Wild Alabama will host a Traditional Tools with Lindsay event in the Sipsey Wilderness on March 5 for those interested in conservation who want to learn or are already versed ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. U.S. Forest Service workers are fighting a ...

The Sipsey Wilderness in northwest Alabama, seen May 12, 2015, was the state's first federally designated wilderness area. It was dedicated 40 years ago, on May 17, 1975. (Jon Reed/jreed@al.com) A ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A view of the fire over the Sipsey ...

The marker doesn't seem like it's in the wilderness, given that it's just feet after the trail passes under Winston County Road 60. It recognizes the dedication, 40 years ago, of the Sipsey Wilderness ...

At a time when the notion of a wilderness area brought visions of the western United States, local leaders embarked on an effort to push the wilderness eastward. Forty years ago a 12,000-acre portion ...

Want to explore something new? Join Mississippi State University's Outdoor Adventures staff for an exciting trip to Sipsey, Alabama! We will backpack through Bankhead National Forest and encounter ...

(WAFF) - The National Forest Service reopened some trails in the Sipsey Wilderness after this week's rain improved efforts to contain a more than 1,900-acre wildfire. Hikers can now use eight trails ...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, AL (WAFF) - Rain from the remnants of Hurricane Patricia provided some relief in the battle against a 1,900 acre wildfire in the Sipsey Wilderness of the Bankhead National Forest. The ...

ABERDEEN – From the time someone joins the Boy Scouts, first aid and CPR lessons are among the first skills learned, and they’re an ongoing education from then. During a recent introduction to ...