Bankhead National Forest is home to many different plants, such as the oak-leaf hydrangea, which is Alabama’s state wildflower. (Source: WSFA 12 News) ...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. – Portions of the Sipsey Wilderness of the Bankhead National Forest are closed due to a wildfire covering more than 1,000 acres, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Jul. 25—BANKHEAD NATIONAL FOREST — Off-road drivers are damaging Bankhead National Forest in Lawrence and Winston counties, and officials say they are struggling to stop the activity. In the ...

The Bankhead National Forest is one of the American Bird Conservancy's 500 Globally Important Bird Areas in the United States. It hosts breeding populations of the black-throated green warbler and ...

LAWRENCE CO., Ala. (WAFF) - Bankhead National Forest is now the home to an atmospheric radiation measurement facility for the next five years. Officials with the National Forest and with the ...

Two women missing in the Bankhead National Forest were found this morning. According to the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, the missing hikers were found by ground search teams “in good ...

ORIGINAL: The Lawrence County Alabama Sheriff’s Office is conducting a search and rescue operation for two women within Bankhead National Forest. Around 9:15 Wednesday night the Sheriff’s Office ...