Alabama Department of Conservation acquires beachfront property on Fort Morgan Peninsula

By: Josh Bean

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) recently acquired 79 undeveloped acres adjacent to the Beach Club Resort on the Fort Morgan Peninsula. This acquisition adds to extensive acreage that ADCNR and its partners already purchased on the peninsula with Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Funds, including the Gulf Highlands property acquired in 2018.

The combined Gulf Highlands and Beach Club West properties amount to almost 200 acres, with more than one-half mile of Gulf frontage beach and dune habitat — previously the largest privately held, undeveloped beachfront property remaining in coastal Alabama. These properties are now part of the Alabama State Parks System, ensuring their permanent protection, public access and improved habitat management. The dune system’s quality and extent contribute to the parcel’s unique ecological benefits.

The combined properties will permanently benefit sea turtles, shorebirds, migratory birds and the endangered Alabama beach mouse. Both properties were purchased with funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund as well as Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act money managed by ADCNR in collaboration with Gov. Kay Ivey.

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