Press Release

Forever Wild Board to Meet June 22 in Fairhope

June 13, 2006

The Board of Trustees of the Alabama Forever Wild Land Trust will hold its second quarterly meeting on June 22, 2006, at Faulkner State Community College in Fairhope, Alabama. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in Centennial Hall.

At this meeting, the Forever Wild Program activities and tract assessments will be updated. This meeting will also serve as a public hearing for anyone who would like to make comments concerning this program.

The public is invited to attend this meeting and is urged to submit comments and nominations of tracts of land for possible Forever Wild Program purchase. Written nominations may be made by letter addressed to the State Lands Division, Room 464, 64 N. Union St., Montgomery, AL 36130.

Quarterly meetings of the Forever Wild Board are held in order to maximize public input into the program. Only through active public participation can the best places in Alabama be identified and protected in order to remain forever wild.

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