Helen Wood Park Osprey Platform

Published on December 05, 2011

By Genevieve Belou, Programs Coordinator

Our local Osprey population just acquired some new real estate! Thanks to The Nature Conservancy, Earth Share and Gazzier Marine Services, one of ACF’s Osprey platforms was installed last week in...

Osprey Habitat Restoration

Published on November 18, 2011

The Osprey is a magnificent bird of prey found living throughout vast areas of the world with the exception of Antarctica. Although the osprey is native to every continent, but they are only known to be full time residents to few regions in...

America Recycles Day - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repeat!

Published on November 15, 2011

Happy America Recycles Day! Since 1997, America Recycles Day (ARD) is the only nationally recognized recycling day. Hundreds of events are held across the U.S. to raise awareness about the importance of recycling and to encourage Americans to...

VFOB Vlog - Oct. 2011 - Cypress Trees

Published on November 04, 2011

Check out our new video blog about the latest Volunteer Field Observer investigation!

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VFOB Dauphin Island -feat-  Sand Dunes & Jellies

Published on November 02, 2011

By Kandice O'Grady & Bethany Olson, Americorps VISTAS

On Friday, October 21, the VFOB team headed out to Dauphin Island to check out a few beaches along the west end. As expected, the beach was empty. Despite (or perhaps by virtue of)...

Cleaning Up with 100-1000

Published on October 28, 2011

Mark Berte Named New Executive Director

Published on October 21, 2011

Alabama Coastal Foundation Names Mark Berte New Executive Director

Mobile, Ala. (Friday, October 21, 2011)–The Alabama Coastal Foundation (ACF) welcomed Mark Berte as their Executive Director today.  Berte has over 25 years of experience in...

RESTORE is in the House!

Published on October 20, 2011

#doYOUknow Alabama, the beautiful?

Published on October 13, 2011

By Camille Brockett, AmeriCorps VISTA

If you follow ACF on Twitter, you may have noticed some daily #didyouknow tweets on your timeline.

If you’re a friend of ACF on Facebook, you may have seen and participated in our Trivia Tuesdays.

...

VFOB meets stormwater

Published on October 12, 2011

By Kandice O'Grady and Bethany Olson, AmeriCorps VISTAs

VFOB Week 2

I’m sure you all remember the thunderstorm we had last Wednesday (9/28). Kandice and I realized that this was the perfect opportunity to document some stormwater! The...

The Task of the Task Force

Published on October 07, 2011

By Genevieve Belou, Programs Coordinator

Just like many others in the Gulf Coast environmental community, I am excited that the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force (Task Force) finally released their strategy document for restoring...

VFOB is Back 9-27-2011

Published on September 27, 2011

By Kandice O'Grady and Bethany Olson, AmeriCorps VISTAs;

Photos by Camille Brockett, AmeriCorps VISTA

Hello! Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Bethany Olson

and I am the new Oil Response VISTA for Mobile Baykeeper.

The RESTORE ACT is going to Sentate Mark-up Today! Your Help is Needed!

Published on September 21, 2011

SB 1400, known as the RESTORE ACT is going to mark-up in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee TODAY, and we need your help to make sure the Senators on the committee know that we want SB1400 passed with no amendments!

We need to...

Saying Goodbye.

Published on September 20, 2011

In April of 2010, a talented group of Spring Hill College students developed an outreach campaign for the Alabama Coastal Foundation. In that campaign the phrase, "Connect to Your Coast" was the new rallying cry for people who want to get...

In Which I Compare Meg Ryan and Climate Change

Published on August 18, 2011

So, yes, we Americans are a demanding sort who prize our happy endings over almost anything else.  I mean, what would have happened if Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks had seen each other on top of the Empire State Building, thought “blech” and gone...

Make Like an Activist and…

Published on August 05, 2011

I've been pondering this blog post for a long time, unsure if it is appropriate to question other people's motives and actions if we have the same basic goal in mind. But then I decided, what the heck, since I'm pretty sure that only my mom...

Hallelujah! We Have a Bill!

Published on July 21, 2011

Pardon any typos but I am jumping in the air for glee as I type these words: our Gulf Coast Senators got together and hashed out a bill to bring 80% of the Clean Water Act Fine dollars back to the Gulf Coast for restoration! Known as the...

Restoration Roundtable July 22 at Grand Bay NERR

Published on July 15, 2011

Discussion Hosted by Ocean Conservancy,

Alabama Coastal Foundation and Mobile Baykeeper:

Next Steps on the Road to Recovery for the Gulf of Mexico

Ocean Conservancy, Alabama Coastal Foundation and Mobile Baykeeper cordially invite...

From Our Friends at the Mobile Area Education Foundation

Published on July 14, 2011

Help a Child Succeed: Become a Reading Buddy!

There are many children in Mobile County who need your help to improve their reading skills.  If a child is not reading by the end of third grade, they will not be prepared to "read to learn" in...

