Alabama’s Oyster Shell Recycling Program Nears a Historic 31 Million Shells
The Alabama Coastal Foundation's Oyster Shell Recycling Program has collected more than 30.4 million shells since 2016 and is approaching the 31 million mark.
Mobile County Lands $13 Million in Grants to Rebuild Little Dauphin Island With Dredged Sand
The Mobile County Commission has approved $13 million in outside grant funding to rebuild about 130 acres of eroded beach and dune habitat on Little Dauphin Island using sand dredged…
Alabama coast lands another $26 million in oil-spill recovery funds
Environmental preservation and remediation projects in Mobile and Baldwin counties have been awarded nearly $26 million from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund, part of a…
Alabama Coastal Projects in Foley, Dauphin Island and Wolf Bay Win $26 Million in Oil Spill Recovery Funds
Four coastal restoration projects across Mobile and Baldwin counties, including a major upgrade to the Dauphin Island Causeway, will share nearly $26 million in Deepwater Horizon settlement funding.
Gulf Shores Locks In Permanent Protection for 836 Acres of Oyster Bay Wetlands
Gulf Shores has placed 836 acres of wetlands along Oyster Bay under a permanent conservation easement, protecting the land from future development and funding habitat restoration through a federal Deepwater…
Alabama Plans to Sink $22.5 Million Into Gulf Habitat, With a New Big Ship Still Undecided
Alabama officials are preparing to pour $22.5 million into new fish habitat across inshore, nearshore and offshore waters, though one of the most eye-catching pieces of the plan – adding…
Alabama Gulf Coast to See $63 Million in New Restoration Projects
Six new coastal restoration projects worth $63 million, funded through fines paid by BP and Transocean, will fund land conservation and habitat work from Dauphin Island and Bayou La Batre…
Company Agrees to $1.3 Million Payout Over 2011 Mobile River Oil Spill
A company has agreed to pay more than $1.3 million in penalties and restitution for a 2011 fuel-oil spill that closed part of the Mobile River and killed wildlife.