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Show Articles on Conservation Easements (61)
Cattlemen’s Land Trust at the Forefront of Conservation
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Watch and listen to an on-the-ground panel of experts talk about the relationship of how ranchers and conservationists work together provides successful conservation outcomes while keeping working lands working.

 

Beyond Easements: Broader Approaches for Greater Conservation Outcomes
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CONSERVATION EASEMENTS CAN PROTECT thousands of acres of valuable and vulnerable lands from development. However, why stop there?  ...

 

Donate a conservation easement: How federal benefits put money in your pocket!
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In addition to the Colorado credit, landowners can receive an extra reward for conserving their land with a conservation easement. The current rules are not yet permanent, so please keep that in mind as you and your advisors make plans for your taxes.

 

A step-by-step guide to donating a conservation easement
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This guide is meant to help you understand the steps that must be completed to conserve your property and the typical costs that are involved.

 

A fierce, expensive fight erupts over conservation easements
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An ongoing fight over tax breaks for conserving privately owned land — and accusations that some people are using them as a tax shelter — is spurring an expensive lobbying battle involving landowners and conservationists.

 

Final Rule on SALT and State Tax Credit Programs
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The U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service pre-released the final rule on how the federal government will treat charitable donations that individual taxpayers make to nonprofits via giving programs incentivized by state and local tax (SALT) credits.

 

Enforcing Perpetual Conservation Easements Against Third-Party Violators
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Among the most daunting challenges the holder of a perpetual conservation easement faces is the enforcement of the easements it holds, for all time, and against all violators.& ...

 

Amending or Terminating Conservation Easements: The New Hampshire Experience
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Since their release in 2010, the Guidelines have been useful to the land trust community and to the New Hampshire Attorney General in facilitating a thorough and efficient review of proposed amendments to, as well as partial extinguishments of, conservation easements.

 

Understanding When Perpetual Is Not Forever: An Update To The Challenge Of Changing Conditions, Amendment, And Termination Of Perpetual Conservation Easements, And Response To Ann Taylor Schwing
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Rarely in the legal discourse is an author afforded the opportunity to revisit and update a recently published law review article and to correct misunderstandings of a response thereto.

 

Perpetuity is Forever, Almost Always: Why It Is Wrong To Promote Amendment and Termination of Perpetual Conservation Easements
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When a landowner makes a charitable gift of a conservation easement to a nonprofit organization or government entity and elects to seek a federal tax deduction, both landowner and easement holder are subject to federal tax laws and regulations governing the creation, monitoring, amendment, and extinguishment of the easement.

 

Conservation Easement Reform: As Maine Goes Should the Nation Follow
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This article explores how the Reform Law has worked and whether it makes sense as a model for other states in response to weaknesses in their enabling laws.

 

Use of Conservation Easements in Estate and Conservation Planning
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Under many circumstances, the donation of a conservation easement or sale of such easement for less than fair market value may give income tax, estate tax, and real property tax benefits to the donor or seller.

 

Leaving a Legacy of Land
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Protecting private lands that provide significant natural resource or cultural values is often a capstone objective for landowners, managers, and conservationists.

 

Conservation Almanac

The Trust for Public Land has created the Conservation Almanac, which is a great resource for understanding the context of the conservation and conservation finance movements. Here you can see how much land has been protected in your state, which state and federal agencies have protected the land, the ratio of money spent to land conserved, and policies and programs that could help your state reach its conservation objectives.

 

How a Conservation Easement Works - Sample example of conservation easement

A simple example illustrates how a conservation easement works in practice. Let’s assume pressure from buyers building vacation homes has pushed the value of land up in recent years to the point where the family is concerned about how the next generation will pay the estate tax bill without selling the land.

 

Land Preservation - An Essential Ingredient in Smart Growth
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The preservation of land for working rural landscapes, wildlife habitat, urban parks, recreational trails, and protecting water supplies and floodplains is emerging as an integral component of smart growth programs.

 

6 Basic Steps to Conveying a Conservation Easement
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How does one go about donating or selling a conservation easement.? There is no one right way to go about it. However, the following outline shows the most common steps to the process.

 

The Law of Agricultural Land Preservation in the United States
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Thomas Daniels and John Keene's new book breaks down the legal principles, federal and state requirements, and the legal issues that affect agricultural land preservation efforts.

 

Find a Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCCs)

Find an LCC here. The 22 LCCs collectively form a network of resource managers and scientists who share a common need for scientific information and interest in conservation. Each LCC brings together federal, state, and local governments along with Tribes and First Nations, non-governmental organizations, universities, and interested public and private organizations. Our partners work collaboratively to identify best practices, connect efforts, identify science gaps, and avoid duplication through conservation planning and design. 

Managing the landscapes that provide our natural and cultural resources has become increasingly challenging. With the signing of Secretarial Order No. 3289, the Department of the Interior launched the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) to better integrate science and management to address climate change and other landscape scale issues. By building a network that is holistic, collaborative, adaptive, and grounded in science, LCCs are working to ensure the sustainability of our economy, land, water, wildlife, and cultural resources. 

 

Using the Conservation Tax Incentive
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This short brochure summarizes the conservation easement tax incentive and provides answers to some frequently asked questions. For the late ...

 

Conservation Easements
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One tool for estate planners is the conservation easement, by which a landowner voluntarily restricts his or her land from being developed, restricts the amount of development or protects existing features, like a building facade with historic value.

 

Conservation Easements - How Flexible Is Too Flexible?

To ensure the continued conservation of natural resources and habitats, it is important to ensure that easements are not simply undone by successors to the original parties after the tax benefits have been realized.& ...

 

Mitigation and Conservation Banking
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To many landowners a threatened or endangered (T&E) species on their property is anathema because it can herald all kinds of state and federal limitations on use of their property.& ...

 

2015 National Land Trust Census Report
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Our common ground and collective impact.

 

Conservation Easements - A Tool for Preventing the Fragmentation of Family Lands
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Land stewards can use conservation easements to help manage the future. Conservation easements can be created to protect different natural assets ranging from endangered species and water sources to productive, open space and agricultural land.

 

Uniform Conservation Easement Act Summary
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Although traditional uses of land for industrial, commercial, residential and agricultural purposes have continued, conservation and historic preservation have become important as well.

 

Summary of Findings Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
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Key Findings from the CEAP-Cropland Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
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Fact Sheet.

 

Conservation Easements – The Latest Tool in the Protection of Lands and Landscapes in the Mississippi Delta
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Conservation easements have been utilized as a primary tool for land protection in the United States for approximately thirty years. The movement started in the Northeastern part of the country and has slowly, but steadily, made its way to the Southeast; the Mississippi Alluvial Valley to be specific.

 

Uniform Conservation Easement Act (with 2007 Amendments)
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The Act enables durable restrictions and affirmative obligations to be attached to real property to protect natural and historic resources.

 

Multi-Generational Ownership and Planning for Family Owned Properties
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The paper explains many of the common legal tools used by families to manage and/or transfer family lands, and gives a very good overview of the expectations and considerations families will face throughout the process.

 

Forever Donation
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A landowner recently asked us: What is the best way to ensure that the land I donate is not sold? We put the question to the land trust community and it generated quite a bit of activity on the land trust listserv.

 

Tax Benefits of Donating Conservation Land
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There are several kinds of tax benefits available to donors of land or conservation easements. This article attempts to summarize these benefits and provide some examples of how they work.

 

NRCS Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative and NFWF Recovered Oil Fund

In response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which is fouling beaches, marshes and mudflats all along the northern Gulf coast, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has created the Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative.& ...

 

What is a Land Trust?

Land trusts are non-profit organizations directly involved in the permanent protection of land and its resources for the public benefit. A trust may operate on a local, state, regional, or national level.

 

Bundle Of Rights Approach To Value
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The bundle of rights theory maintains that ownership of a parcel of real estate may embrace a great many rights, such as the right to its occupancy and use; the right to sell it in whole or in part; the right to bequeath; the right to transfer by contract for specified periods of time, the benefits to be derived by occupancy and use of the real estate.

 

Barthell Joseph and the Wetland Reserve Program

While in college, Barthell Joseph made several trips to the home of a friend whose family owned property near Hollandale, Mississippi, close to the Mississippi River.

 

Fred Bordelon's and Ernie Lane's Forest

Ernie Lane and Fred Bordelon grew up Greenville, Mississippi where they developed an appreciation for the bottomland hardwood forests in the floodplain of the Mississippi River.

