Build a Pool Next to Endangered Mouse? FWS Weighs Alabama Requests
Published Date: 3/20/2026
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Summary
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reviewing three requests from local builders in Baldwin County, Alabama, who want to build decks, a house, and a pool near the Alabama beach mouse’s home. These projects follow a special conservation plan that helps protect this endangered mouse while allowing construction. People have until April 20, 2026, to share their thoughts before permits are approved.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Deck Expansion Requires Mitigation Fee
Kitty Bowden requests a 50-year incidental take permit to convert 0.007 acres of occupied Alabama beach mouse habitat for a deck expansion in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The applicant proposes to mitigate that take with an in-lieu fee of $676.20 paid to the Alabama Coastal Heritage Trust's Alabama beach mouse conservation fund.
New Home Construction Requires Larger Fee
Tracey Thompson requests a 50-year incidental take permit to convert 0.056 acres of occupied Alabama beach mouse habitat for a single-family home in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The applicant proposes to mitigate that take with an in-lieu fee of $5,609.70 paid to the Alabama Coastal Heritage Trust's Alabama beach mouse conservation fund.
Pool and Deck Project Requires Permit Transfer Fee
Douglas J. Spurling requests transfer and modification of an existing 30-year incidental take permit to convert 0.016 acres of occupied Alabama beach mouse habitat for a pool with deck in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The applicant proposes to mitigate that take with an in-lieu fee of $1,619.20 paid to the Alabama Coastal Heritage Trust's Alabama beach mouse conservation fund.
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