Alabama is a great place for water-recreation enthusiasts. The state has 132,000 miles of streams and rivers, more than 500,000 acres of lak...
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Alabama Extension Forestry, Wildlife, and Natural Resources Team
Working with a passion for enhancing the lives of Alabamians through Fores...
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This list of shellfish seed suppliers was compiled by Alabama Extension and is based on best available information. It is not an endorsement...
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Alabama’s shellfish aquaculture industry produces oysters (Crassostrea virginica) through off-bottom farming using adjustable long-line an...
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Well Water Background
Thousands of Alabama residents rely on private water systems for their drinking water source. The 2015 Water Use Repo...
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Wildlife, both game and non-game, require food, water, and shelter to survive. If managed properly, ponds can provide fishing along with foo...
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Even though ponds are never exactly alike, most can be managed for fishing. Following basic guidelines for good pond management will increas...
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No two ponds are ever exactly alike. Even ponds in the same watershed and built very close to each other can respond very differently to man...
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The Alabama Department of Public Health and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System encourage all well owners to have their water t...
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Individuals who drink water from a private well should have the water tested at least once a year for contamination.
Bacterial Contaminants...
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Worldwide water consumption is rising at double the rate of the population; however, the amount of fresh water remains at only 2.5 percent o...
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What Is It?
Rainwater harvesting is the collection and storage of rainwater in a container or in the landscape through a designed practice....
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