Alabama’s Beaches

18 10, 2017

How you can help protect the Alabama coast

By |2017-10-18T13:54:17+00:00October 18th, 2017|Blog|0 Comments

You love visiting the beautiful Alabama beaches for a vacation, so why not help protect it even when you’re back home? You can do that when you use environmentally-friendly practices all year long. Check out these small choices that can make a difference by reducing your carbon footprint. First, use canvas bags instead of plastic ones when you shop at a grocery store or dollar store. Shoppers use 500 billion (that’s billion with a “b”) plastic bags each year. It’s [...]

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23 08, 2017

Help clean the beach during the Alabama Coastal Cleanup

By |2017-08-23T13:56:11+00:00August 23rd, 2017|Blog|0 Comments

Want to help keep the coast clean? Be a part of the massive Alabama Coastal Cleanup effort held on Sept. 16. Over the past 30 years, 83,000 volunteers have removed more than 1.5 million pounds of trash from our beautiful coastline and waterways. The first step is to look at the online calendar for times and contact a zone captain in your area to register. But if you don’t register in advance, no worries. Those zones have check-in sites around [...]

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2 08, 2017

The importance of sea oats and how to protect them

By |2017-08-02T13:28:56+00:00August 2nd, 2017|Blog|1 Comment

Those plants with the large plumes you see along the beach may look like weeds, but they are a vital part of the ecosystem. Sea oats play an important role in coastal conservation. That’s why signs are posted along the beach asking you to avoid areas where there is plant vegetation or a dunes restoration project. Sea oats are actually a miraculous little production plant, and there’s a whole lot more going on than those plumes you see on the [...]

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30 05, 2017

Know Before you go: What do the Flag Colors Mean?

By |2019-08-01T11:27:34+00:00May 30th, 2017|Blog|0 Comments

A day may be sunny and the water beautiful, but high surf and/or strong currents can create a dangerous time to go into the Gulf of Mexico. When you visit the beach, you don’t want to take unnecessary risks. Yes, playing in those big waves can be fun, but be aware of the warnings. Take a few moments to learn about each color of the flag warning system. A yellow flag indicates a medium hazard. Proceed, but with caution. A [...]

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8 03, 2017

Discover the Alabama Coastal Birding Trail

By |2017-03-08T16:22:51+00:00March 8th, 2017|Blog|0 Comments

Do you enjoy watching wildlife? Do you carry binoculars in your car and keep a notebook of the birds you see along the way? The Alabama Coastal Birding Trail offers avid birdwatchers the opportunity to view an abundance of birds, including those pelicans that fly in formation over the water and the great blue herons that feed at the water’s edge. Starting in northern Baldwin County, the trail includes the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta Loop where birders may spot yellow-crowned night herons, [...]

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15 02, 2017

Have soaring fun with these kite-flying tips

By |2017-02-15T15:30:35+00:00February 15th, 2017|Blog|0 Comments

There are few things as relaxing as flying a kite. And a kite is a common sight on the beautiful Alabama beaches. March and April provide ideal wind conditions for this activity that entertains kids of all ages. (And by that, we mean adults, too!) Kite-flying equipment is pretty simple. You need a kite with a tail, some string, and a handle. That’s pretty much it - you are good to go! First thing you need to do is make [...]

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