13TH ANNUAL MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS LUNCHEON

The Dauphin Island Sea Lab Foundation will host the 13th Annual Marine Environmental Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Battle House Renaissance Hotel and Spa. Chris Blankenship, the commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, will be the keynote speaker. The Statewide Sessions-Brown Conservation Leadership Award will be presented to The Nature Conservancy in Alabama. Roberta Swann will receive the Gulf Coast Marine Environmental Excellence Award, which recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions to marine environmental sustainability in the Alabama Gulf Coast region. The Gulf Coast Marine Environmental Leadership Award, which recognizes an organization whose efforts have resulted in the improvement of marine environmental sustainability in the region, goes to Alabama Water Watch. Individual tickets are $60 each. For more information, visit https://sealabfoundation.org.