This commission has the opportunity to now push that success even further to ensure we protect and preserve the Alabama we all love. Again, thank you. The first 7 meetings have been attended by more than 1000 people. Here are the dates and places for the final 5 meetings. In a prepared statement, Shelby said he was pleased the Appropriations Committee agreed to add money to the refuge.
Grand Bay supports the nation's largest and least disturbed wet pine savanna ecosystem.
The grant, which will be administered jointly with the State Lands Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, is primarily aimed at protecting and restoring wetlands in the Mobile Tensaw Delta, Weeks Bay and Perdido Bay. ADEM and the State Lands Division will partner with several federal, state and local agencies to accomplish the goals of the project. The new wetlands campaign fits nicely with many of the private efforts of local groups, and with theAlabama Forever Wild Program, which bought more than 47,000 acres of land last year within the Mobile-Tensaw Delta. The event will be held Oct. 21. From spotting wading birds to alligators, the Tensaw Point EcoTour Company runs a variety of guided canoe trips into the Mobile Tensaw Delta.