Mobile Baykeeper Lands NOAA Grant to Combat Litter in One Mile Creek
Mobile Baykeeper has received a $56,013 NOAA Marine Debris Program grant to help remove litter from One Mile Creek, a waterway that flows into Three Mile Creek and the Mobile-Tensaw Delta.
One Mile Creek, a waterway that winds through Mobile before feeding into Three Mile Creek and eventually the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, is set to get cleaner thanks to new federal funding secured by a local environmental nonprofit. Mobile Baykeeper has been awarded a grant through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Debris Program to help remove litter and debris from the creek.
NOAA selected 11 organizations nationwide to share in the funding round, which totaled $1,238,358. Of that total, Mobile Baykeeper was allocated $56,013 to put toward cleanup work on One Mile Creek.
NOAA’s Marine Debris Program funds projects across the country that aim to prevent and remove debris from waterways before it can reach larger bodies of water and the ocean, where it poses risks to marine life and coastal economies.
About the program and the group
The NOAA Marine Debris Program was formally established by Congress through the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act of 2006 and awards grants for debris removal and prevention projects around the country. Mobile Baykeeper, founded in 1997, is a Mobile-based nonprofit and a member of the international Waterkeeper Alliance.
