Wild Alabama partners with the National Forests in Alabama to achieve program work, engage the public and protect the forest in the public lands they administer.  Specifically, we work within the Talladega and Bankhead National Forests and will one day extend our work into Conecuh and Oakmulgee areas. 

Cheaha Wilderness
The Cheaha Wilderness (Talladega National Forest), best known for its elevated terrain and panoramic overlooks, includes a section of Alabama’s longest walking path - the Pinhoti National Recreation Trail. Volunteers actively maintain the historic Pinhoti Trail and scenic overlooks, continuously work to mitigate visitor impact, and provide important public wilderness education and trail monitoring services.

Sipsey Wilderness
The Sipsey Wilderness (Bankhead National Forest) is characterized by large sandstone bluffs and the jade-hued water of the Sipsey River, making it home to some of the most picturesque natural features in Alabama. Volunteers maintain trails, clean up trash, and remove tenacious invasive plants. Despite the growing number of visitors to this beautiful wilderness, volunteer wilderness rangers are successfully demonstrating that visitor education leads to reduced visitor impact and increased safety.

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Dugger Mountain Wilderness
The Dugger Mountain Wilderness (Talladega National Forest), Alabama’s newest wilderness area, was established to restore natural ecological conditions in the area, and is characterized by rugged, mountainous terrain, with plentiful opportunity for recreation and solitude. Dugger contains a section of the Pinhoti National Recreation Trail. Volunteers provide critical trail maintenance support in order to restore and preserve the natural ecology of the area, provide improved habitats for imperiled species, and retain Dugger Mountain’s rugged character.