Ala. acquires Weeks Bay acreage

The Alabama Trustee Implementation Group announced the acquisition of roghly 175 acres of the East Gateway Tract in Weeks Bay, located in Baldwin County, Ala., adjacent to Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve holdings. The State of Alabama acquired the tract to protect and conserve marine, coastal, estuarine, and riparian habitats damaged from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. ATIG approved the acquisition project in its second post-settlement restoration plan. The tract is diverse land that includes a micro-dune habitat, tidal streams, marshland, and forested wetlands. The marsh edge provides valuable nursery habitat for a host of estuarine organisms, including shrimp, crabs, and fish. (Source: ATIG 04/29/20) https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/2020/04/gateway-weeks-bay-conserved-future-generations?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery.