Volunteers with Alabama’s Share the Beach program have documented 55 sea turtle nests so far this season as nesting activity reaches its June and July peak along the Gulf Shores, Orange Beach and Fort Morgan coastline.
Tag: Alabama beaches
Coverage of Alabama beaches from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Dauphin Island
The Woman Who Walks Dauphin Island’s Beaches Every Day, Looking Down
Leslie Norris drives from Semmes to Dauphin Island nearly every day for work, then comes back on weekends to shell. Twelve years in, she has found two Johnstone’s junonias, the rare state shell most collectors never see.
Baldwin County
Dredging Begins at Gulf Shores’ Little Lagoon Pass as Bridge Project Continues
State crews begin a two-month dredging project at Little Lagoon Pass in Gulf Shores to restore storm-eroded beach near the ongoing bridge rebuild.
Dauphin Island
Dauphin Island Named Seventh-Best Island in the Country in National Poll
Dauphin Island earned a top-10 ranking in a national island poll, with the mayor calling it a proud moment for the Gulf Coast community.
Dauphin Island
Gulf Shores and Dauphin Island Beaches Earn National ‘Superstar’ Water-Quality Honor
Two Gulf Shores beaches and the public beach on Dauphin Island were named national water-quality ‘superstars’ in an annual study, ranking among the cleanest of thousands of coastal beaches nationwide.
Baldwin County
Shark Sightings Near Orange Beach Prompt Questions From Worried Swimmers
Researchers explain what caused a cluster of shark sightings near Perdido Pass and Orange Beach that closed swimming areas and rattled beachgoers.