FWS Reviews Home Build Permit Near Alabama Beach Mouse Habitat
Published Date: 4/21/2026
Notice
Summary
Stillwater Capital Assets wants permission to build a single-family home in Baldwin County, Alabama, even though it might affect the threatened Alabama beach mouse. The Fish and Wildlife Service is reviewing their plan to protect the mouse’s habitat and is asking the public to share their thoughts by May 21, 2026. This process helps balance new construction with saving a special local animal without causing big delays or extra costs.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Mitigation Fee Requirement
The applicant proposes to mitigate the authorized take by paying an in-lieu mitigation fee of $4,813.90 to the Alabama Coastal Heritage Fund to offset impacts to the Alabama beach mouse.
50-Year Incidental Take Permit Request
Stillwater Capital Assets LLC applied for a 50-year incidental take permit to take the threatened Alabama beach mouse incidental to building a single-family home on a 0.381-acre parcel at 11068 Mobile Street West, Gulf Shores, Alabama. The application would allow conversion of 0.05 acres of occupied nesting, foraging, and sheltering habitat as part of the construction.
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