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For generations, residents lucky visitors in the right place at the right time along Alabama's Eastern Shore have rushed to the shoreline when word spreads that a jubilee has arrived.
The rare …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 6/18/26 |
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South Alabama Land Trust has taken over a long-standing agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to help protect habitat for the federally endangered Alabama beach mouse, expanding the …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 6/16/26 |
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A pilot project using dredged sediment from Mobile Bay to create 3D-printed artificial reefs has shown promising results, leading to plans for a larger deployment.
The Mobile Bay National …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 6/16/26 |
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They arrive before the light fully swells over the Gulf.
After crossing the open water overnight, warblers and thrushes, flickers and sparrows, sometimes too many to count, reach the coast in …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 6/11/26 |
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STOCKTON — With a historic zoning referendum less than a month away, 91 residents of Planning District 3 gathered on Monday, June 8, at the Stockton Civic Club to discuss what supporters see as the …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 6/10/26 |
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DAUPHIN ISLAND — Marine mammal responders from across the northern Gulf Coast gathered Friday at Dauphin Island Sea Lab to train with newly acquired whale flotation pontoons, specialized equipment …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 6/9/26 |
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As South Alabama heads into its rainy summer and hurricane season, residents are already coming off one of the wettest Mays ever recorded.
According to the National Weather Service in Mobile, …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 6/9/26 |
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As oyster populations continue to face challenges along Alabama's coast, conservation groups are marking a decade of efforts aimed at restoring habitat and protecting ecosystems that support one of …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 6/9/26 |
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SPANISH FORT — When Hurricane Sally knocked out power across Baldwin County in 2020, residents at Acts Westminster Village discovered just how vulnerable communications can become during a …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 6/2/26 |
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A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit challenging Alabama Power's plan to leave more than 21 million tons of coal ash in unlined pits along the Mobile River, sending the case back to …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/27/26 |
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LOTTIE — Residents from Lottie and other neighboring areas gathered Thursday night for a town hall meeting focused on proposed industrial-scale solar developments and related energy infrastructure …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/27/26 |
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Boaters heading to the waters around Orange Beach this summer are being urged to slow down and avoid sensitive habitat areas as part of a new safe boating campaign tied to the restoration of the …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/22/26 |
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Residents, historians and local leaders gathered Monday evening at historic Fort Mims to discuss concerns surrounding a proposed 2,900-acre industrial solar development planned for the Tensaw …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/12/26 |
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The South Alabama Land Trust has permanently protected 238 acres of environmentally significant land in northern Baldwin County, preserving rare pitcher plant bog habitat and wetlands near the …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/12/26 |
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Residents attended Riviera Utilities' first Welcome Back Monarch Day on May 9 at the Foley Civic Center in Foley. Due to weather, the event was moved indoors, where attendees heard a presentation …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/12/26 |
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MOBILE — The 2026 NOAA Hurricane Awareness Tour made a stop Tuesday at Mobile International Airport, giving residents, media members and local officials a close-up look at the aircraft and …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/7/26 |
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What started as a small beautification effort outside Riviera Utilities' Foley office has taken root as a growing environmental initiative supporting pollinators, scientific research and community …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/7/26 |
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GULF SHORES — Did you know Alabama's state flower, the camellia, is native not to our rich soils but to China and Japan?
Or that there are hosts of carnivorous marine flowers that call the …
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By KAYLA GREEN
Executive Editor kayla@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/6/26 |
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SPANISH FORT — The Alabama Wildlife Federation marked a new chapter along the Gulf Coast with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to reopen the former 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center as the Delta & Bay …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 4/30/26 |
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Gulf Shores City Schools students participated in hands-on activities during the Earth Day celebration April 24, at Gulf Shores Middle School. The event welcomed children from pre-K through …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 4/29/26 |