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Restoration work in the Alabama Restoration Area focuses on restoring and conserving habitat and replenishing and protecting wildlife such as sea turtles, marine mammals, birds, and oysters. We are also providing and enhancing recreational opportunities, restoring water quality, and restoring habitats on federal lands.
Together, the Trustees are restoring natural resources—and the services they provide—that were injured by the spill. We are developing project-specific restoration plans that are consistent with the programmatic restoration plan (see chart below). As part of the restoration planning process, we accept restoration project ideas from the public. The public also has the opportunity to review and comment on any proposed project-specific restoration plans for the Alabama Restoration Area. Once a plan is approved, we will implement and monitor the selected projects.
Restoration Plans
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Draft Planon- June 2024 (PDF, 343 Pages)
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Final Planon- November 2024 (PDF, 373 Pages)
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Draft Planon- March 2024 (PDF, 35 pages)
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Draft Planon- July 2022 (PDF, 21 pages)
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Final Planon- October 2022 (PDF, 23 pages)
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Draft Planon- February 2022 (PDF, 28 pages)
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Final Planon- August 2022 (PDF, 30 pages)
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Draft Planon- December 2021 (PDF, 32 pages)
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Final Planon- February 2022 (PDF, 47 pages)
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Draft Planon- December 2020 (PDF, 3 pages)
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Final Planon- January 2021 (PDF, 3 pages)
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Draft Planon- August 2019 (PDF, 239 pages)
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Final Planon- December 2019 (PDF, 132 pages)
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Draft Planon- March 2018 (PDF, 508 pages)
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Final Planon- September 2018 (PDF, 1,218 pages)
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Draft Planon- December 2016 (PDF, 536 pages)
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Final Planon- April 2017 (PDF, 700 pages)
Recent News
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Projects
| Types | Project name | Status |
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Alabama Dune Restoration Cooperative Project | Closed |
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Alabama Estuarine Bottlenose Dolphin Protection: Enhancement and Education | In Progress |
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Alabama Oyster Cultch Restoration | Monitoring/O&M |
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Alabama Swift Tract Living Shoreline | Monitoring/O&M |
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Assessment of Alabama Estuarine Bottlenose Dolphin Populations and Health | In Progress |
Planning
| Types | Project name | Status |
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AL TIG Restoration Plan 1 | Complete |
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AL TIG Restoration Plan 2 | Closed |
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AL TIG Restoration Plan 3 | Complete |
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AL TIG-ACDNR Administrative Oversight and Comprehensive Planning | In Progress |
The chart shows the restoration funding allocated to the Alabama Restoration Area for each restoration goal and the percentage of committed funds as of May 2024. For more information on the allocation of funds, please visit the Department of Justice Deepwater Horizon page.
Monitoring and Adaptive Management
The Alabama Restoration Area considers monitoring and adaptive management throughout their restoration efforts. To find project-related monitoring and adaptive management information, click on the project names above or in the interactive project map. The Alabama Restoration area also has several Monitoring and Adaptive Management Projects:
Trustee Implementation Group
The trustees for the Alabama Restoration Area are:
- Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Geological Survey of Alabama
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Contact: altig@dcnr.alabama.gov
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