Welcome Eric Soehren, Newest Member of the Mangement Board
June 2, 2026
The EGCPJV welcomes Eric Soehren as a new member on the Management Board. Eric is a Biologist with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) with 29 years of public service.
Blue Jean Burning: Working Together to Manage Lands in Southwest Alabama
June 2, 2026
Much of the East Gulf Coastal Plain is defined by landscapes that depend on fire, which historically were started by lightning and Native Americans. Today, land managers and landowners use prescribed fire to maintain healthy, productive ecosystems and support pollinators like monarch butterflies, game species such as deer and turkey, numerous songbirds, and a variety of reptiles and amphibians.
Tracking Across JV Borders – The King Rail Telemetry Project
June 2, 2026
King Rails are an iconic secretive marsh bird species – seldom seen, occasionally heard – as they creep through the dense, tall vegetation in remnants of emergent marsh. Since the 1960’s, populations have declined an estimated 85%. Twelve states classify them as threatened or endangered; they are a Species of Greatest Conservation Need in over