Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 11/16/2021
Item Status: New
From: Sherry-Lea Bloodworth Botop, Director of Public and Government Affairs
Submitted by: Carjetta Crook, Administrative Support Specialist, IV
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Presentation by South Alabama Land Trust - Overview of the Organization
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
South Alabama Land Trust (SALT) would like to give the Commission an overview of the organization and how they can be a resource for the County.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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Background: Katherine Kuhn and Diana Brewer from SALT will be in attendance at regular meeting to present.
South Alabama Land Trust (formerly the Weeks Bay Foundation) protects land and promotes environmental education in coastal Alabama so current and future residents can enjoy clean water and the marine life, wildlife, and outdoor recreation that define the area.
Under its former name, South Alabama Land Trust was incorporated in 1990 as a non-profit organization to support the Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in its efforts to conserve the pristine coastal area of Baldwin County, Alabama. In 2009, the organization became a Nationally Accredited Land Trust.
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