Browsing: Environment

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…

Trees are hard to ignore. They have played many roles in our lives, from the trees we climbed as kids…

As I walk into the Mississippi Coast Fly Fishers meeting on Thursday night, I hear the fish tales already going…

USM’s Marine Conservation Club (MCC), which specializes in the education and environmental aspects of marine life, recently held a cleanup…

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District recently held its annual mid-winter bald eagle surveys at its north…

Offering suet cakes or homemade suet to backyard birds is a great way to help them stay warm in winter.…

For my friend David Minkler, trees are his reason for being. As an ISA (International Society of Arboriculture) Certified Arborist,…

The 24th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count begins this Friday, February 12th, and runs through Monday the 15th.

The fate of Monarch Butterflies has been of concern for many years now, resulting in increased awareness and actions by…

It’s quite important that everyone be aware of our role in letting them degrade our natural resources.