Make a Difference in Mississippi
Since 1965, The Nature Conservancy has been working to conserve lands and waters in Mississippi that have provided a sense of place and connection to our natural heritage for many generations. TNC has played a key role in protecting and restoring some of our most iconic landscapes, totaling over 139,000 acres across the state. Together, we are making a measurable, lasting difference in Mississippi.
Opportunity
Nature Lab
Nature Lab is The Nature Conservancy's hub for youth curriculum that gives teachers, students and families customizable, interactive lesson plans to explore and understand nature.
Our Work in Mississippi
Program Overview
Longleaf Pine Forests - A Southern Treasure
Longleaf pine forests once spanned 90 million acres across the South. With less than 5 percent remaining, we aim to restore 8 million acres by 2025.
Partnerships
Coffee Point Restoration
The Nature Conservancy reconnected 3.5 miles of Mississippi River channel at Coffee Point.
Partnerships
Coastal Streams
Coastal Streams and Habitat Initiative Project
Program Overview
A Legacy of Land Protection
Working with the State of Mississippi on large-scale land acquisitions has allowed TNC to protect several large and ecologically important areas along the Pascagoula River and elsewhere in Mississippi.
Places We Protect
The Phil Bryant Wildlife Management Area
A partnership with the State of Mississippi, the Phil Bryant WMA conserves a rare continuous tract of critically important Mississippi Delta wetland forest.
Places We Protect
See the Places We Protect in Your Community
TNC protects and restores important areas—places with native plant communities, habitat for federally endangered species and rare geologic formations rich with fossils.
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