 

2014 Farm Bill Field Guide to Fish and Wildlife Conservation
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The 2014 Farm Bill Field Guide to Fish and Wildlife Conservation was prepared as an introduction for fish and wildlife conservation providers – the on-the-ground biologists and conservation partners who help deliver Farm Bill conservation programs to landowners.

 

Preserving Big Black River of Mississippi

The Mississippi Land Trust and Ferris negotiated the terms of the conservation easement together. This binding agreement prohibits any development not compatible with a relatively natural preserve.

 

Coles Creek Land and Timber Company

Coles Creek Land and Timber Company (Coles Creek) is located approximately ten miles north of Natchez, Mississippi across the river from Waterproof, Louisiana.

 

Goldsby Easement Helps Preserve Mississippi River

The Duck Lake Project exemplifies what can happen when business, government and conservation interests work together to protect the environment.

 

13 Components of a Successful Transferable Development Right Program
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For those of you who don’t know, TDR stands for Transferable Development Rights. Simply put, these are typically programs that are designed by local government to allow for the free market transfer of subdivision or development rights from a rural (agricultural and/or conservation) zone to a designated development zone within a jurisdiction.& ...

 

Like-Kind Exchanges of Conservation Easements
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Certain individuals who own land with significant conservation value, for example landowners of wildlife habitat or open space, can preserve the character of their land, obtain additional property, and defer taxes on the transaction, all at the same time.

 

Conservation Easements and Economic Incentives
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The Mississippi Delta: Land Worth Conserving. The following is the speech given by the Resources First Foundation's Conservation Tax Center Director, Breana Behrens, given on Saturday, October 26 as a part of the inagural Tara Talks, at the Tara Wildlife in Mississippi.

 

Working Lands For Wildlife
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Through Working Lands for Wildlife —a voluntary, incentive-based effort—the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and its conservation partners will provide landowners with technical and financial assistance to: Restore populations of declining wildlife species.

 

NextGen Conservation - Peninsula Open Space Trust engages Millennials in its mission.
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The 80 million-plus Millennials in the United States represent the next generation of potential land trust supporters and advocates.

 

Putting Smart Growth to Work in Rural Communities
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Many rural communities are facing challenges, including rapid growth at metropolitan edges, declining rural populations, and loss of working lands.

 

Conservation of Private Lands - Opportunities and Challenges for the States
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Private land conservation initiatives are a critical component of any state-level quality of life agenda. Although concerns over sprawl, including the loss of prime agricultural lands and significant green space, continue to be one of the underlying rallying cries in support of state-level smart growth initiatives, the fact remains that with few exceptions, conservation of privately-owned working lands has not received significant attention in smart growth literature or conferences.

 

Bosque Canyon Ranch v. Comm’r—Partnerships Denied Deductions for Conservation Easements Allowing Movable Homesites and Taxed on Disguised Sales of Homesites
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Bosque Canyon Ranch, L.P. located in the hill country of Texas was just denied $15.9 million of deductions claimed by partnerships for the donation of conservation easements on two grounds in a tax court decision.

 

A Land Conservation Vision for the Gulf of Mexico Region
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The Gulf Partnership is committed to Strategic Conservation, the identification of the most important areas in a region for conservation, restoration and long-term management.

 

The Conservation Easement Quiz
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Take a quick quiz and test your knowledge on conservation easements and learn if they can work for you.

 

Conservation Easement Paragraph Databank
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The CE Paragraph Databank is a work in progress assembled by the Stanford Conservation and Climate Change Drafting Committee and a number of CE professionals assisting in the work.

 

Conservation Easements and the 2010 Roth Conversion - A symbiotic relationship
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It may come as a shock, but there is a sort of symbiotic relationship at work between property owners with conservation easements and the IRS.

 

Using Conservation Easements to Protect Working Forests
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For decades, conservation easements have protected open space values such as wildlife habitat, ecological diversity, recreational access and aesthetics.

 

Farm and Forest Land Preservation With Conservation Easements
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This publication is intended to provide basic information on conservation easements for landowners, community leaders, students and other interested individuals.

 

The Importance of Land Trusts to Forestry
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Almost everyone in forestry has heard of land trusts since they have become a common fixture especially in areas that are rapidly urbanizing.

 

Conservation Easements - Donor Beware
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Conservation easements have garnered significant attention and gained popularity over the last few years due in part to the availability of federal tax deductions and Virginia state tax credits associated with conservation easements.

 

Easements prove valuable in efforts to protect land
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Practically no one had heard of conservation easements 15 years ago when Charleston native Herbert J. Butler began trying to protect his hundreds of acres of former rice fields.

 

State of the Land 2006, A brief inventory of public and private land in the United States
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“In wildness is the preservation of the world.” Quoted from an essay by Thoreau lamenting the way in which modern urban life has made natural resources into commodities and isolated people from the natural processes on which their lives depended.

 

An Overview of Financial Alternatives for Land Conservation Transactions
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Clearly, the motivation for a land conservation transaction is often the desire of the landowner to safeguard the property. However, this objective must be balanced with the need to maximize the return to the landowner.

 

