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Public Comment Period for 2026 Funded Priorities List Highlighting over $400 Million in Gulf Coast Restoration Activities Opens November 20
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council) has released the draft of its fourth Funded Priorities List (FPL). The 2026 FPL includes over $403 Million in additional funding for restoration activities spanning the Gulf Coast states impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The public review and comment period will open on November 20, 2025, and close on January 2, 2026. The draft 2026 FPL is available for review on the RESTORE Council’s website, www.restorethegulf.gov. “This is a
New Executive Campground Under Construction at Gulf State Park
By DAVID RAINER Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources With a planned opening in the first half of 2026, the new Gulf State Park Campground will make many campers happy with its extra space. a little more privacy and an abundance of amenities. The new campground will be built in two phases on the park’s former golf course. A new entrance will provide convenient access to the campground from State Road 180 (Canal Road) near the new Beach Express bridge in Gulf Shores. “There will be
ADCNR Commissioner Chris Blankenship Shares Updates at South Baldwin Chamber Leadership Series
As part of the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce’s ongoing Leadership Series, members and guests recently welcomed Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) Commissioner Chris Blankenship for an engaging and informative luncheon presentation. Commissioner Blankenship highlighted the vital connection between Alabama’s environmental health and its economic future. Emphasizing the theme that economic prosperity cannot exist without environmental prosperity, he outlined how the state
