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January 23, 2008: White's Slough
White’s Slough will provide, many educational and recreational opportunities

Matthew Miller, Program Director
(662) 844-1885

December 06, 2007: Mississippi Gopher Frog
Conservationist Donates “Mike’s Pond” Property To The Nature Conservancy

Robbie Fisher, State Director
601-713-3165

November 29, 2007: Nature Conservancy Acquires Sensitive Land
Gex Family Pleased To Preserve Family Land

Robbie Fisher, State Director
601-713-3355

November 27, 2007: Weyerhaeuser funds The Nature Conservancy study of Old Cove
Weyerhaeuser funds The Nature Conservancy study of Old Cove

Susan Hollandsworth, Director of Philanthropy
(601) 709-4754

August 17, 2007: Boy Scouts Assist with Restoration of Habitat
The Pine Burr area Boy Scouts recently assisted The Nature Conservancy’s Camp Shelby field office staff, the Mississippi Army National Guard and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to restore habitat for the native Camp Shelby burrowing crayfish.

Melinda Lyman, Project Coordinator
(601) 558-2931

August 14, 2007: Oyster Reef Fish Sampling
Volunteers help determine health of new oyster reef in Bay St. Louis

Mike Murphy, Coastal Representative
(228) 872-8452 Cell: (228) 219-0954