As a part of the Dunk It – Don’t Junk It campaign, monthly awards are given to Most Valuable Plogggers (MVPs) . There will be a trophy awarded for the […]
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Keep America Beautiful
April is Keep America Beautiful Month, and there will be several clean ups scheduled in towns across America during the month of April and into May. Established in 1953, the […]
Take a Guided Field Trip to Sky Lake
Delta Wind Birds is offering a free, guided nature walk and paddle at Sky Lake in Humphreys County on Saturday, April 10. At 9:00 a.m., we’ll meet at the Sky […]
Litter, Litter Everywhere
Between having a local landfill that is free for use by residents, and weekly pick up of household garbage by the county, local roads should not be littered with trash […]
Have you Plogged today?
As a part of the “Dunk It – Don’t Junk It!” campaign, LDP and partners would like to encourage everyone to get out and plog! Plogging is a combination of […]
Support Local, Shop Local #1 – Britton Furniture, South Delta Farm Supply, Green Apple Gifts
(This is the first in a series of posts highlighting local businesses) We had a bad 2019 and 2020 has not started out so well for the South Delta. There […]
Wetland Management for Waterfowl Workshops in November
Mississippi’s Lower Delta Partnership (LDP) is hosting two workshops that will detail managing land for waterfowl. LDP is partnering with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Mississippi Department of Wildlife, […]
Earth Day in the Forest
On April 21, over 250 students and their teachers celebrated Earth Day in the Forest. This event hosted by Mississippi’s Lower Delta Partnership, USFS – Delta National Forest, Mississippi State […]
Wetlands Reserve Easement Program provides much needed habitat
Due to revisions in the most recent Farm Plan that redefined lands eligible for acceptance in Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), now called Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE), counties that had previously […]
Plant a Tree for Arbor Day
Arbor Day is the annual observance that celebrates the role of trees in our lives and promotes tree planting and care. Mississippi has been celebrating Arbor Day since 1926. This […]
Healthy Flood plain, Healthy Fish
This is a great article stating that fish from rivers with healthy floodplains thrive, while those in rivers without a healthy floodplain merely survive. https://www.americanrivers.org/2016/12/fish-grow-trees/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=American+Rivers&utm_content=Fish+Grow+on+Trees%3F
GDBA hosts Youth Education Day for 4th graders
On October 21, 482 4th graders learned about conservation, delta wildlife, habitats, and good stewardship during the 13th annual Great Delta Bear Affair Youth Education Day. The students came from […]
