Dauphin Island
Mobile County has relaunched its Down Payment Assistance Program with a higher cap to help more low- to moderate-income first-time home buyers become homeowners. The program is funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Home Investment Partnerships Program. Its goal is to increase local homeownership, which is a key factor in stabilizing…
A new dock and boardwalk, a new live weigh-in category and a new species for catch and release are among the highlights for the 91st annual Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo (ADSFR), set for July 19-21 at the rodeo site on Dauphin Island. The new dock and boardwalk will increase the capacity for the number…
The 14th annual Kyser Miree Memorial Fishing Tournament will be held on June 22 at The Mobile Big Game Fishing Club at Orange Beach Marina at 27075 Marina Road with a satellite weigh station at Pelican Pub on Dauphin Island. Scales will be open from 12 to 5 p.m. Prizes will be Yeti coolers, Shimano…
Alabama Gulf Coast beaches are expecting some changes, including beach renourishment projects at the East End of Dauphin Island and in Baldwin County from west of Little Lagoon Pass to the Florida-Alabama line, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced. The engineered beach renourishment projects involve pumping more than 3 million yd3 of…
The Town of Dauphin Island has announced that the public comment period for the Dauphin Island West End Bird Conservation and Management Plan is now open through December 4. The town and Mobile County have developed this plan with funding provided by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement through the Alabama Trustee Implementation Group. The…
The Alabama Wildlife Federation (AWF) has announced that limestone for an oyster restoration project has arrived at its Dauphin Island destination and is being deployed off Cedar Point Beach in Heron Bay to create an oyster cultch to support and restore native Alabama oyster populations. The privately funded project used limestone donated by Vulcan Materials Co. of Birmingham. The…
The Mobile County Commission has approved a contract to begin construction for the Dauphin Island Causeway Restoration Project, which will restore tidal habitat along the 3.3-mile stretch of Dauphin Island Causeway from Mobile County’s Bayfront Park to Cedar Point. The project is funded by grants from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Emergency Coastal Resilience…
The real estate market on Dauphin Island continues to showcase its dynamic nature with the release of data from the Gulf Coast Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for July, the service reported. In July, the months of inventory on Dauphin Island decreased by 0.89% compared to June, settling at 6.69 months. The service said this reduction…
The Mobile Bay National Estuary Program (MBNEP) has announced completion of the Dauphin Island Watershed Management Plan, with strategies to ensure the island’s resilience over the long term. The comprehensive document was developed over two years with input from a range of stakeholders, including residents, businesses, government agencies and environmental organizations. It identifies priority areas…
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) scientists and government officials recently celebrated the opening of DISL’s newest asset, a multi-stressor wet lab, AL.com reported. The new lab will allow researchers to see how marine organisms respond to multiple changes in environmental conditions at the same time. “This could be called a time machine, because we will…
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