata, is making recent headlines as people talk about its potential to spread around the United States. Th...
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Cool-Season Food Plots for Deer: Planning, Planting & Maintenance

January 24, 2022
in Forestry & Wildlife, Wildlife

Planting cool-season food plots for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and other wildlife not only provides hunting opportunities bu...
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Their Blood Runs Cold: Alabama’s Amphibians in Winter

December 7, 2021
in Forestry & Wildlife, Wildlife

Although winter means that snakes and other reptiles become much harder to find, the same is not true about Alabama’s amphibians. The s...
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Beaver Trapping

November 10, 2021
in Forestry & Wildlife, Wildlife

Beaver play a crucial role in the ecosystems where they live, engineering habitat which generates a tremendous diversity of plants, animals,...
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Snakes In The Fall: How to Handle a Snake Encounter

October 20, 2021
in Forestry & Wildlife, Wildlife

While the nights of early fall may be cooling down, that doesn’t mean that snakes are gone for the year just yet. In fact, late summer/ear...
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The Fall Crawl - Keeping Pests Out of the Home

October 11, 2021
in Home & Family, Natural Resources, The Home, Urban Extension

With exoskeletons, antennae, wings, fur, and compound eyes, they have decided to call your living space home. Cooler temperatures signal sea...
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Game Management: The American Woodcock

August 25, 2021
in Forestry & Wildlife, Wildlife

The American woodcock is a migratory game bird valued by nature lovers and hunters alike. Conservation of the species relies on land managem...
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Wood Duck Management In Alabama

August 5, 2021
in Forestry & Wildlife, Wildlife

Learn the physical characteristics, life history, habitat needs and management, food requirements, and nesting preferences of the colorful w...
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