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The Mobile-Tensaw River Delta creates a landscape rarely found in the United States. It is the second largest delta in the United States, rich in species diversity, ecosystem value, history, and culture. This highly aquatic environment harbors unique biodiversity in its brackish water marshes, bottomland hardwoods, vast stretches of cypress swamps, and in the bluffs region includes longleaf pine and broadleaf cove forests with the highest biodiversity of carnivorous plants. Equally, the Delta and bluffs region retain unique historical and cultural sites that include ceremonial sites of the Pensacola people, Civil War history – including the purported last battle of the War, and current-day reminders of the Civil Rights struggles embodied by the African-American Heritage Trail.
A key to this region’s sustainable future is to understand this landscape at a regional scale to know what conservation and preservation opportunities may exist to maintain the many assets of this region. A culmination of all of the region’s treasures also serves to bind the community to tell its story and provide for a clearinghouse of information for the tourism industry that is growing and expanding to celebrate the local history and natural beauty.
This map explores the diversity of natural, historical, and cultural resources within the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta and Bluffs region.
Please visit this page for an interactive companion map where you can explore ownership of the lands highlighted here.