South Alabama Land Trust protects land and promotes environmental education in coastal Alabama so current and future residents can enjoy clean water and the marine life, wildlife, and outdoor recreation that define our area. Under its former name, South Alabama Land Trust was incorporated in 1990 as a non-profit organization to support the Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in its efforts to conserve the pristine coastal area of Baldwin County, Alabama. In 2009, we became a Nationally Accredited Land Trust. With the support of more than 550 members, generous donors and event sponsors, we have protected more than 9,500 acres of coastline in Baldwin and Mobile counties. This is done through a combination of conservation easements, land donations, and purchases. The land we protect can never be sold to developers.We are also a Nationally Accredited Land Trust striving to protect the “edges” of Alabama. This means the wetlands where our coastline meets the waters of the Mobile and Weeks bays. These bogs, marshes, and estuaries are integral to our environmental health as a state, a nation, and a planet. We do this through our partnership with the Weeks Bay Reserve and through land acquisition. In addition to partnering with the Reserve, the Weeks Bay Foundation has protected over 7,000 acres of coastline within Baldwin County. This is done through a combination of conservation easements, land donations, and purchases. All the land we protect will never be sold to developers and will remain wild forever.