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On March 6, 2012 representatives from communities and agencies within Jackson County Mississippi visited the Grand Bay NERR to attend the “Planning for the Future in Jackson County: Sea Level Rise and Changing Coastal Conditions” workshop. The agenda was designed to provide participants with the latest scientific information and management tools related to sea level rise and climate change at the national and local level. The first half of the workshop was dedicated to sharing scientific information with attendees. Dr. Lynne Carter, associate director of [...]

Join us and representatives of the Historic Ocean Springs Saltwater Flyfishing Club (HOSSFLY) to learn the basics of saltwater flyfishing. Saltwater flyfishing is both a relaxing and exciting recreational past time that is becoming more popular with fishers of all ages. In the free mini-workshop, our guest instructors will introduce you to the art of saltwater flyfishing and demonstrate different types of flyfishing gear suitable for fishing in saltwater. Click Here For More Information

Mississippi Habitat Stewards Program is a project of Mississippi Wildlife Federation and National Wildlife Federation.  The 2012 class is sponsored by BP.   In exchange for 24 hours of training, each participant will commit 100 hours of volunteer service on partner lands: working to build nature trails, monitor existing nature trails, public relations, management and monitoring for invasive species, planting native plants and many other exciting projects. Mississippi Habitat Stewards Program Partners are the owners and managers of important natural areas where we work.  In 2011, [...]

It is time to think about getting your bird houses or gourds spruced up and hung up for the returning local populations of Purple Martins, one of the first colonial migrant species to return in the spring. Come join us and learn the best way to attract and harbor these beneficial and entertaining birds.

On December 14th and 15th floodplain managers, building inspectors, code enforcement officers and related government officials representing communities and agencies located along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast attended MEMA’s Floodplain Management 101 and Elevation Certificate Workshops.

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Did you ever wonder what native greenery was safe to have in your house for holiday decorations? Join us for one of our special holiday hayrides through the reserve on Saturday, December 10th to learn how to identify the different native plants used in holiday decorations and the do’s and don’ts for collecting them. We will serve hot chocolate, peppermints and cookies after the hayride to get you in the holiday spirit! Our hayrides will leave the Grand Bay Coastal Resources Center located near Pascagoula [...]

Mark your calendars now! Grand Bay Reserve is offering a FREE guided birding boat tour to the outer waters of the Reserve near the Grand Battures and Catch-Em-All Bar on Saturday, November 12th from 8:00 AM* till 11:00 AM. Ornithologists, Dr. Mark Woodrey, the Reserve’s Research Coordinator, and Jake Walker, one of our staff researchers and president of the local Audubon chapter, will lead this expedition to observe overwintering waterfowl, wading birds and other shorebirds. You will not only learn how to identify these birds [...]