Cullman County Natural Resources Planning Committee

05/22/2026

Join us for Quail Forever's second annual North Alabama landowner event- Forests, Fields, and Feathers!  This event is for landowners that wish to improve wildlife habitat quality on their properties. Topics to be discussed include, but are not limited to, timber stand improvement, implementing pr...

05/20/2026

Here's another event many members of the CCNRPC helped with recently! 💙

05/20/2026

Here's an article the folks over at The Cullman Tribune wrote about our FAWN program before all the fun began!

FAWN returns next week for Cullman 6th graders - The Cullman Tribune - Featured

05/20/2026

Things have been busy over here at CCNRPC!! Last week, we completed our 31st year of FAWN. We had to cancel one day due to the weather, but we were still able to teach over 600 6th graders about Alabama's natural resources!
Stations included:
🦝🐾Skins and Skulls - kids got to learn about animals we have in Alabama and got to feel some pelts and see some skulls
💧👀Water Watch - where kids got to see what kind of critters they could get out of a creek and identify them, indicating the health of a small stream that runs through Sportsmans Lake
👷‍♀️🌲Build-A-Tree - kids got to learn about the inside of a tree, and how they grow
🌳🕵️‍♀️Tree ID - kids got to walk around and look at trees in the park, and learn how to identify them

THANK YOU to our wonderful sponsors, station presenters and guides, folks who gave donations, and folks who bought trees from our Tree Sale in February. We could not have this event without y'all 💚 time to get prepping for year 32!!!

04/14/2026

We are currently experiencing an increase in fire activity across Cullman County due to the extremely dry conditions. We strongly urge all residents to use caution and if possible, avoid any outdoor burning at this time.

Multiple active fires are ongoing throughout the county, and conditions remain favorable for rapid fire spread. We recommend postponing any burning until conditions improve.

04/10/2026

Saturday is our Wildflower Walk! 🌼🌸
Join Ms. Rachel & Ms. Sam at Sportsman Lake Park, Saturday at 10🪻
Registration required, link in comments

04/09/2026

, but still 😎 it’s still dry out folks!

04/06/2026

Gay Nell has been a part of this committee since the beginning- she was even at the first FAWN program over 30 years ago! We sure will miss this precious lady ❤️ please keep the Wilhite family in your thoughts and prayers.

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03/26/2026

Heads up! Cullman County is also under a Fire Weather Watch. This is due to the low humidity and higher wind speeds forecasted for Saturday (and the fact it’s already very dry outside). This is normal for this time of year. Please refrain from burning any yard debris and those Amazon boxes until we get some much needed rain! 🌧️

📢AFC URGING CAUTION AGAINST WILDFIRES📢

With forecasts calling for elevated wind speeds and a dry front passage across the state, the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) strongly discourages any outdoor burning until conditions improve. The agency also points to dropping relative humidity and an increase in wind speed on Saturday as especially concerning.

With the anticipation of critical fire weather conditions, AFC is issuing a Fire Danger Advisory on Friday, March 27. The potential for critical fire weather elevates on Saturday, March 28, increasing the threat issued to a Fire Alert. By Sunday, March 29, the potential for critical fire weather decreases slightly, lowering the threat issued to a Fire Danger Advisory.

The combination of these conditions creates a greater-than-average potential for outdoor fires to escape easily and spread rapidly, taking longer – and more of the agency’s firefighting resources – to contain and ultimately control. Fast-moving wildfires not only destroy property and forests but also threaten the lives of citizens and endanger firefighters.

Prescribed burn permits will be limited to only Certified Prescribed Burn Managers on Friday. Permits for outdoor burning will not be issued to anyone on Saturday. The AFC plans to resume regular permit issuing on Sunday, March 29, provided improved weather conditions. Anyone who burns a field, grassland, or woodland without a burn permit may be subject to prosecution for committing a Class B misdemeanor.

In the last seven days, 147 wildfires have burned approximately 5,600 acres of forestland across the state. This includes a large wildfire in Wilcox County (963 acres), one for 464 acres in Montgomery County, one for 505 acres in Marengo, and four others over 200 acres in Choctaw, Covington, Etowah, and Walker counties.

The Alabama Forestry Commission is the state agency committed to protecting Alabama’s invaluable forest assets as well as its citizens. To report a wildfire, call (800) 392-5679. For more information on the current wildfire situation in the state or any other forestry-related issues, contact your local AFC office or visit the agency website.

03/21/2026

Don’t forget about Cullman County Master Gardeners plant sale today! They have all kinds of plants, and at good prices!

Check it out! Events like this and partnerships with the Cullman County Master Gardeners, ACES, and the Cullman Tree Commission help maintain Cullman’s Tree City USA Growth Award status while promoting public education, supporting pollinators, and encouraging a healthy, resilient urban forest.