Now Accepting Grant
Applications for FY 2022

The Gulf Coast RC&D Council is now accepting applications for the fiscal year of 2022. Please submit your application here. We will continue accepting applications through June 30, 2021.

Fitness Equipment for Active Agers on Parkway

Community development project to provide the Parkway Senior Center with fitness equipment for the well-being of the seniors.

Vaughn Community Garden Project

Plasticulture Demonstration

​The Gulf Coast RC&D Council believes that community gardens can be beneficial to the health and well-being of local communities. The introduction of a community garden may be able to reduce the impact of food availability and allow residents greater access to nutritious food that is necessary to live a healthy lifestyle.
The photos you see are from a plasticulture demonstration. Plasticulture is the use of plastics in crop protection. This method has helped farmers increase production, improve food quality, minimize water consumption and reduce their ecological footprint.
We have had the pleasure of working with Mr. Mitch Nye and the Vaughn Community as they work to get their community garden project up and running. Thank you for all of the hard work and time you have put into completing your project!
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MOWA Walking Trail & Park

 MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians

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The Council and staff at Gulf Coast RC&D are excited to have been a part of the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians project entitled, "MOWA Walking Trail & Park".  Here are a few photos from the ribbon-cutting event.  A special thank you goes out to Mrs. Lillie Steiner for her hard work in planning and securing the funding necessary for the completion of this project.

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Bryant Oyster Academy

Alma Bryant High School

The curriculum provided to the students who participate in the Bryant Oyster Academy Program will focus on local environmental concerns, the role of the oyster in coastal communities of South Mobile County, as well as an aquaculture component that can serve as a link between students interested in a career in aquaculture and local commercial oyster farms.

Welcoming Winged Wildlife - Creating Habitats for Winged Beneficials at Watershed Acres

Daphne High School

Students learned how to identify birds and butterflies that live and migrate through our area and the importance of providing safe and nurturing habitats for migrating birds and butterflies. They also learned the relationship between bats and agriculture, about the use of beneficial insects for pest management and how to attract and protect beneficials, the value of hosting pollinators such as bees and butterflies, how to protect our winged wildlife, what they eat and the importance of native trees, plants, clean water etc. in relationship to winged wildlife health.