20. The Lauderdale & Freedom Hills WMA Additions

Date of purchase: December 28, 2001

Location: Multiple locations South and North of the Tennessee River in Lauderdale and Colbert Counties

Acreage: 31,414

The Lauderdale and Freedom Hills WMA Tract Additions in Northwest Alabama. This 31,414 acre acquisition provides for 21 tracts that serve as public land additions to two Wildlife Management Areas which have been experiencing recent declines in acreage due to loss of leased land: 8 tracts totaling about 5,114 acres in Lauderdale County and 13 tracts totaling about 26,300 acres in Colbert County.