Wet pine savannas are popping off in coastal Miss.

Wet pine savannas are fire-dependent grasslands that are common throughout the southeastern Coastal Plain. They are essentially wetlands found in flat areas with a high water table. They are maintained by regularly occurring fires that keep woody vegetation from dominating the landscape. 

Delta Council holds 91st meeting at DREC

RAYMOND, Miss. -- For the first time in 90 years, the Delta Council held its annual meeting on the grounds of the Mississippi State University Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville May 8.

MSU Forestry receives USDA risk study grant

A Mississippi State University forestry research team received a competitive $590,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study market dynamics, risks and resilience in the southern U.S. forest sector.

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