Montgomery, AL – A new initiative seeks to take advantage of what's abundant in the economically depressed Black Belt region of central and west Alabama - deer, fish, ducks, rich soil and wide open spaces.
A group of government officials, business owners and wildlife activists announced Tuesday the effort to promote outdoor activities across 22 mostly rural, low income counties. The region is known as Alabama's Black Belt because of it's band of rich, black soil.
The initiative, known as ``Alabama Black Belt Adventures'' will begin in July with an advertising campaign and the launching of a Web site.
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