Show Conservation Easements Organizations & Professionals (269)
There are 269 resources serving Delta Region in the following categories:
map itMap of Conservation Easements Organizations & Professionals serving Delta Region
Agricultural Law Attorneys
Farm Commons
Rachel Armstrong - Founder and Executive Director - Duluth, MN
Farmers Legal Action Group
- St. Paul, MN
James M. Ash
Husch Blackwell LLP - Kansas City, MO
James M. Ash
Husch Blackwell LLP - Kansas City, MO
Certified Appraisers
Aaron D. Bierschwale, ARA
Bierschwale Land Company, LLC - Owner, Real Estate Appraiser - Junction, TX
American Forest Management
- Charlotte, NC
Bill Sexton Appraisals
- Southaven, MS
Bobby Bottin, MAI
Bottin Consulting Group, Inc. - Certified General Appraiser - Vicksburg, MS
Edward Travis
- Mobile, AL
Gary Bratton
American Forest Management - Director, Appraisal Services / ARA (Accredited Rural Appraiser) - Sumter, SC
George W. Null, Jr., MAI
Collins & Null Appraisal Group, Inc. - Appraiser - Hattiesburg, MS
Gerald Barber, ASLA, IAAO, GAA
Barber & Mann, Inc. - President - Ridgeland, MS
Gerald Collins, MAI, SRA
Collins & Null Appraisal Group, Inc. - General Certified Appraiser - Hattiesburg, MS
Greg Sirmon R.F.,C.G.A
Sirmon & Associates - Registered Forester - Pelahatchie, MS
Griffith Real Estate & Appraisal Services
David M. Griffith - CEO - Cleveland, MS
Harvey R. Little, MAI
Harvey Little Associates - Owner - Jackson, MS
James F. Coats
- Real Estate Appraiser - Grenada, MS
John Fiser, SRA
Hal Fiser Agency - Appraiser/Real Estate Broker/Insurance Agent - Clarksdale, MS
John S. Evans, MAI
Research Appraisal, LLC - Managing Member - Madison, MS
Jonathan Null
Collins & Null Appraisal Group, Inc. - General Certified Appraiser - Hattiesburg, MS
Joseph E. Rigsby, ACF
Rigsby Investment Company, Inc. - President - Georgiana, AL
Lannie B. Philley, AFM
Delta Land & Farm Mgmt Co, LLC - Appraiser, Manager - Mer Rouge, LA
Mark E. Dale, ACF
Forest Pro L.L.C. - Owner/ Forestry Consultant - Monticello, MS
Phil Bailey, MAI
TerraSource Valuation, LLC - Appraiser - Matthews, NC
Philip D. Bailey, MAI
Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc. - Senior Appraiser, Eastern US & International - Blacksburg, VA
Randal Guthrie
- Wiggins, MS
Ray Kinney
Barber & Kinney, LLC - Broker/General Appraiser - Ridgeland, MS
Reba B. Pepper, SRA
R.E. Appraiser - Benton, MS
Richard A Maloy, MAI,JD
Maloy and Company, Inc - President - Birmingham, AL
Richard Gilmore
AgVisory - Charlton, MA
Ricky ONeill
Neeley Forestry Service, Inc. - Certified Wildlife Biologist and Certified Forester - Camden, AR
Robert Foster
- Greenville, AL
Robert L. Crook, II, MAI
Robert L. Crook II, MAI, P.A. - President - Jackson, MS
Southern Forestry Consultants, Inc.
- Bainbridge, GA
Stephen S. Holcombe, MAI
Appraisal Services - Owner - Columbus, MS
Steve Butler
TimberCorp, Inc. - President - Brandon, MS
Thomas R. Brickman
South40 Partners - Birmingham, AL
Walley Forestry Consultants, Inc.
Jim Walley - General Manager/President - Ellisville, MS
Walter H. Gibbes, III, MAI
Gibbes Valuation Consultants, Inc. - President - McComb, MS
Warren E. Peters, ACF
Peters Forest Resources, Inc. - Baton Rouge, LA
Wombwell Appraisal Service
Robert Wombwell, MAI - Appraiser - Birmingham, AL
Conservation Groups and Associations
Access Fund
Jim Chase - Operations Director - Boulder, CO
Agrarian Trust
Ian McSweeney - Director - Weare, NH
AGree
- Transforming Food & Ag Policy - Washington, DC
America's Longleaf Restoration Initiative
Kyle Jones - Regional Longleaf Pine Restoration Coordinator - Tallahassee, FL
America's Wetland Foundation
- Baton Rouge, LA
American Agri-Women
- Colchester, VT
American Battlefield Trust
- Washington, DC
American Farm Bureau Federation
- Washington, DC
American Forest Foundation
- Washington, DC
American Forests
Eric Sprague - Director of Forest Conservation - Washington, DC
American Friends of Canadian Land Trusts
Sandra Tassel - Program Coordinator - Bellingham, WA
American Hiking Society
- Silver Spring, MD
American Tree Farm System
Paul DeLong - Senior Vice President, ATFS & Conservation - Washington, DC
Arbor Day Foundation
- Nebraska City, NE
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
- Washington, DC
Bat Conservation International
- Austin, TX
Biobased Maine
- Portland, ME
Black Bear Conservation Coalition
- Clinton, LA
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - New Brunswick Chapter
Roberta Clowater - Executive Director - Fredericton, NB
Center for Collaborative Conservation
Warner College of Natural Resources - Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO
Center for Large Landscape Conservation
- Bozeman, MT
Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance
- Missoula, MT
CitSci.org
Greg Newman - Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory at Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO
Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC)
- West Lafayette, IN
Continental Dialogue on Non-Native Forests Insects and Diseases
- Sheffield, MA
Deep Roots
- Kansas City, MO
Delta F.A.R.M
Trey Cooke - Executive Director - Stoneville, MS
Delta Waterfowl - Mississippi
Scot Marcin and Bryan Leach (South Mississippi) - Regional Directors - Bismarck, ND
East Gulf Coastal Plain Joint Venture
Rob Holbrook - Coordinator - Atlanta, GA
Ecological Restoration Business Association
- Tysons, VA
EcoResults!
- Flagstaff, AZ
Equine Land Conservation Resource
- Lexington, KY
Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance Fund
Jerry Pennick - Director of Land Assistance Fund - East Point, GA
Forest Stewards Guild
Zander Evans - Executive Director - Madison, WI
Forest Stewardship Council
- Minneapolis, MN
Garden for Wildlife
National Wildlife Federation - Merrifield, VA
Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development
Gail Nosek - Communications Director - Minneapolis, MN
Gulf Coast Joint Venture
Barry Wilson, USFWS - GCJV Coordinator - Lafayette, LA
Gulf Restoration Network
- New Orleans, LA
John Sanderson
Center for Collaborative Conservation - Director - Fort Collins, CO
Journey North
- Madison, WI
Land Conservation and Advocacy Trust
Steve Meltzer - Founder and Executive Director - Framingham, MA
Land Trust Alliance
- Washington, DC
Lower Delta Partnership
- Rolling Fork, MS
Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee
Angeline Rodgers - Acting Coordinator - Vicksburg, MS
Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture
Keith McKnight - Coordinator - Vicksburg, MS
Mad Agriculture
- Boulder, CO
Metro Blooms
Becky Rice - Executive Director - Minneapolis, MN
Mississippi Cattlemen's Association
LeAnne Peters - Director of Communications - Jackson, MS
Mississippi Flyway
Houston Havens - Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks - Jackson, MS
Mississippi Forestry Association
Dave Godwin - Landowner Coordinator - Jackson, MS
Mississippi Wildlife Federation
- Madison , MS
Monarch Joint Venture
- St. Paul, MN
MultiState Conservation Grant Program
- Washington, DC, VA
National Association of State Foresters
- Washington , DC
National Audubon Society
- New York, NY
National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative
John Doty - Communications Director - Knoxville, TN
National Family Farm Coaltion
- Washington, DC
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Jeff Trandahl - Executive Director and CEO - Washington, DC
National Forestry Association
Keith A. Argow - President, Director at Large - Vienna, VA
National Grazing Lands Coalition
Monti Golla - National GLC Executive Director - College Station, TX
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Jeremy Emmi - Managing Director - Washington, DC
National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Washington, DC
National Wild Turkey Federation
- Edgefield, SC
National Wildlife Federation
- Reston, VA
Parks for Pollinators
National Recreation and Park Association - Ashburn, VA
Partners for Conservation
Steve Jester - Executive Director - Pueblo, CO
Partnership for Southern Forestland Conservation
- Clemson, SC
Pascagoula River Audubon Center
- Moss Point, MS
Pinchot Institute for Conservation
V. Alaric Sample - President - Washington, DC
Pollinator Habitat Grants for Schools
Sand County Foundation - Madison, WI
Pollinator Partnership
- San Francisco, CA
Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation, Inc.
Craig A. Alderman - Executive Director - Buffalo, MO
Quail Unlimited - Mississippi Chapter
Edwin Lloyd - State Chairman: #1015 - Starkville, MS
Quality Deer Management Association
- Bogart, GA
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
- Washington, DC
Restore the Mississippi River Delta
- Baton Rouge, LA
Robert R Bryan
Forest Synthesis - President/Habitat Conservation Forester - Harpswell , ME
Savory Institute
- Boulder, CO
Shortleaf Pine Initiative
- Athens, GA
Soil and Water Conservation Society
- Ankeny, IA
Southeast Water Forum
- Knoxville, TN
Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Curtis R Hopkins, Ph.D. - Executive Secretary - Flora, MS
Southeastern Grasslands Initiative
- Clarksville, TN
Southern Group of State Foresters
- Garner, NC
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Kathy Abusow - President and CEO - Washington, DC
Sustainable Forests Roundtable
Terrafirma RRG LLC
Jeremy Johnston - Account Administrator, Marsh Captive Solutions - Burlington, VT
The American Chestnut Foundation
- Asheville, NC
The Climate Trust
- Portland, OR
The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation
Lindsay Thomas - Chairman - Washington, DC
The Conservation Fund
- Arlington, VA
The Fund for Wild Nature
- La Canada, CA
The Land Institute
- Salina, KS
The Longleaf Alliance
- Andalusia, AL
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
