Browsing: Environment

To celebrate World Oceans Day, I’d like to shine the spotlight on the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (IMMS) in…

Scientists are proud of our technical terms. But we often fail to clearly define them when promoting an idea for…

Have you seen this shrimp? That’s the question being posed to fishermen on the coast by the Mississippi Department of…

June is right around the corner, friends. Right about now, my family is dreaming of meals blessed with one of…

Judging by the number of kayaks strapped to the top of vehicles these days, it’s clear that this outdoor experience…

Who doesn’t like to dig in the sand on the beach? Everyone does! So while you are at it, you…

Gautier city officials cut the ribbon today on two new amenities at Shepard State Park. The first is a new…

It seems that conversations about the value of trees have become top of mind for many of my friends these…

In an effort to not only celebrate the arrival of the Least Terns but to also raise awareness of the…

As Earth Day approaches, I’m pondering the irony of last year’s event and how my outlook on life matured in…

Multiple official entities have been signed ordinances proclaiming the week of April 19 to 23, 2021, as Native Plant Week,…

We all appreciate how insects and plants depend upon each other to carry on with their lives. Bees and butterflies…

The geology of Jackson, Mississippi is like no other capital city across the United States. Besides the two rivers and…

Snakes are peaceful, retiring creatures. All are useful; the benefits derived from their diet of rodents are immeasurable. They are…

It must be spring if the Honeysuckle Azaleas are blooming. But, that is just one of many spring plants showing…

Spring migration is upon us in south Mississippi. The Ides of March usually brings the first Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, with other…