Fairhope, Alabama
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| S. Mobile Street butterfly garden. |
TAKEN OVER BY KUDZU
The city received a federal grant of $6,912 from the Gulf Coast Resource Conservation and Development Council to refurbish the butterfly garden at Magnolia Beach on S. Mobile Street; the city's matching share will be an additional $1,896.
Kudzu and other invasive plants will be removed and native pollinator insect-friendly ones planted instead including species of milkweed, sunflower, ironweed, goldenrod, and mallow.
Invasive species removal will cost $6K, by a private contractor.
GCRC&D A FEDERAL AGENCY
The Secretary of Agriculture approved the
Gulf Coast Resource Conservation and Development Council in March of
1993. The Poarch Band of Creek Indians, the County Commissions, and the
Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Baldwin, Escambia, and Mobile
Counties were named as the official sponsors of The Council. The Gulf
Coast RC&D Council's Board of Directors is comprised of
representatives from each of the seven sponsoring organizations. These
volunteers commit themselves to carrying out plans, programs, and
projects to help improve the area.
The purpose of the Gulf Coast
RC&D Council is to provide local leadership in developing and
carrying out a plan for the orderly conservation, improvement,
development, and wise use of natural resources thereby improving
economic opportunities. The organization cooperates and assists in
carrying out local and regional plans of other organizations and
agencies. Gulf Coast RC&D is working to create an awareness of the
need for orderly development and conservation of area resources. The
organization is working to secure the required technical, financial,
educational, and other services required to develop and accomplish its
goals and objectives.
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