The alabama department of conservation and natural resources is proposing a plan to acquire, from a willing seller, key parcels of land containing red hills salamander (RHS) habitat, in an effort to…

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $11,897,500 Project Grant under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR). The grant will fund the acquisition of approximately 4,719 acres of land containing critical habitat for the Red Hills salamander in Monroe County, Alabama. This land purchase, when combined with adjacent state-owned lands, will result in over 22,500 contiguous acres of permanently protected habitat for the endangered species. The project aims to stabilize and eventually improve the long-term conservation status of the Red Hills salamander across its range. The grant award period is from May 30, 2024 to May 30, 2026.

The alabama department of conservation and natural resources is proposing a plan to acquire, from a willing seller, key parcels of land containing red hills salamander (RHS) habitat, in an effort to permanently protect and restore some of the best habitat for and populations of the rhsacross its range, over the long-term stabilizing and eventually improving the status of the species. This fee simple land purchase of approximately 4,719 acres in monroe county, combined with other adjacent state-owned lands acquired through recovery land acquisition funds or under current negotiation, will result in over 22,500 contiguous acres of permanently protected habitat suitable for the RHS.