49. The Mobile-Tensaw Delta-Coastal Land Trust Add.

Date of Purchase: February 10, 2006

 

Location: Mobile and Baldwin Counties

 

Acreage: 1,533

 

THE MOBILE-TENSAW DELTA- COASTAL LAND TRUST TRACT ADDITIONS in Mobile and Baldwin Counties consist of nine parcels scattered within the lower delta marsh habitat. The parcels contribute an additional 1,533 acres of wetlands to the W.L. Holland Wildlife Management Area. A $1,000,000 grant from the North American Wetlands Conservation Program supported this purchase of unique habitats essential for avian conservation, as well as several rare species of plants and animals.