Here is some good news.
Through Senator Shelby's leadership on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, he has secured funding for several important environmental projects in Alabama. These projects include the following:
Alliance Education Program for the Gulf of Mexico (an effort led by the Dauphin Island Sea Lab) - $3 million
Escatawpa River Longleaf Hills Ecological Area and Red Hills Big Flat Creek - $6 million
Dauphin Island Coastal Protection Project - $2.5 million
Mobile Bay Fisheries Initiative - $2.5 million
Weeks Bay Reserve (expanded labs and classrooms) - $2 million
Alabama Environmental Education Center (4H Center) - $500,000
Center for Aquatic Resource Management - $6 million
Red Mountain Park Development Project - $1 million
To learn more about these projects access the Senator's press releases here