- Portland, OR
Three Rivers Park District
- Plymouth, MN
Thunder Bay Field Naturalists
Bruce Thacker - President - Thunder Bay, ON
Trout Headwaters, Inc.
- Livingston, MT
Turtle Islands Earth Stewards
Tyhson Banighen - Tappen, BC
U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA)
- Chesterfield, MO
Upper Thames River Conservation Authority
Ian Wilcox - General Manager/Secretary-Treasurer - London, ON
USA National Phenology Network
Jake Weltzin - Executive Director - Tucson, AZ
Valleys 2000
Bill Huether - Treasurer - Bowmanville, ON
Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation
- Halifax, VA
Wildlife Mississippi
Jim Cummins - Executive Director - Stoneville, MS
Wolf River Conservation Society, Inc.
- Pass Christian, MS
Women, Food & Agriculture Network
- Ames, IA
Estate Planners
Aaron R. Edwards
Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A - Jackson, MS
Amanda Green Alexander
Alexander and Watson, P.A. - Jackson, MS
Ancil L. Cox Jr.
Cox & Moore, PLLC - Cleveland, MS
Blake T. Headley, CFP®
Renaissance Advisors - Ridgeland, MS
Charles L. Thompson, Jr., CFP®
Thompson, Diaz, Baxter & Assoc - Biloxi, MS
Dudley M. Barnes, CFP®
Barnes-Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC - Clarksdale, MS
G. Michael Massey
Massey Higginbotham Vise & Phillips, P.A. - Attorney - Jackson, MS
John C. Cox
Cox & Moore, PLLC - Cleveland, MS
Robert S. Crump III
Meador & Crump, P.A. - Cleveland, MS
Steve K. Sessums, CPA, ABV, CBM
May & Company, LLP - Partner - Vicksburg , MS
W. Bruce Lewis
Gwin Lewis & Punches, LLP - Natchez, MS
W. Patrick Harmon, CPA/PFS, CFP®
Fortenberry & Ballard, PC - Brandon, MS
Estate Planning Attorneys
Hirschel T. Aboott
Stone Pigman - Member - New Orleans, LA
Misti Schmidt
Conservation Partners LLP - Partner - Oakland, CA
Sage Advisors
Stephen Thor Johnson - Principal/Owner - West Chester, PA
Simon Sidamon-Eristof
Kalbian Hagerty LLP - of Counsel - Washington, DC
Federal and State Tax Incentives and Programs
Coastal Wetlands - Property Tax Benefits
MS
Conservation Easements - Tax Benefits
Chris Canalos - Georgia Conservation Tax Credit Program Manager - Atlanta, GA
Current Use Program
- Concord, NH
Current Use Tax Program
- Montpelier, VT
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center - Raleigh, NC
Farmland Preservation Act
- Frankfort, KY
Federal Endangered Species Tax Deduction
US Fish and Wildlife Service - Arlington, VA
Forest Conservation - Property Tax Benefits
Massachusetts Energy & Environmental AffairsMA
Glacial Habitat Restoration Area Program
- Madison, WI
Green Acres tax deferral program
MN
Illinois Tax programs for Tax Reductions
- Springfield, IL
Managed Forest Law
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Madison, WI
Mississippi Forest Stewardship Program
Bill Kitchings - Forest Stewardship and Water Quality Forester - Jackson, MS
Mississippi Forestry Commission
Brendix Glasgow, - Mississippi Reforestation Tax Credit, district forester - Tupelo, MS
Mississippi Forestry Commission - Private Lands
- Jackson, MS
Mississippi Reforestation Income Tax Credit
Richard McInnis - Forest Management Chief - Jackson, MS
Native Prairie and Wildlife Habitat - Property Tax Benefits
- Des Moines, IA
Native Prairie Tax Exemption Program
Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesMN
Open Space Conservation - Property Tax Benefits
- Crownsville, MD
Property Tax Benefits for Maintaining Land Use
Georgia Department of RevenueGA
Ray Kinney
Barber & Kinney, LLC - Broker/General Appraiser - Ridgeland, MS
Reforestation Tax Credit Program
- Oregon Department of Forestry - Salem, OR
Sage Advisors
Stephen Thor Johnson - Principal/Owner - West Chester, PA
Waterfowl Restoration Program
- Cambridge, MD
Land Trusts
American Farmland Trust
- Washington, DC
Association pour la protection de l'environnement du lac Saint-Charles (APEL)
Jean-claude Valliere - Quebec, QC
Ducks Unlimited
Dale James - Manager of Conservaiton Planning and Land Protection Coordinator - Ridgeland, MS
East Mississippi Foothills Land Trust
Tommy Vincent - President - Meridian, MS
Foundation pour la conservation du Mont Yamaska
- Beloeil, QC
Great Rivers Land Trust
- Alton, IL
John Sanderson
Center for Collaborative Conservation - Director - Fort Collins, CO
L'Ile du marais inc.
Angela Losito - Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, QC
Margo Heekin
- Land Trust Consultant - Fort Bragg, CA
Mississippi Land Trust
- Stoneville, MS
Mississippi River Trust
- Stoneville, MS
National Wildlife Federation - South Central Regional Center
- Austin, TX
North American Land Trust
Monica McQuail - Communications & Stewardship Assistant - Chadds Ford, PA
Orono Crown Lands Trust
June Smith - Orono, ON
Robert R Bryan
Forest Synthesis - President/Habitat Conservation Forester - Harpswell , ME
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
- Missoula, MT
Sage Advisors
Stephen Thor Johnson - Principal/Owner - West Chester, PA
Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation Habitat Trust Fund
- Moose Jaw, SK
Societe de Protection Fonciere de Saint-Adele
Jean-Louis Poirier - President - Saint-Adele, QC
Southern Conservation Trust
Katie Pace - Executive Director - Peachtree City, GA
Sportsmen's National Land Trust
- Agawam, MA
The Nature Conservancy, Mississippi Chapter Office
Keith Ouchley - State Director - Madison, MS
Watershed Land Trust
Frank Austenfeld, J.D. - Executive Director - Belton, MO
Lawyers
Aaron R. Edwards
Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A - Jackson, MS
Amanda Green Alexander
Alexander and Watson, P.A. - Jackson, MS
Ancil L. Cox Jr.
Cox & Moore, PLLC - Cleveland, MS
Betty Ruth Fox
Watkins & Eager PLLC - Counsel - Jackson, MS
Bill Bridgforth
Ramsay, Bridgforth, Harrelson and Starling LLP - Pine Bluff, AR
Christiana S. Hassin
Watkins & Eager PLLC - Counsel - Jackson, MS
Douglas E Hassell
Teller, Chaney, Hassell & Hopson LLP - Vicksburg, MS
E. Howell Crosby
Chaffe McCall L.L.P. - New Orleans, LA
G. Michael Massey
Massey Higginbotham Vise & Phillips, P.A. - Attorney - Jackson, MS
Hirschel T. Aboott
Stone Pigman - Member - New Orleans, LA
J. Paul Varner
Butler Snow - Ridgeland, MS
John B. (Jack) Nichols
Butler Snow - Ridgeland, MS
John C. Cox
Cox & Moore, PLLC - Cleveland, MS
Joseph D. Nosef
Watkins & Eager PLLC - Counsel - Jackson, MS
Powell G. Ogletree, Jr.
Adams and Reese LLP - Jackson, MS
Robert S. Crump III
Meador & Crump, P.A. - Cleveland, MS
W. Bruce Lewis
Gwin Lewis & Punches, LLP - Natchez, MS
Wendell L. Hoskins II
Midsouth Agricultural Law - Caruthersville, MO
Natural Resource Law Attorneys
Blair Schilling
Fishman Haygood, LLP - Attorney - New Orleans, LA
Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR
Conservation Law Center
- Bloomington, IN
Endangered Species Law and Policy Group
Nossaman LLP - Los Angeles, CA
James M. Ash
Husch Blackwell LLP - Kansas City, MO
James P. Moorhead
Moorhead Law Group, LLC - Founder and Principal - Chicago, IL
M. Reed Hopper
Pacific Legal Foundation - Principal Attorney, National Litigation Center - Sacramento, CA
Misti Schmidt
Conservation Partners LLP - Partner - Oakland, CA
Stephen J. Small, Esq.
Law Office of Stephen J. Small, Esq., P.C. - Cambridge, MA
Steven J. Shimberg
SJSolutions - Washington , DC
State Funding / Technical Resources
Black Belt Prairie Restoration Initiative
John Gruchy - Jackson, MS
Deer Management Assistance Program
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Jackson, MS
Forest Health Program
Randy Chapin - District Forester, Southwest - Brookhaven, MS
Forest Resource Development Program
Brendix Glasgow - District Forester, Northeast - Tupelo, MS
GoodFires
Southern Group of State Foresters - Apex, NC
Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System
- College Station, TX
MDWFP Waterfowl Program
Houston Havens - Migratory Game Bird Biologist - Jackson, MS
Mississippi Crop Improvement Association
Bennie C. Keith - General Manager - Mississippi State, MS
Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
- Jackson, MS
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
- Biloxi, MS
Mississippi Forest Legacy Program
- Jackson, MS
Mississippi Forest Stewardship Program
Bill Kitchings - Forest Stewardship and Water Quality Forester - Jackson, MS
Mississippi Forestry Commission - Private Lands
- Jackson, MS
Mississippi Landowner Incentive Program
MS
Mississippi Private Lands Habitat Program
John Gruchy - Coordinator, Private Lands Program - Jackson, MS
National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative
John Doty - Communications Director - Knoxville, TN
Natural Resource Enterprises Program - Mississippi State University
Dr. Daryl Jones - Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries - Mississippi State, MS
Southeast Prescribed Fire Update
North Carolina State University Extension Forestry - Raleigh, NC
Underserved Landowner Outreach Program
Sandra Ford - Underserved Landowner Coordinator, Alcorn State University - Alcorn State, MS
Whitewater to Bluewater Project
Lisa Havel - Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership Coordinator - Arlington, VA
wildpiginfo
Bill Hamrick - Extension Associate III - Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture - Mississippi State, MS
Woodland Steward Series
NC Forest Service (NCFS) - Raleigh, NC
Tax Advisors
J. Paul Varner
Butler Snow - Ridgeland, MS
Jason B. Stinson, CCIM
Commercial Realty Services of Alabama, LLC - Managing Member & Principal - Gadsden, AL
John B. (Jack) Nichols
Butler Snow - Ridgeland, MS
The Simple Dollar
Trent Ham - Founder & ContributorIA
Water Street Solutions
- Peoria, IL
Tax Credit Brokers
Foss & Company
Tax Credit Specialists - San Francisco, CA
Mississippi Forestry Commission
Brendix Glasgow, - Mississippi Reforestation Tax Credit, district forester - Tupelo, MS

