Alabama Coastal Foundation

10/22/2026

If you are looking for something fun to do on Saturday, drop by Trek or Treat at Gulf State Park-Alabama (11:00am-2:00pm) and make a festive coastal craft with ACF's Share the Beach Director Rachael Holdsworth and Coastal Relations Coordinator Haley Jackson!

🧪🎃Science is even more fun when it’s spooky!

Join us on October 24th from 11 AM–2 PM for a family-friendly Trek or Treat event filled with hands-on fun! Enjoy live animals, crafts, experiments, fossils, games, and more.

Then, make a full day of it! Walk over to Woodside Restaurant afterward for live music, lunch, and a candy buffet. 🍬

Bring the whole family for a fun festive day! (costumes encouraged but not required!)

10/21/2026

10/21/2026

This is happening tonight!

And for our last speaker of the year, we will feature Ellie Mallon, Executive Client Delivery Lead with Mobile-based company Osprey Initiative to talk about 7 years of cleaning up Mobile, which includes their new curbside recycling service! Come ready to hear about a super cool company doing incredible things all across the country. And maybe get a recycling coupon too.

From 5-7 p.m. at the one & only Braided River Brewing Co.

10/20/2026

As you gear up for Halloween, consider these sustainable ideas this spooky season!

Getting ready for a spooktacular Halloween? 👻🎃 A few simple swaps, from costumes and decorations to treats and pumpkins, can make your celebration a little greener.

Check out our tips for a more sustainable Halloween: https://kab.org/6-ways-to-keep-your-halloween-sustainable

What are you doing to this Halloween? 👻💚

10/19/2026

Train your brain! How much do you know about Coastal Alabama? Take our free Coastal IQ and put your smarts to the test. With different categories and three levels of difficulty, see how far you can get! https://www.joinACF.org/coastal-iq

10/16/2026

The 2026-2027 Coastal Kids Quiz is off to an excellent start with 607 students participating in Round One and 16 teachers receiving $100 awards supporting classroom instruction thanks to our Gulf Coast RC&D grant!

If you would like to become a sponsor or know of a 5th grade teacher in Alabama who has not already signed up for this wonderful free program, please visit the following page: www.joinACF.org/coastal-kids-quiz

10/15/2026

Alabama's Oyster Shell Recycle program just reached another milestone saving over 500 large dump trucks of oyster shells! (If you put them bumper to bumper it would stretch 2.5 miles!) Not only does that help save our landfills, it also restores our local oyster reefs: 120 acres thus far!

To learn more and help, please visit: https://www.joinACF.org/oyster-shell-recycling-program

10/14/2026

It's National Wildlife Refuge Week! Here in coastal Alabama, we are thankful for the partnership and work done at the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. They provide protection for the animals, plants, and land while still providing access for humans to enjoy the wonderful natural habitats in our area. To learn more, please visit

Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge encompasses some of Alabama’s last remaining undisturbed coastal barrier habitat. The name Bon Secour comes from the French meaning “safe harbor,” very appropriate considering the sanctuary for native flora and fauna the refuge provides. As the surrounding a...

10/13/2026

Get your tickets today!!

Only a few more weeks until Braided River Brewing Co. gets turned into the 'St. Louis Street Oyster Bar' for our third annual Oyster Ball!

Get your tickets at the link below
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3rd-annual-oyster-ball-tickets-1998365531098