MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — The Nature Conservancy Announces New Partnership with E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation have announced that 8,000 acres in Mobile-Tensaw Delta will be renamed E.O. Wilson Land Between the Rivers Preserve.
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The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation announced Monday that a nearly 8,000-acre preserve in Alabama’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta will be named in honor of famed natural scientist Edward Osborne Wilson. The announcement will be celebrated during a webinar discussion, focused on the role community, culture, and science play in caring for nature, on June 10, 2025, what would have been Wilson’s 96th birthday.
An internationally acclaimed leader for protecting biodiversity, Wilson’s lifelong love for nature began with his childhood in Alabama. The E.O. Wilson Land Between the Rivers Preserve is in the heart of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta where he first explored his fascination with the natural world and later launched an unmatched legacy of education and conservation.
“There is nobody more associated with the Delta than E.O. Wilson,” said Mitch Reid, Director of The Nature Conservancy in Alabama. “The Delta is as unique and iconic as Dr. Wilson, and it is fitting that his name and legacy be forever connected with the place that inspired him on his incredible journey.”…