 Conservation Markets

   
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Conservation Almanac

The Trust for Public Land has created the Conservation Almanac, which is a great resource for understanding the context of the conservation and conservation finance movements. Here you can see how much land has been protected in your state, which state and federal agencies have protected the land, the ratio of money spent to land conserved, and policies and programs that could help your state reach its conservation objectives.

 

Conservation Corridor Toolkit

Landscape corridors are among the most important conservation strategies in the face of global changes such as habitat fragmentation, habitat destruction, and climate change. We aim to bridge the science and practice of conservation corridors.  Conservation Corridor will provide up-to-date findings from science that will inform applied conservation.  And, we will highlight new innovations in applied conservation, with the goal of guiding the direction of applied science toward management needs. Click Here. 

 

COMET-FARM™

COMET-FARM™ is a  whole farm and ranch carbon and greenhouse gas accounting system.  The tool guides you through describing your farm and ranch management practices including alternative future management scenarios. Once complete, a report is generated comparing the carbon changes and greenhouse gas emissions between your current management practices and future scenarios.

 

Carbon Sequestration and Credit Trading

Carbon credits trading has come to Mississippi. Learn the basics and find organizations who can help you enter the market. A number of programs now exist that facilitate payments to tree farmers and other landowners for storing carbon.

 

Mitigation and Conservation Banking
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To many landowners a threatened or endangered (T&E) species on their property is anathema because it can herald all kinds of state and federal limitations on use of their property.& ...

 

Fish and Wildlife Management A Handbook for Mississippi Landowners
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A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO ENCOURAGING FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, LAND MANAGEMENT, AND MAXIMUM ENJOYMENT OF RESOURCES Featuring over five hundred illustrations and forty tables, this book is a collection of in-depth discussions by a tremendous range of experts on topics related to wildlife and fisheries management in Mississippi.

 

Summary of Findings Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
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Key Findings from the CEAP-Cropland Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
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Fact Sheet.

 

Conservation Easements – The Latest Tool in the Protection of Lands and Landscapes in the Mississippi Delta
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Conservation easements have been utilized as a primary tool for land protection in the United States for approximately thirty years. The movement started in the Northeastern part of the country and has slowly, but steadily, made its way to the Southeast; the Mississippi Alluvial Valley to be specific.

 

Tara Wildlife Doing Business as a Sustainable Recreation Destination
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Renowned for its hunting, Tara Wildlife also offers birding, hiking and a well-equipped conference and recreation facility.

 

A win-win for wildlife & agriculture
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Strategically targeting agricultural conservation practices toward specific wildlife habitat and population objectives produces substantial benefits for focal species.& ...

 

Where Is the Carbon? Carbon Sequestration Potential from Private Forestland in the Southern United States
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Uncertainty surrounding the future supply of timber in the southern United States prompted the question, “Where is all the wood?” (Cubbage et al.

 

The National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative - A range-wide plan for recovering bobwhites
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The National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI) is the unified range-wide strategy of 25 state wildlife agencies, with numerous conservation group and research institution partners, to achieve widespread restoration of native grassland habitats and huntable populations of wild quail.

 

A Guide to Successful Wildlife Food Plots - Blending Science with Common Sense
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This publication provides technical guidance and practical information for wildlife management beyond planting and managing food plots.  ...

 

Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
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Report that shows farmers have significantly reduced the loss of sediment and nutrients from farm fields through voluntary conservation work in the lower Mississippi River basin.

 

Leveraging the Landscape - State of the Forest Carbon Markets 2012
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Over the last three years, projects that address the relationships between carbon and forests have moved from the sidelines of international climate action to center field.

 

The Potential for Soil Carbon Sequestration
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Luke Nave from the University of Michigan Biological Station presents this video short course on the fact that the largest terrestrial carbon pool is contained in soils.

 

Grasslands and Carbon - Processes and Trends
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Rebecca McCulley of the University of Kentucky, Dept. of Plant & Soil Sciences presents this video short course on Grasslands, which make up 30% of the U.S ...

 

Forests and Carbon - Trends and Data for the U.S.
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In this video short course you can get the scoop on forestland carbon storage in the United States, which helps offset approximately 12% of US carbon emissions from fossil fuels.

 

Forest Carbon for the Private Landowner (Part 2) - Protocols, Projects and Opportunities

Andrea Tuttle presents this video short course ont forest carbon markets and how these can be used to capture and hold carbon on the landscape.

 

Forest Carbon for the Private Landowner (Part 1) - Basics of Carbon Offsets, Markets, and Trading
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Wondering about carbon offsets, credits, baselines, permanence and leakage? Get the carbon basics here and find out why forest offsets could be a bridge to the future.

 

Guide to Environmental Markets for Farmers and Ranchers
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The Guide to Environmental Markets for Farmers and Ranchers, produced by the American Farmland Trust (AFT), provides an overview of available market opportunities for environmental credits and services, how farmers and ranchers can get involved in them, and ways to encourage their continued growth.

 

Innovations in Market-Based Watershed Conservation in the United States - Payments for Watershed Services for Agricultural and Forest Landowners
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New innovations in payments for watershed services (PWS) have emerged in the past decade and are pointing the way toward watershed protection approaches that might effectively complement existing government conservation programs and incentives for rural landowners.

 

Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due - Increasing Landowner Compensation for Ecosystem Services
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This report provides an overview of existing payment programs and markets, and discusses the concepts of bundling and stacking, offer policy recommendations, and provides examples of current efforts to more effectively integrate payment opportunities for landowners.

 

Ecosystem Service Market Development - The Role and Opportunity for Finance
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The creation of tradable credits for the development or preservation of ecosystem services has emerged as a method to provide such payments.

 

Getting Paid for Stewardship - An Agricultural Community Water Quality Trading Guide
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Agricultural producers are finding opportunities to get paid for their stewardship activities through water quality trading. Generally, they sell the amount of nutrients or sediment reduced by conservation practices.

 

Meeting Regulatory Needs with Voluntary Conservation
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Take a look at a PowerPoint presentation on market-based approaches as a voluntary means to reduce the cost of compliance with environmental regulations.& ...

 

Natural Resources Credit Trading Reference
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The purpose of the NRCS Natural Resource Credit Trading Reference is to provide an understanding of how environmental credit trading can be used to increase the provision of conservation and ecosystem services by agriculture.

 

Payments for Forest Carbon
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Payments for forest carbon sequestration are an emerging opportunity for small forest owners to earn additional income, and in turn to sustain both the economic and ecological values of the Northern Forest.

 

Guidance for the Establishment, Use, and Operation of Conservation Banks
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This document provides guidance on the establishment, use, and operation of conservation banks for the purpose of providing a tool for offset mitigating adverse impacts to species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended.

 

Conservation Banking
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This fact sheet was published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in August 2012 is a two page primer on conservation banking with some history and information on how these banks are working today to promote species conservation and help mitigate habitat loss.

 

Restoration, Management, and Monitoring of Forest Resources in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley - Recommendations for Enhancing Wildlife Habitat
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The conservation objective in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley is to provide forested habitat capable of supporting sustainable populations of all forest dependent wildlife species.

