NEWS RELEASES
Funds Allocated For Wildlife Management in Alabama
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through Outdoor Alabama's website.
Outdoor Alabama reports that The Alabama Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation recently offered $166,175 of its Hunting Heritage Super Funds to wild turkey projects in the state of Alabama. More than $85,000 was approved for other projects statewide including funding to improve wild turkey habitat on public lands as well as to help launch outdoor education programs in schools. Of the total, $80,821 was donated to the Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) to fund projects including wildlife habitat management and the publication of the annual wild turkey report, Full Fans & Sharp Spurs.
As addressed in a press release by Outdoor Alabama, some of the grant money will also be used to purchase much-needed wildlife habitat management equipment. In addition to the monetary donation, the Alabama NWTF chapter provides financial support for prescribed burning projects that help restore longleaf pine habitat, the Archery in the Schools State Championship (an annual event for school students across the state), and the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program, which introduces women to a wide variety of outdoor activities. "Close to $62,000 of this generous donation offers us access to federal matching dollars, which makes the donation go even further," said Chuck Sykes, WFF Director.
To learn more about the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, go to their website.