The public is invited to the Little Lagoon Preservation Society meeting on Thursday, July 20, at the Gulf Shores Activity Center, 260 Clubhouse Drive in Gulf Shores.

This meeting is open to all members and the public and starts at 5:30 p.m. with socializing, light food and beverages.

At 6 p.m., there will be a presentation by Mark Acreman. Acreman has been the city engineer for Gulf Shores for almost 18 years, where he provides civil engineering services for the city, assists community development by providing engineering reviews, administers municipal capital improvement projects, oversees roadway maintenance and maintains all of the traffic control systems within the corporate limits.

Acreman is "home grown" and has a civil engineering degree from the University of South Alabama. He will speak about the latest city initiatives, including shoal sand dredging at Lagoon Pass, upcoming wide beach renourishment on city beaches, circulation improvements in the man-made canals in the southeast end of the lagoon, living shoreline restoration at Mo's Landing, the bridge project across the Intercoastal Waterway, Waterway District plans and a few transportation updates.

Learn about Alabama Audubon

After Acreman's presentation, attendees will be briefed by Cortney Weatherby on the Alabama Audubon group.

Weatherby has a BS in marine biology from Northwest Missouri State University and worked for environmental organizations in the Florida Keys, South Carolina, Alaska and Virginia. She has a passion for education, stewardship and community building around coastal ecosystems. She has worked hard for LLPS in its oyster gardening effort raising gardens and collecting data on oysters the society grows.

After guest speakers, attendees can ask questions on various initiatives, including the latest Conditional Use Permit application to the city of Gulf Shores from Baldwin County Sewer Service and BCSS's application for a new permit from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management for their Fort Morgan plant.