$2.2-Million Grant To Preserve Lower Halls Mill Creek

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. — The Mobile County Commission recently accepted a $2.2-million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s (NFWF) Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund to purchase and permanently preserve approximately 291 acres of undisturbed, high-quality wetlands in the Dog River Watershed, the commission announced. The Lower Halls Mill Creek Protection project will require no matching funds from the commission. The county will purchase the land from willing sellers, using NFWF grant funds, strictly for conservation and environmental protection purposes. The commission said preserving the land helps protect critical vegetation, as well as habitats for endangered species like manatees and bald eagles. It will also contribute to the long-term health of the Dog River Watershed.