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Learn more about the unique plants, animals and communities around our state and meet the heroes working to protect them.

Stories, animals, plants and people from all over our great state.

 

Wood Duck Box 215x143Corp of Engineers staff monitoring wood duck boxes in the Mississippi Delta. © Byron Jorjorian
Mississippi's Conservation Heroes

Meet some of Mississippi's most dedicated conservationists.

Camp Shelby Burrowing Crayfish 215x143Camp Shelby Burrowing Crayfish © Jim Lee/TNC
Profiles of Special Mississippi Species

The animal and plant diversity in Mississippi is amazing. Check out some of the special creatures that call Mississippi home.

Students Help Gopher FrogsGulfport Central Middle School sixth graders help clean up gopher frog habitat at Old Fort Bayou Mitigation Bank. © Rebecca Stowe/TNC
Gopher Frogs get a Helping Hand

Environmentally aware Gulfport sixth graders gave the Mississippi gopher frog a helping hand. Learn more about their hard work.

Mass Gifts 215 x 143Monarch butterfly gathering nectar from flowering goldenrod, Massachusetts. © Cheryl Rose
Greening Mississippi, One Gift at a Time

Discover ideas to make your gift-giving green, easy and fun. Mississippi's Green Gift Giving Ideas

Mississippi Forests
Longleaf pines 215x143Longleaf Pine © Erika Nortemann
The Weeks Act: A Century of Eastern Forests

The Conservancy is helping celebrate a century of efforts to preserve forests east of the Mississippi River. Discover how.

Weeks Act Award 215x143Weeks Act Award to Mississippi Chapter for Water Protection 2011 © Rebecca Stowe/TNC
Conservancy Honored by National Forests of Mississippi

The Conservancy was recognized for efforts to help improve the state's forests. Click for details!

Exciting Encounters
Gopher Tortoise in leaves at Red CreekGopher Tortoise running through leaves at Red Creek © Brad Maurer/TNC
Glimpsing A Rare Tortoise

Hattiesburg-area college and high school students have had the opportunity for a rare glimpse into the biology and behavior of the endangered gopher tortoise at Camp Shelby. Catch a glimpse

Keeping Florida BearableFlorida Black Bear © Carlton Ward, Jr.
Black Bears in the Mississippi Delta

The Conservancy and its partners are improving bear habitat in the Delta. Learn More

Giving Gopher Tortoises a Head Start

Sometimes even tortoises need a hand to survive. Learn More

Mississippi Sandhill Crane

With just over 100 individuals in the wild, Old Fort Bayou is important habitat. Explore More

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Photo Special Features TabLion in Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. © Kenneth K. Coe

Close Encounters with Nature

Whether scary or exciting, nature has a way of sneaking up on you. See stories

Arden OConnor 215x143Arden O’Connor. © Lajla LeBlanc

Nature Matters

Hear some of nature's success stories and see how nature matters to us all. Watch videos

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