Smart Landscapes Presentations
Native Plants that Pollinators Love/How to Be a Better Steward of Your Property 8-14-24
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Creating Biodiverse Landscapes for Mississippi Wildlife/How to Design Sustainable Home Landscapes 9-28-23
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Create an Edible Legacy: Make Your Own Food Forest Garden (PDF)
Food Forest Presentation.pdf (PDF)
Mississippi Smart Landscapes Butterflies and Hots Plants.pdf (PDF)
Planting Design for New Landscapes or Renovation Projects (PDF)
Previous Presentations
Creative Biodiverse Landscape for Mississippi Wildlife (PDF)
Landscape Design, Plant Materials and Energy Conservation (PDF)
Managing Landscapes for Healthy Soils and Water PDF
Publications
News
The Mississippi State University Extension Service was part of a team that received a national award in July for innovation in conservation efforts.
The Soil and Water Conservation Society gave the Conservation Innovation Award to the One Good Idea online platform, which is a component of a larger project led by Beth Baker, associate Extension professor in the MSU Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, and involves five multi-state partners.
Young people had the unique opportunity to learn interesting things about the soil, plants that grow in it and animals that feed on top of it at a recent field day.
PICAYUNE, Miss. -- Fans of The History Channel’s “Forged in Fire” can see season-six champion Seth Borries demonstrating his skills in person during Forge Day at The Crosby Arboretum. Forge Day will be held Jan. 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Picayune. This family-friendly event highlights the historic and modern uses of the forge.
Success Stories
Billy Mitchell spent his childhood summers in the water and has lived at Pelahatchie Bay for more than three decades, so his dedication to protecting water resources now almost makes too much sense.
Robin Whitfield, who gave the child the paper, stands awestruck, watching her friend’s daughter use the flower to draw and color on the page.
Mississippi State University and partners have been awarded a grant of nearly $6.6 million from the National Fish and Wildlife Federation for shoreline restoration work on the Gulf Coast.
