Browsing: Environment

This annual orchid event is more than just showy collections of jewel-toned blossoms with hints of delicate perfume. “Oh no,…

One of my favorite expressions in response to a protest about inaction is “OK then, do something – actions speak…

Resident and wintering migrant birds will be the focus of the upcoming Passerine Banding at the Pascagoula River Audubon Center…

It was a seventy-degree fall day with little wind, a perfect day to explore Mississippi coastal waters by kayak. On…

A Mississippi State researcher is part of a historic scientific consortium presenting its findings on the Amazon River Basin at…

Wow!!! – is the usual reaction to seeing a Prothonotary Warbler for the first time. Also known as Swamp Canary,…

It is not often that we get a front row seat to watch a wetland grow. But that is just…

Colors in nature are often used to send a message, especially in the world of insects. For Velvet Ants, their…

The Mississippi Aquarium is currently providing medical care to a severely injured loggerhead sea turtle. In a Facebook post, the…

When you think about hiking in Mississippi what is the first thing that comes to mind? Is it waterfalls? Probably…

Raise your hand if you love mosquitoes. Just as I thought – no hands. Not surprised. Biting insects are not…

I do like to eat from the wild, where there are so many interesting things to try, large and small.…

Story by Leah Barbour • Photos by Kevin Hudson The kids who dig in the dirt and rifle through the gravel do…

Having trouble finding that Tomato Hornworm on your tomato plant? Look as you might and all you see are the…

There is a hum in the air as the fall migration of Hummingbirds is in full swing, and the Pascagoula…

Part of my joy in telling stories about nature is revisiting themes that help link things together, certainly in my…