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Bags are filled with used clothing.
April 22, 2025

Many Mississippians take steps to live sustainably, but they may not be aware of the impact their clothing choices have on the environment.

Beyond material sourcing and item manufacturing, what happens when the piece of clothing is retired from the closet can have a significant environmental impact. Textile waste is unwanted clothing and fabrics that are thrown away rather than recycled.

Fire engulfs a forest.
Mississippi has ranked among the top half of all states for number of wildfires. For Mississippi, wildfires happen most often in February, March, and April. It is important to take steps to protect your home and other property.
February 25, 2025

Did you know that wildfire is a common occurrence in Mississippi? If you live in the rural-urban interface – areas where human development moves into rural areas – your risk of being affected by wildfire increases.

Homemade pumpkin, bat, monster Halloween decor with a toilet paper roll, tin can, and water bottle.
Empty household containers can turn into fun Halloween decorations with a little imagination. Photo by AnnRomb/stock.adobe.com
October 18, 2024

Halloween spending is expected to reach $11.6 billion this year, and many of those purchases will become waste. Check out these tips for ways to have a more sustainable holiday.

Success Stories

Two mallard ducks on water and MSU gamebird logo.
Volume 11 Number 1

These are just a few of Mississippi’s gamebirds, and the Mississippi State University Extension Service recently launched a new social media space to support gamebird recreation and management.

The grant was awarded to Dr. Eric Sparks, director of the MSU Coastal and Marine Extension Program, and a team from the MSU Extension Service, the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, The Nature Conservancy, Harte Research Institute, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant, and the PEW Charitable Trusts.
Volume 9 Number 2

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.

A woman, smiling, wearing a blue polo and sitting on a wooden fence.
Volume 9 Number 1

Crosby Arboretum is a living memorial to L. O. Crosby, a philanthropist, forester, and civic leader who loved nature. In the early 1980s, his family turned his former strawberry farm into a place that could instill a love of nature in others.