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 PlanonPDF,21 pages)
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Final PlanonPDF,23 pages)
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Draft PlanonPDF,343 Pages)
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Draft PlanonPDF,35 pages)
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Draft PlanonPDF,32 pages)
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Final PlanonPDF,47 pages)
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Draft PlanonPDF,536 pages)
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Final PlanonPDF,700 pages)
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Draft PlanonPDF,508 pages)
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Final PlanonPDF,1,218 pages)
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Draft PlanonPDF,239 pages)
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Final PlanonPDF,132 pages)
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Draft PlanonPDF,3 pages)
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Final PlanonPDF,3 pages)
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Draft PlanonPDF,28 pages)
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Final PlanonPDF,30 pages)
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The Alabama Trustee Implementation Group for the
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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill Natural Resource
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Stakeholder and community feedback have
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In what turned out to be an extremely challenging
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The Trustee Council will hold its sixth annual
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The Alabama Trustee Implementation Group held its
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The Alabama Trustee Implementation Group marked
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Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, Alabama, has
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The Colonial Nesting Wading Bird Tracking and
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The Trustee Council will hold its fifth annual
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In 2019, the Deepwater Horizon Trustees continued
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The Alabama Trustee Implementation Group is
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Many of our projects are designed to benefit
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We are restoring resources in multiple locations
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To make the most of our efforts, we work hard to
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Today marks ten years since the Deepwater Horizon
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In early November, a team of Trustee staff working
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The Alabama Trustee Implementation Group released
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The Alabama Trustee Implementation Group has
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In 2018, the Deepwater Horizon Trustees continued
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The Alabama Trustee Implementation Group is
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In April, the Alabama Trustee Implementation Group
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The Trustees are committed to providing annual
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The Alabama Trustee Implementation Group has
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In January, the Jeff Friend Trail at Bon Secour
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Finding a suitable place to build a nest can be a
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The Alabama Trustee Implementation Group is making
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The Alabama Trustee Implementation Group (TIG) has
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It’s been one year since we settled with BP and
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The Alabama Trustee Implementation Group has
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Last week, the Alabama Trustee Implementation
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The Alabama Trustee Implementation Group is
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The Alabama Trustee Implementation Group has
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The Alabama Trustee Implementation Group is
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The Alabama Trustee Implementation Group welcomes
Projects
Types | Project name | Status |
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Weeks Bay Land Acquisition (East Gateway Tract) | Monitoring/O&M |
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Weeks Bay Land Acquisition (Harrod Tract) | Terminated |
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Weeks Bay Land Acquisition (Lloyd Tract) | In Progress |
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Weeks Bay Nutrient Reduction | 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 2023. For more information on the allocation of funds, please visit the Department of Justice Deepwater Horizon page.
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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