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 ...

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(WAFF) - A 657-acre wildfire continues to burn in the Sipsey Wilderness of the Bankhead National Forest on Wednesday. According to the U.S. Forest Service, fire personnel are taking immediate action ...

MOULTON —The U.S. Forest Service has issued a fire ban throughout the Sipsey Wilderness while it continues to fight a wildfire that has affected more than 1,000 acres in the area.

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The U.S. Forest Service says recent rains have helped contain the wildfire at Sipsey Wilderness at Bankhead National Forest allowing eight closed trails to reopen. The wildfire, which was only burning ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. – A group of moms and ...