Paint Rock Forest Research Center is finding and protecting Alabama’s natural treasures

By: Katie Jackson

It’s no secret that Alabama possesses a wealth of natural wonders – stunning landscapes, miles of freshwater streams and rivers and an astounding degree of biodiversity, just to name a few. But now researchers are discovering a collection of ancient treasures in a remote northeastern corner of the state that may help reveal the secrets of Alabama’s ecological richness and help map its future.

These scientists are members of a multidisciplinary research team working at the Paint Rock Forest Research Center (PRFRC), a nonprofit established in 2018 in Jackson County’s Sharp-Bingham Mountain Preserve, a 4,500-acre property owned and protected by The Nature Conservancy.

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