Get outside with the Master Naturalist Program

If you are like me, this is one of the most anticipated summers and falls of your lifetime. Getting back together in-person with family and friends and resuming programs and projects that were put on pause due to COVID-19 is something I am really...

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By: Eric Spartks / Published: Apr 22, 2021

Celebrate Earth Day at Pascagoula cleanup event

In the year 1970, millions of university students and environmental community members came together in the form of educational marches and rallies in efforts to bring environmental issues to the top of our nation’s priority list. Their success led...

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By: Mandy Sartain / Published: Apr 08, 2021

Plan for It! Game demonstrates how town planners make decisions

Have you ever wondered why planners in your town make the decisions they do? What factors increase or decrease your city’s resilience to tropical weather? Now you have the opportunity to be a virtual planner through a new video game developed by...

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By: Jody Thompson / Published: Apr 01, 2021

Understanding the economics of a changing floodplain

As sea levels rise, they are not simply coming higher, but they are reshaping the coastlines as they come up. This can lead to erosion occurring at faster rates and in new places. It also changes the shape of our beaches and barrier islands and can...

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By: Renee Collini / Published: Mar 26, 2021