There are places you drive past a hundred times before you really understand what you are looking at. For a lot of North Alabamians, Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge is one of those places. You catch a glimpse from the highway, maybe slow down once or twice in December when the fields are full of birds, and think, “I really need to spend more time out there.” And you are right. You really do.
Recently on Unexpected Adventures in North Alabama, I sat down with David Young, park ranger and visitor services manager at Wheeler Wildlife Refuge, to talk about everything this place has to offer. And as is so often the case with the best North Alabama stories, there was a lot more to it than I expected!
35,000 Acres of Wild North Alabama…