Enormous. Majestic. An ecological wonderland. The most biodiverse body of water in the world.
Rich in animal and vegetative species, the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta is all these things and more, including home to more than 600 species of fish, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds. With habitats that include huge swaths of swamps, marshes and wetlands, it is a veritable maze of tributary creeks, rivers, streams and bayous.
The Delta is home to humans as well, who can access its wonders on foot or by airboats, fishing boats, canoes and kayaks. On this website, we will introduce you to America’s second-largest delta, to the wildlife creatures who inhabit it and to some of the people who live, work and play in it every day.
We invite you to join us on a virtual journey through the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta – all 260,000 acres of it – and then to discover it in person. Bon voyage.

Hunting and Fishing
In addition to the many activities the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta (MTRD) offers, hunting and fishing in the Delta are unparalleled. The abundance of wildlife attracts visitors from around the globe to this ecological wonderland in pursuit of the perfect game.
The Mobile-Tensaw River Delta is surrounded by brackish water that is filled with speckled trout, redfish and more. Brackish water is has more salinity than fresh water, but not as much as seawater – so it invites a diverse group of fish, not found in many parts of the world. Something else that makes this unique body of water special is that you can also find freshwater fish like BASS, bream and others in the MTRD. From deer, to ducks, to gators, the animals that inhabit the Delta will give even the most experienced hunters and anglers a thrill.
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources works hard to ensure that there is an abundance of land and opportunities for all people, regardless of age or interest, to experience the great outdoors for years to come in the MTRD. Plan your trip and come see what makes the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta one of the most special places for outdoor adventures in the world!

History
A long time ago in a region not all that far away, separate and distinct rivers slowly began to merge in their southward flow through the land that we now call the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta. Several million years later — as bayous, marshes, forests and streams formed — human beings were drawn to the area in pursuit of its rich supplies of game and fish.
Native Americans who populated the Delta 5,000 years ago included the Alabamas, the Mobilians, the Taensas, the Creeks and the Choctaws. Eventually, they were joined by Spanish explorers in the mid-1500s and then by French settlers in the early 1600s, who made the region their home. Today, the Delta is dotted with a sprinkling of homes and fishing camps, leaving most of its scenic lands open to fishing, hunting and other outdoor recreation.

Rivers & Forests
If you’ve never visited the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta, get ready to be blown away by what you see.
Especially, be prepared to learn that the rivers that feed it – among them the Mobile, the Alabama, the Tensaw, the Spanish, the Middle, the Apalachee and the Blakeley – have traveled many miles to empty themselves into the Delta, bringing rich soil and nutrients to nourish spawning seafood, other forms of sea life and assorted mammals and migratory birds. The Delta is also fed by an array of streams, creeks and bayous.
It is also home to thousands of acres of swamp forests, maritime forests, pine savannas, seasonally flooded bottomland hardwood forests and forested wetlands that attract thousands of species of migratory birds, reptiles, fish, insects and other creatures – not to mention anglers, boaters, hunters and hikers.
E.O. Wilson – noted scientist, prolific author and native of Alabama — credits the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta with having “more species of plants and animals than any comparable area anywhere in North America.”
Words alone can’t do the Delta justice, however. In fact, when it comes to Alabama’s ecological wonderland, perhaps no other adage applies to it as well as “Seeing is believing.”
Alabama Delta Alliance Members
5 Rivers Delta Resource Center
ADCNR Marine Resources Division
ADCNR State Lands Division
ADCNR State Parks Division
ADCNR Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
Adams and Reese LLP
Africatown CDC
Alabama Coastal Foundation
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR)
Alabama Forestry Foundation
Alabama Iron and Steel Council
Alabama Power
Alabama Pulp and Paper Council
Alabama State Port Authority
Alabama Wildlife Federation
Armbrecht Jackson LLP
Austal USA
Bama Boy Music
Bellingrath Gardens and Home
Blue Bell Creamery
BLUEGILL
Brookmont Realty Group
Campbell Hardware & Sporting Goods
Canfor Southern Pine
Carlton Realty Company
Central Baldwin Chamber of Commerce
Chuckfee Conservatives
Cloverleaf Landing
Coastal Alabama Partnership (CAP)
Cooper Marine & Timberlands
Cooper T. Smith
Cummings & Associates
Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuaries, Inc.
Dauphin Island Sea Lab
DEX Imaging
Dog River Clearwater Revival
Dog River Marina and Boat Works, Inc.
Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce
Eastern Shore Children’s Clinic
Employee Liability Management
Evonik Corporation
Farris Properties
Felix’s Fish Camp Grill
Fish River Christmas Tree Farm
Fox’s Trolling Motor Service
Fred T. Stimpson Wildlife Sanctuary
Furniture City
Gaillard Builders
Galloway Johnson Thompkins Burr & Smith
Geological Survey of Alabama
Gettin’ Outdoors Radio Network
Grand Bay Savanna
Gray Gulf Charters
Gruenloh & Associates, P.C.
Gulf Coast Health Care
Gulf Packaging
Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism
Hal’s Lake Hunting Club
Hamilton & Company
Hardy Brock Consulting
Hargrove & Associates
Hartmann Blackmon & Kilgore
Heritage Homes
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
J.P. Coleman Law LLC
LSB Contracting
Ladd Architectural Door and Specialty Company, Inc. (LADSCO)
Ladd Supply Company, Inc.
Lake Stripling Fishing Club
Linebusy, LLC
Lower Bryant Landing
Manufacture Alabama
Matthews Landing/Lower Bryant Landing
Maynard Cooper & Gale
McCoy Outdoors
Meaher Realty Company
Meaher State Park
Medtronic
Middleton Marine Engine Service, Inc.
Mississippi- Alabama Sea Grant
Mister Tuxedo & JoVi’s Bridal/Formals
Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce
Mobile Bay Magazine
Mobile Bay National Estuary Program
Mobile Baykeeper
Mobile County Wildlife and Conservation Association
Mobile Environmental Justice Action Coalition
Mobile Mask
Mobile-Tensaw Delta Wildlife Management Area
Mt. Willing Timber Co LLC
National Parks Conservation Association
North Baldwin Chamber of Commerce
Norton Lilly International
Ogburn Realty, Inc
Old Tyme Feed & Garden Supply, Inc
Ottertail Canoe Company, Inc
Partners for Environmental Progress
Pats Industrial & Auto Supply, Inc
Phillips Prepatory School
PowerSouth
Providence Hospital
Red Drum Marketing
Ritz-Carlton
Robertsdale Rotary Club
Rural Land Specialist LLC
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse (Mobile)
Secret History Tours
Shirley’s Baitshop
South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce
SouthPoint Bank
SouthPoint Bank Home Mortgage
Spectrum Maritime
Tate & Lyle
Tensaw Land & Timber Company
Thames Batré Insurance
The Disabilities Leadership Coalition of Alabama
The Peninsula of Mobile
The Riverpub
The SSI Group, LLC
Trustmark
Upper Delta Wildlife Management Area
Uriah Land Company
USS Alabama Battleship Park
Visit Mobile
W. L. Holland Wildlife Management Area
Ward Properties
Webb’s Cafe
Wilkins Miller LLC
William Bruce Business Sales & Acquisitions, LLC
Alabama Delta Steering Committee Members
Alvin Hope
Bestor Ward
CJ Small
Kendall Dexter
Lucy “Pie” Hollings
Marl Cummings
Pat Ogburn
Peter Gaillard
Roberta Swann
Russell Ladd
Watt Key