Gulf Shores' sand dunes will be receiving recycled Christmas trees as a restorative measure in the next few days and weeks.
Baldwin County residents plan to drop off their Christmas trees at several drop off locations around the area. The trees will be "planted" in the Gulf of Mexico where wave action will cause sand to accumulate on them, restoring the beaches along Gulf Shores.
A similar plan is at work on Dauphin Island. Keep Mobile Beautiful will be working with the Town of Dauphin Island to collect and recycle Mobile area residents' Christmas trees to restore the beaches of Dauphin Island.
The trees are usually ground into mulch, but this year they will go to a better purpose - restoring the dunes on our barrier islands' beaches.