 

A Land Conservation Vision for the Gulf of Mexico Region
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The Gulf Partnership is committed to Strategic Conservation, the identification of the most important areas in a region for conservation, restoration and long-term management.

 

Conservation buffers - wildlife benefits in Southeastern agricultural systems
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Conservation buffers such as filter strips, riparian buffers, grassed waterways, and field borders are especially applicable to southeastern landscapes and have multiple environmental benefits while serving to significantly improve wildlife habitats.

 

Bobwhite and Upland Songbird Response to CCRP Practice CP33, Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds
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Summary Findings The Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds practice (CP33) is the first Federal conservation practice to target species-specific population recovery goals of a national wildlife conservation initiative (the Northern Bobwhite Conservation Initiative).

 

Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture Operational Plan
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For a landscape supporting healthy native bird populations across the LMVJV

 

A Landowner’s Guide to Carbon Sequestration Credits

This guide offers a path for local landowners to earn additional income while helping diminish adverse effects of global climate change through implementation of carbon sequestration and other stackable incentives.

 

Density and diversity of overwintering birds in managed field borders in Mississippi.
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ABSTRACT.—Grassland bird populations are sharply declining in North America. Changes in agricultural practices during the past 50 years have been suggested as one of the major causes of this decline.

 

The Role of Farm Policy in Achieving Large-Scale Conservation - Bobwhite and Buffers
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The conservation provisions of the Farm Bill can produce more consistent positive wildlife habitat benefits when policy (program statutes, rules, practices, and practice standards) is developed in the context of explicit goals identified as part of large-scale conservation initiatives.

 

Managing working lands for northern bobwhite - the USDA NRCS Bobwhite Restoration Project
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Mississippi’s Conservation Reserve Program. CP33-Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds
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Mississippi Bird Monitoring and Evaluation Plan Final Report, 2006–2010

 

