Alabama Coastal Foundation Milestones

1993 – ACF founded
1994 – ACF sponsored Hazardous Waste Collection Days in Mobile and Baldwin counties
1995-1999 – Co-sponsored Alabama Coastal Cleanup
2000 – Hosted Gulf of Mexico Symposium
2001 – Awarded Wolf Bay Watershed Project
Developed annual Cypress Tree Planting Program for habitat restoration
2002 – Established first volunteer enterococcus monitoring program in the state
Hosted first annual Coastal Kids Quiz
2003 – Hosted Household Hazardous Waste Day for Mobile County
Provided summer Dauphin Island Sea Lab scholarship to high school student
2004 -  Awarded Big Creek Lake Watershed Management Plan by MAWSS
2005 - Completed Mon Luis Island Restoration Project
Released In the Realm of Rivers: Alabama’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta
2006 - Hosted Household Hazardous Waste Day for Mobile County Commission
2007 - Coordinated Yancey Branch and Little Dauphin Island Tree Plantings
2008 – Received contract to administer the Coastal Impact Assistance Program for       Mobile County
Hosted two Wetland Compliance Workshops for Land Use Professionals

Awards/Honors

Best Alabama Environmental Education Program Award, Coastal Kids Quiz, 2008
Gulf of Mexico Program, Gulf Guardian Award, Third Place, Mon Luis Restoration, 2006
Coastal America Spirit Award, Cypress Tree Planting, 2003
Gulf of Mexico Program, Gulf Guardian Award, First Place, Coastal Kids Quiz, 2003
Alabama Wildlife Federation Governor’s Conservation Award: Water Conservationist, 2000
Mobile Bay National Estuary Program Stewardship Award:  Citizen’s Organization, 2000

Education, Cooperation, Participation

Since 1993, ACF has worked to protect and improve our coastal resources through a variety of hands-on programs supported by our members and volunteers.