Outdoor Alabama News
Public Land Increased Significantly Under Blankenship's Leadership
With National Public Lands Day coming up this weekend, Alabama celebrates the 100,000-plus acres of land that has been purchased for public use in the state since Chris Blankenship became Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) in 2017. “Of all the things that I’ve been involved in with the Department, being chairman of the Forever Wild Land Trust (FWLT) Board has been, if not my favorite, one of my favorite duties as Commissioner,” Commissioner Blankenship said. “We have such a beautiful state of which most of it is privately owned. We have…