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would cut one-third of Forever Wild money and reallocate it to support volunteer fire departments, the Soil and Water Conservation Committee and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. Senate Bill 255 is sponsored by Senator Gerald Dial.
In 1992, citizens of Alabama overwhelmingly voted to establish the Forever Wild Land Trust and its Board of Trustees. The constitutional amendment passed by a vote of 83 percent, the largest margin for a land trust amendment in any southeastern state. The first land purchase was made in 1994, and since then many significant tracts have been added to Alabama’s land trust program. Habitat for bald eagles, wetlands, and recreation such as hiking, bird watching, horseback riding and hunting are just some of the uses of Forever Wild land.
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