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 Horizon settlement program.
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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 another large ship to the state’s artificial reef system — remains up in the air. Craig Newton, a biologist with…
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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 to Gulf Shores and Bon Secour.