Remembering Jeanne Lacey

Published on July 10, 2011

This weekend Alabama, and Baldwin County in particular, lost an incredible champion for the environment in Jeanne Lacey. Jeanne has been an active voice for sound policy, science and natural resource protection for decades, both as an...

Action Alert: Ask Congress to Preserve the Land and Water Conservation Fund!

Published on July 08, 2011

Action Alert:

Dear ACF Friends and Members:

The House released its 2012 spending plan today with major cuts to the Land & Water Conservation Funds (LWCF). Below is the  breakdown of LWCF dollars and talking points to help you with your...

Environmental Restoration Can Protect Your Home and Your Pocketbook

Published on June 21, 2011

It’s been a year and 2 months since the oil spill. In those 14 months, we have yet to come up with a piece of legislation that would bring billions—yes, with a “B”—of dollars in Clean Water Act Fine money to the Gulf States for restoration....

NRDA Public Meeting for Early Restoration Project Ideas

Published on June 06, 2011

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

The State of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the
Geological Survey of Alabama, as Alabama Natural Resource Trustees, will conduct a Public
Meeting on Wednesday, June 8, from 6-8:30 pm...

ACF Programs Coordinator Position Open

Published on May 17, 2011

Alabama Coastal Foundation
Programs Coordinator Position

Since 1993, the Alabama Coastal Foundation (ACF) has worked to create a healthy balance between the conservation needs of our priceless coastal resources and the inevitable pressures...

Why You Should Give a Darn about Environmental Restoration

Published on May 04, 2011

Watch out because what I am about to say may blow your mind:

Alabama's coast had plenty of problems BEFORE the oil spill. I know, crazy, right? And if we had issues before the spill, who can we point the finger at?

"I have met the enemy...

Oil Spill: One Year Later

Published on April 20, 2011

Dear Friends,

On this one-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, many people are taking a few moments to remember the events of the past year.  Eleven human lives lost forever, thousands of animals dead with the toll rising,...

Oxfam America Oil Spill Panel April 18th 10AM

Published on April 13, 2011

Please Join Oxfam America, the Alabama Christian Coalition, and the Evangelical Environmental Network for:

Sustaining Ecosystems and a Way of Life:  Alabama Gulf Coast Policy Conference

April 18, 2011, 10:00 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Tilman's...

Run Bethany Run!

Published on April 08, 2011

Dear friends,

Over the past 3 days, Atlanta radio host Paul Leslie has crossed Alabama's coast on foot, reminding people of the beautiful resource we have in our white sand beaches and in support of the conservation programs of the Alabama...

Why Do 76% of Americans Still Think Gulf Seafood is Unsafe?

Published on March 31, 2011

Why Do 76% of Americans Still Think Gulf Seafood is Unsafe?

That statistic is from a December 2010 survey and it is still being quoted on Capitol Hill...in fact I heard it from one of our own Legislators this past Tuesday when the Women of...

My Continuing Resolution: Build an Oyster Reef for Brownie Troop 4162

Published on February 18, 2011

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been watching the unfolding of an attack on conservation in the name of economics (and politics) that I can’t, quite frankly, understand. The amendments to the House Continuing Resolution (read summary here...

Build Oyster Reef this Saturday

Published on January 19, 2011

• Interested volunteers can arrive anytime between 8AM and 5PM.
• Bring work...

Oil Spill Commission Release Report

Published on January 11, 2011

Today the President's Oil Spill Commission release its final report. Click here to read.

Comments on the Environment Committee Outline by the Coastal Recovery Commission

Published on December 01, 2010

Read these comments on the Environmental Committee Outline for the Coastal Recovery Commission, submitted by ACF and many other organizations.  What do you think?

Comments CRC-Environmental Committee Outline 

100-1000: Restore Coastal Alabama

Published on November 19, 2010

You may find this shocking, but working in the conservation field isn’t always fun and exciting. In fact, sometimes, it’s just like every other job…lots of paperwork, meetings and trying hard to make things happen. But sometimes , I will also...

NRDA for non-NERDS

Published on November 15, 2010

The world of conservation is full of acronyms. And, of course, the oil spill brought with it a whole new host of acronyms : IC (incident command), JIC (Joint Information Command), ACP (Area Contingency Plan) and on and on…

There is at least...

Thoughts on the Coastal Recovery Commission and Ecosystem Task Force

Published on November 09, 2010

Yesterday I attended a full day of meetings: first the initial meeting of the Federal Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Meeting in Pensacola, and then the first in a series of public meetings this week for the Coastal Recovery Commission in...

A Boat Ride on the Bay

Published on November 08, 2010

I’m standing on a little island of oyster shells looking down at the water and trying to see the bottom. Despite the bright sun overhead, I can’t make anything out and I’m tempted to stick my arm in to see if the two foot depth that the boat’s...