
Alabama Launches $17.5M Black Belt Prairie Initiative To Restore Vanishing Grasslands And Rebuild Wildlife Populations
by Mary Spiller November 26, 2025 Inspired by a Hale County farm that became a national birding destination, a new $17.5 million initiative seeks to help landowners restore disappearing grasslands across the state. When Christopher Joe’s father asked his children in 2018 to imagine new possibilities for their family’s 200-acre


















