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Mississippi Milestones 2011

Take action today: Help us protect your Mississippi for the animals and people that depend on it.

While Mother Nature has kept Mississippians busy this year, the Nature Conservancy has also been busy helping protect and improve the state’s lands and waters. It is because of incredible donors like you that we are able to make such a difference!

In this issue you’ll find details about the work you support—efforts from the Gulf Coast to the Delta, in forests, along rivers and even in your neighborhood.

Thanks to ongoing support of people like you who enjoy the natural resources of this great state, we’ll continue to make Mississippi even better!

Jim Murrian
Executive Director

Longleaf pines 215x143Longleaf Pine © Erika Nortemann
Roots to Treetops

Here's a summary of our work in 2011.

MS River Flood 2011One of many structures surrounded by water during the Mississippi River flood in 2011. © Susan Hollandsworth/TNC
Water, Water Everywhere

Flooding, erosion and conservation. Read on to learn how the Conservancy fits in.

Shrimp BoatShrimp boats in Biloxi, MS © Erika Nortemann/TNC
Coastal Connections

The Mississippi River and oyster reefs. How do they connect? Read on to see.

Damselfly on handA damselfly sits quietly on the hand of a volunteer during the 2012 Bioquest at Charles Deaton Preserve in Mississippi. © Rebecca Stowe/TNC
Helping Hands

Wondering how you can help more? Read on to find out.

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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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