Show Conservation Markets Organizations & Professionals (455)
There are 455 resources serving Delta Region in the following categories:
map itMap of Conservation Markets Organizations & Professionals serving Delta Region
Biologists / Ecologists
Alec Conrad
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks - Private Lands Biologist - Enid, MS
Austin D Carroll
Wiregrass Ecological Associates - President - Gulfport, MS
Bob Griffin
Mississippi Land Company - Mayhew, MS
Daniel C. Sumerall
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Vicksburg District - Biologist - Vicksburg, MS
Deer Management Assistance Program
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Jackson, MS
Eco-Asset Solutions & Innovations LLC
William Coleman - Co-Founder & CEO - Redwood City, CA
Florida Association of Native Nurseries
Cammie Donaldson - Executive Director - Melbourne , FL
FTN Associates, Ltd.
Gary Tucker - Little Rock, AR
Greg Simons
Wildlife Consultants, Inc. - Wildlife Biologist - San Angelo, TX
Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System
- College Station, TX
Lower Mississippi River Fisheries Coordination Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Vicksburg, MS
Mississippi Private Lands Habitat Program
John Gruchy - Coordinator, Private Lands Program - Jackson, MS
Pierce Young
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks - Private Lands Biologist - Canton, MS
Ruben Cantu
Wildlife Consultants, Inc. - Certified Wildlife Biologist, Certified Professional Rangeland Management - San Angelo, TX
Ryan Basinger
Westervelt Wildlife Services - Wildlife Consulting Manager, Certified Wildlife Biologist®, Hunting Lease Manager - Demopolis, AL
Southern Conservation Trust
Katie Pace - Executive Director - Peachtree City, GA
Steven Gruchy
Wildlife Mississippi - Natural Resource Economist - Stoneville, MS
The Land Group
Dan Prevost - Biologist - Forester - Leland, MS
The Nature Conservancy, Mississippi Chapter Office
Keith Ouchley - State Director - Madison, MS
Timothy J. Carley
LandWise, LLC - Sumrall, MS
Westervelt Ecological Services
John Wigginton - Regional Manager, Southeast Region - Auburn, AL
Carbon Credits and Sequestration
American Carbon Registry
John Kadyszewski - Director - Arlington, VA
Bio-Logical Capital
Grant McCargo - Managing Director, Founder and CEO - Denver, CO
Blue Source
Jessica Stalberger - Office Manager - Murray, UT
Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR
Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme
Forest Trends (attention: BBOP Secretariat) - Washington, DC
C2Invest, LLC
- The Plains, VA
Carbon Cycle Institute (CCI)
- Nicasio, CA
Chicago Climate Exchange
Offset Registry - Chicago, IL
Climate Action Reserve
Gillian Calof - Interim-President/Operations Director - Los Angeles, CA
Conservation Finance Center
James Cummins - Executive Director of Wildlife Mississippi - Stoneville, MS
Ecosystem Economics LLC
- Bend, OR
Ecosystem Investment Partners
- Baltimore, MD
EcoSystem Renewal, LLC
Danny Moran - Baton Rouge, LA
Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
Debbie Reed - Executive Director - Falls Church, VA
ENVIRON
- Arlington, VA
EP Carbon
Zach Barbane - Director, Projects and Operations - Berkeley, CA
Family Forest Carbon Program
American Forest Foundation - Washington, DC
Finite Carbon
- Wayne, PA
Forest Carbon Fund
- Berkeley, CA
Forest Carbon Portal
Forest Trends' Ecosystem Marketplace - Washington, DC
Forest Trends
Forest Trends Association - Washington, DC
Green Assets, Inc
- Wilmington, NC
GreenTrees
Andy Johnson - The Plains, VA
Indigo Ag
- Boston, MA
Jason Theriot
The Earth Partners - Houston, TX
Mad Agriculture
- Boulder, CO
Pachama
- San Francisco, CA
Ray Kinney
Barber & Kinney, LLC - Broker/General Appraiser - Ridgeland, MS
SilviaTerra
Max Nova - Founder & Chief Operating Officer - San Francisco, CA
TerraCarbon LLC
- Peoria, IL
The Climate Trust
- Portland, OR
Trout Headwaters, Inc.
- Livingston, MT
Westervelt Ecological Services
John Wigginton - Regional Manager, Southeast Region - Auburn, AL
Wetlands Solutions
- Gulfport, MS
Conservation Credit Markets
Blue Source
Jessica Stalberger - Office Manager - Murray, UT
Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR
Coggin Asset Management
Daniel S. Coggin - President - Amory, MS
Eco-Asset Solutions & Innovations LLC
William Coleman - Co-Founder & CEO - Redwood City, CA
Ecological Restoration Business Association
- Tysons, VA
Ecosystem Economics LLC
- Bend, OR
Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
Debbie Reed - Executive Director - Falls Church, VA
EP Carbon
Zach Barbane - Director, Projects and Operations - Berkeley, CA
Forest Carbon Fund
- Berkeley, CA
Indigo Ag
- Boston, MA
Marstel-Day, LLC
- Fredericksburg, VA
Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
Ross Guidry - Region Land Manager - Lafayette, LA
TerraCarbon LLC
- Peoria, IL
Fisheries Biologists
Austin D Carroll
Wiregrass Ecological Associates - President - Gulfport, MS
Charles “Bo” Collins
Sunrise Fisheries, Inc. - Fisheries Biologist - Lake Village, AR
Cindy A. Williams
U.s. Fish & Wildlife Service - Southeast Regional Office - Regional Aquatic Invasive Species (Ais) Coordinator - Atlanta, GA
James Ballard
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commision - Sport Fish Restoration Administrative Program Coordinator - Ocean Springs, MS
Jerry Williamson
Sunrise Fisheries - Aquaculturalist and Certified Fishery Scientist - Lake Village, AR
John Galvez
U.s. Fish & Wildlife Service - South Florida Fisheries Resource Office - Regional Aquatic Invasive Species (Ais) Coordinator - Vero Beach, FL
Lower Mississippi River Fisheries Coordination Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Vicksburg, MS
Foresters
Acie D. Singleton
Singleton Associates - Laurel, MS
Adam Bailey
Mississippi State University CES - Extension Assistant - Purvis, MS
Alan D. Rone
RoneForest Management, Inc. - Water Valley, MS
Allen W. Richmond
Richmond Forestry Services - Summit, MS
American Forest Management
- Charlotte, NC
Andrew Kenneth Breland, Jr.
- Flowood, MS
Anthony M. Courtney
Benton Hughes - Chemical Service Rep. - Bentonia, MS
Austin D Carroll
Wiregrass Ecological Associates - President - Gulfport, MS
Ben Vanderford
Mississippi Forestry Commission - Regional Forester - Tupelo, MS
Bickham L. Crooks, ACF
Peters Forest Resources, Inc. - Forester - Gonzales, LA
Bill Ridge
Riveroak Timberland Management - Walnut, MS
Billy Dye
Wildland Timber Management - West Point, MS
Blake Jones
Mississippi Forestry Commission - Area Forester - West, MS
Blake Thomas
Black River Timber and Wildlife - Owner - Flora, MS
Bob Griffin
Mississippi Land Company - Mayhew, MS
Brad Campbell
Southern Resource Service, Inc. - President - Starkville, MS
Bradford Alexander
Alexander & Associates - Wiggins, MS
Bradley Edmonds
- Quitman, MS
Brant Godbold
- Consulting Forester - Grenada, MS
Brian A. Maier, ACF
William W. May & Associates, Inc. - Consulting Forester - Brandon, MS
Brian James
Area Forester - Mississippi Forestry Commission - Holly Springs, MS
Brian K. Wharton
Mississippi Forestry Commission - FIA Coordinator - Florence, MS
Brown C. Hairston, III, ACF
Hairston Forestry Consultants, Inc. - President - Pelahatchie, MS
Bruce M. Dueitt, ACF
Bruce M. Dueitt & Co. - Leakesville, MS
Bruce S. Lanier, ACF
McKinley & Lanier Forest Resources, Inc. - Principle/Forester - Northport, AL
Bruce Young
Timber Resources, Inc. - Meridian, MS
Bryan Wheeler
Assistant Regional Forester - Mississippi Forestry Commission - Tupelo, MS
C.T. Renfrow, Jr.
- Oxford, MS
Carle E. Bateman, Jr.
Middlefork Creek Timber Co - Meadville, MS
Carter R. Mascagni
- Forester - Flora, MS
Chad Anderson
- Hattiesburg, MS
Chad W. Thornhill
- Enterprise, MS
Charles Brooks
- Meridian, MS
Charles D. Johnson
Consulting Foresters, Ltd. - Hattiesburg, MS
Charles Donald Timber
Charles Donald, Jr. - President - Vicksburg, MS
Charles M. Carter, ACF
Mid-South Forestry, Inc - New Albany, MS
Charles M. Williams
Southern Forest Resources, LLC - Tupelo, MS
Charles Randall Rice, ACF
- Sumrall, MS
Charles W. Graham
G & G Forestry Association, Inc. - Biloxi, MS
Charlie D. Jones
- Monticello, MS
Charlie W. Morgan Jr.
Mississippi Forestry Commission - State Forester/Executive Director - Jackson, MS
Chris Green
Woodland Technologies - RF MS #2352 - Winona, MS
Chris Shaw
Area Forester - Mississippi Forestry Commission - Batesville, MS
Christopher D. Walters
- Ellisville, MS
Christopher Jackson
Timber Craft, Inc. - DeKalb, MS
Coy Purkey
RecLand Realty, LLC - Forester/Agent - Monroe, LA
Dale Roger Terrell
- Centreville, MS
Dan Clark
Ranger Timber Company - Petal, MS
Daniel C. Sumerall
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Vicksburg District - Biologist - Vicksburg, MS
David B. Lang
The Molpus Company - Deputy Chief Financial Officer - Jackson, MS
David C. Quin
Timber Works - McComb, MS
David E. Lollis
G & G Forestry Assoc. - Lucedale, MS
David H. Green, ACF
Woodland Technologies - Winona, MS
David Johns
Soterra, LLC - Purvis, MS
David K. Moody
Woodlands Services - Philadelphia, MS
David Lang
Molpus Woodlands Group - Certified Forester - Ridgeland, MS
David S. Duff
- Staff Forester - Corinth, MS
Davis E. Riddle
- Prentiss, MS
Delta Wildlife
Trey Cooke - Executive Director - Stoneville, MS
Dennis G. Harris
Forest Conservatives - Yazoo City, MS
Dennis J. Dauterive
Mississippi Forestry Commission - Regional Forester - Grenada, MS
Derek Dougherty
- Danielsville, GA
Derrett Cason
Area Forester - Mississippi Forestry Commission - Yazoo City, MS
Donald B. Williams
Don Williams Timber Inc. - Collins, MS
Donald C. Brazil
- Madison, MS
Donald S. Bell
Bell and Kirkland Timberland Services - Bruce, MS
