30. The Splinter Hill Bog-Ben May Trust

Date of Purchase:  September 24, 2003

Location:  Baldwin County

Acreage: 363.49

The Splinter Hill Bog-Ben May Trust Tract consists of approximately 363 acres of a 726 acre tract of longleaf pine and bog habitat, at the headwaters of the Perdido River. The tract is being managed as a nature preserve to forward the conservation of these rare natural communities. The remainder of the tract was acquired by the State Lands Division through Coastal Impact Assistance Program funds, provided through the U.S. Department of Commerce=s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA).