Mobile and Baldwin County News
Coverage of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Engineers with Thompson Engineering presented a drainage basin study and stormwater master plan for Orange Beach's Bear Point neighborhood, mapping flood-prone areas and recommending roughly $5 million in priority improvements.
Daphne has secured a $5 million GoMESA grant to build a new fishing pier at Bayfront Park, with plans calling for a structure extending roughly 1,200 feet into Mobile Bay.
Gov. Kay Ivey has announced over $52 million in GoMESA grants for 21 projects across Mobile and Baldwin counties, funding boat launches, parks, water quality efforts and more.
A 1,200-pound manatee died from a boat strike near Orange Beach, and a second was injured in the same mating herd, prompting DISL to renew calls for boater awareness.
State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris has reopened portions of Mobile Bay, including Cedar Point, Portersville Bay, Heron Bay and Dauphin Island Bay, to oyster harvesting after a temporary closure.
The Foley City Council presented Alabama Conservation Commissioner Chris Blankenship with a proclamation and the keys to the city, and approved a $10,000 donation to a marine sciences scholarship established…
The third installment of the 'A Thousand Cuts' series examines the living shorelines, public land restoration and funding challenges shaping the fight to save Alabama's disappearing coastal marshes.
Volunteers are needed for the 39th Annual Alabama Coastal Cleanup on Sept. 19, part of the global International Coastal Cleanup protecting Gulf Coast waterways.
A $24 million, RESTORE Act-funded project to turn dredged material into 1,200 acres of marsh habitat in Upper Mobile Bay is moving toward construction, Port officials say.
The Alabama Wildlife Federation honored Sen. Katie Britt and ADCNR Commissioner Chris Blankenship at its annual conservation banquet for their conservation leadership.