Browsing: Environment

This closure applies to Mississippi territorial waters. All other Mississippi territorial waters will remain open to shrimping.

Hurricane Harvey continues to strengthen in the western Gulf of Mexico and is expected to land as the nation’s first Category 3 landfall in almost 12 years.

NASA Suggests Cost-Friendly Hack to View Solar Eclipse

2017 Eclipse in Jackson County

Ranger programs are informative, yet interactive talks or tours that enlighten visitors on the resources, stories and history of the Gulf Islands National Seashore.

Chevron’s environmental department teamed up with staff members at the Pascagoula River Audubon Center to conduct testings of the water quality in Bayou Chicot.

The Gulf Island National Seashore is a unique feature to Jackson County because if its history, recreational opportunities and diverse wildlife.

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CONGRATULATIONS, Ocean Springs!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Because everyone knows an 18th birthday is one to celebrate

PHOTOS: These kids got to experience the great outdoors thanks to Sea Camp. Learn more about the program HERE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Will we see YOU at the party?

A DEEPER LOOK: “We get people from all over our country and overseas, and they say it’s one of their greatest memories here on the Gulf Coast. It says a lot, not only about the tour, but also what we have on the Gulf Coast.” READ MORE from Capt. Benny McCoy and his river tours.

“Especially as adults, we are spending so much time on phones or computers and it is really important to have screen-free time. Kids and parents don’t spend a lot of time outdoors, meaning we don’t get to use our senses to explore. Now we feel like the world has changed, and we can’t let kids out of our site, but this is such an amazing place to grow up because there’s so many different habitats and it is always changing.”

DID YOU KNOW? There were only 35 Mississippi Sandhill Cranes in the 1970s. How many are there now? Find out in the story.

Congratulations to the winners in each division!