Donald Thompson
- Golden, MS
Donnie Pat Thornton
Hood Industries - Waynesboro, MS
Dwane Stringer
timber marketing & Appraisal - owner - Stringer, MS
E. Dale Johnson, ACF
TimberCorp, Inc. - Brandon, MS
E. Lynn Prine, ACF
Southern Resource Service, Inc. - Starkville, MS
E.C. Burkhardt
Burkhardt Associates - Vicksburg, MS
Edward Travis
- Mobile, AL
Edward White
White Forestry Land and Timber LLC - Bay Springs, MS
Elton Scott Griffin, ACF
The Campbell Global, LLC - Operations Manager - Meridian, MS
Eric Entrekin
- Meridian, MS
Eric W. Entrekin
Southeast Forestlands - President and Director of Forest Management - Meridian, MS
Ernest G. Lovett
Larson & McGowin, Inc. - Vice President and Director - Mobile, AL
F. Jeffrey Bein
- Meadville, MS
Forestry/Wildlife Integration, LLC
Mark W. Thomas - President/Owner - Hoover, AL
Frank A McLeod, III, ACF
American Forest Management, Inc. - Columbia, SC
Frank Riley
Southern Heritage Land Co - Registered Forester - Hiawasee, GA
Fred L. Newcomb
Fred Newcomb Land and Timber Services, LLC - Vicksburg, MS
Frederic S. Mayatt
Richton Tie & Timber, LLC - Forester - Newton, MS
Gaines Daughdrill
Timberland Management Services, Inc. - MS Registered Forester - Centreville, MS
Gary A. Burns, ACF
Burns Forestry - Owner - Crockett, TX
Gary Bratton
American Forest Management - Director, Appraisal Services / ARA (Accredited Rural Appraiser) - Sumter, SC
Gary E. Patterson, ACF
Patterson Forestry Consultants, LLC - Owner - Ruston, LA
Gary Futch
- Meridian, MS
Geoffrey Ellison
- Cullman, AL
George Alsworth
George E. Alsworth & Associates - President - Waynesboro, MS
George R. Triplett
Resource Management Service - District Manager - Carthage, MS
Gerald Moore
Pine Belt Foresters, LLC - Owner - Petal, MS
Greg Sirmon R.F.,C.G.A
Sirmon & Associates - Registered Forester - Pelahatchie, MS
Gregory P. Triplett
Larson & McGowin, Inc. - Vice President, Geospatial Services Manager, Silvics Solutions, LLC - Mobile, AL
H. Dale Oliver, Jr.
Mississippi Forestry Commission - Regional Forester - Pearl, MS
H. David Morris
TimberSouth, LLC - Fulton, MS
H. Rex Germany
Forest Sales Inc. - Union, MS
Howard T. Bonds
- Fayette, MS
Ival Todd Tindall
Skyland Forestry Management - Newton, MS
Ivan Eubanks
- Waynesboro, MS
J. Bill Clark
Taylor Forestry, Inc. - Summit, MS
Jack A. White
White's Forestry Landscape - Louin, MS
Jack Fillingham
- Tallassee, AL
Jack Harrison
HJM Forest Resource Management, LLC 'TimberCraft' - DeKalb, MS
James Beasley, Jr.
- Amory, MS
James Clint Tidwell
Professional Land Services - Ripley, MS
James D. Elledge, Jr., ACF
Longleaf Consultants, LLC - Consulting Forester - Lumberton, MS
James F. Fagan
- Carson, MS
James L. Dykes
Dykes Forestry - McComb, MS
James Madison
- Columbus, MS
James McNeil
- Philadelphia, MS
James R. Gibson
- Consulting Forester - Petal, MS
Jarad B. Cates
First South Farm Credit - Forester/Real Estate Appraiser - Hattiesburg, MS
Jarod Patterson, ACF
Patterson Forestry Consultants, LLC - Ruston, LA
Jason D. Burke
Soterra, LLC. - Forestry and Wildlife Consultant - Pine Grove, LA
Jason Goforth
- Meridian, MS
Jason Potts
F&W Forestry Services - Regional Manager - Mississippi - Corinth, MS
Jay B. Mitchell
Mitchell Forestry and Wildlife Services, Inc. - President - Corinth, MS
Jaysen Hogue
North MS Land Management - New Albany, MS
Jeff A. Taylor, ACF
Taylor Forestry, Inc. - President - Summit, MS
Jeff C. Whitehead
Timberland Contracting Services - Sturgis, MS
Jeff Windham, R.F.
Complete Land and Timber Management, Inc. - Columbia, MS
Jeffery A. Taylor, ACF
Taylor Forestry, Inc. - President - Summit, MS
Jeffery C. Breazeale
Breazeale Forest Services - Philadelphia, MS
Jeffrey C. Phillips
US Army Corp of Engineers - Environmental Specialist - Vicksburg, MS
Jeffrey Hall
- Jackson, MS
Jeffrey King
Area Forester - Mississippi Forestry Commission - Carrollton, MS
Jerry Foxworth, R.F.
Foxworth Forestry Consultants, LLC - Picayune, MS
Jimmy D. Broughton
Jimmy D. Broughton Consulting Forestry - Oakvale, MS
Jimmy Murphy
American Forest Management - Area Manager - Meridian, MS
Jimmy W. McGowen
Timber Craft, Inc. - DeKalb, MS
Joe A. Kuse
Kuse Forestry Service - Crystal Springs, MS
Joe W. Morgan
Morgan's Forest Management - Louisville, MS
John Auel
Mississippi State University - Extension Specialist - Mississippi State, MS
John B. Mitchell, Sr., ACF
Mitchell Forestry & Wildlife Services, Inc. - Vice President - Corinth, MS
John Graham
- Seminary, MS
John Guthrie, Jr.
- Wiggins, MS
John Guthrie, Sr.
- Wiggins, MS
John M. McSween
McSween and Company - Laurel, MS
John R. Giachelli Jr.
Mississippi Forestry Commission - Assistant District Forester - Capital District Office - Pearl, MS
John R. Hodges
- Ethel, LA
John Russell Fletcher
Fletcher Professional Forestry Services - Lexington, MS
John W. Crews
United States Forest Service Yazoo County - Forester - Rolling Fork, MS
Joseph E. Pettigrew
Pettigrew Forestry Consultants - Kiln, MS
Joseph E. Rigsby, ACF
Rigsby Investment Company, Inc. - President - Georgiana, AL
Kade Clowers
Area Forester - Mississippi Forestry Commission - Grenada, MS
Keith Boone
Mississippi Forestry Commission - Assistant Regional Forester - Grenada, MS
Keith Ward
Forestry Consulting Services, LLC - Jackson, MS
Kenan S. Gwin
Timberland Services LLC - Natchez, MS
Kirby D. Allen
Allen Timber - Owner - Natchez, MS
L. Gene Alexander
Alexander & Associates - Wiggins, MS
L. Kent Robbins
- Picayune, MS
Lacy McCall
- Mobile, AL
Lance H. Dean
Dean Forestry Services - Meridian, MS
Larkin J. Vance
- Forest, MS
Larry Gibson, Jr.
- Aliceville, AL
Lee Sansing
- Columbus, MS
Lenward McCombs, Jr.
- Hattiesburg, MS
Leon A. Rucker
Deep South Lumber, LLC - Forester - Vaughan, MS
Leslie R. Shelby, ACF
William W. May & Associates, Inc. - President - Brandon, MS
Marc Measells
Mississippi State University - Extension Associate III - Mississippi State, MS
Marcez N. Mitchell
International Paper - West Region Purchasing Manager - Redwood, MS
Mark A. Anderson
Anderson Natural Resources - Hattiesburg, MS
Mark Anderson
Mississippi Land Company - Hattiesburg, MS
Mark Bird, ACF
Principal / Forester / Realtor - Bird & Crawford Forestry - Center, TX
Mark E. Dale, ACF
Forest Pro L.L.C. - Owner/ Forestry Consultant - Monticello, MS
Mark L. Monroe
Anderson Tully Company - Manager Log Sales & Planning - Vicksburg, MS
Mark Lee
Black River Timber and Wildlife - Procurement Manager - Flora, MS
Martin O'Neal
- McHenry, MS
Marty L. Wallace
Forestry Plus Inc. - Columbus, MS
Matthew N. Walters
- Mayhew, MS
Matthew N. Walters
Walters Forestry Services - Mayhew, MS
Merrill Nall
- Waynesboro, TN
Michael Ashe
American Forest Management - Forester - Meridian, MS
Michael Ashe
- Meridian, MS
Michael Daughdrill
Timberland Management Services, Inc. - Owner and Manager - Bueche, LA
Michael Dominguez
5 Star Forestry - Owner - Kooskia, ID
Michael F. McNair
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Chief, Regulatory Branch - Vicksburg, MS
Michael McCall
S.E. Realm, LLC - Monticello, MS
Michael R. Daniels
Magnolia Forester - Kosciusko, MS
Mike Bird, ACF
Principal / Forester - Bird & Crawford Forestry - Center, TX
Mike Crowell
Mississippi Forestry Commission - Assistant Regional Forester - Pearl, MS
Mike Mikell
Mike Mikell Professional For. Serv., Inc. - President - Port Gibson, MS
Mississippi Forestry Association
Dave Godwin - Landowner Coordinator - Jackson, MS
Mitchell Forestry & Wildlife Services, Inc.
- Corinth, MS
Morris C.  Ellis
Ellis Forestry, Inc. - Natchez, MS
Pat Smith
Sandy Creek Forestry, Inc. - Demopolis, AL
Patrick H. Brown
Pine-Oaks Land and Timber Co - Caledonia, MS
Paul Gonwa
The Overby Company - Broker Associate, Registered Forester - Jackson, MS
Paul L. Tigrett
- Pearl, MS
Perry N. Bryant
Bryant's Timber Cruising - Collins, MS
Perry S. Brown
Brown Forestry Services - Bogue Chitto, MS
Pervy C. Dean, Jr.
Dean Forestry Service - Meridian, MS
Philip D. Bailey, MAI
Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc. - Senior Appraiser, Eastern US & International - Blacksburg, VA
Phillip A. Thomas
Yazoo Land and Timber Co., Inc. - President - Yazoo City, MS
Phillip W. King
- Brookhaven, MS
Preston L. Simmons
Simmons Forestry Services, Inc - Brandon, MS
R. Glen White
- Vicksburg, MS
Ramon Callahan
Callahan Timber and Wildlife Services - Terry, MS
Randal Guthrie
- Wiggins, MS
Randy B. Shaw, ACF
Forest Resource Consultant - Picayune, MS
Randy Boyd
Landtree, LLC - Partner - Tupelo, MS
Randy Rice
Forest Owners, Inc. - Timberland Sales, LLC Member Broker - Sumrall, MS
Resource Management Service, Inc.
- Birmingham, AL
Richard G. McInnis
Mississippi Forestry Commission - Director of Forest Management - Jackson, MS
Richard T. Stringer
TimberCorp Inc. - Institutional Forester-Southern Region - Brandon, MS
Richard Taylor
Forest Investments, Inc. - McComb, MS
Richard W. Green
Davis Forestry - Hattiesburg, MS
Richard Whitney
Whitney Forest Mgt. Services - Natchez, MS
Richton Tie & Timber
Richard Thoms - Newton Office - Newton, MS
Rick Watts
Kingwood Forestry Services, Inc. - Forester - Monticello, AR
Ricky Caldwell
Timberland Management LLC - GIS Forester - Walnut, MS
Ricky Dean Messer
- Foxworth, MS
Ricky E. McPhail
- Purvis, MS
Ricky G. Goforth
Goforth Forest Management, Inc. - Meridian, MS
Ricky ONeill
Neeley Forestry Service, Inc. - Certified Wildlife Biologist and Certified Forester - Camden, AR
Robert B. Mitchell
Copper Station Holdings, LLC - Meridian, MS
Robert Conner
Shelterwood Timber Service - Crystal Springs, MS
Robert Don Clanton
Clanton Forestry & Appraisal, LLC - Hattiesburg, MS
Robert Foster
- Greenville, AL
Robert G. Barrett, ACF
Robert G. Barrett and Associates - Owner - Big Sandy, TN
Robert Harrison Jeffares
Forestry in Progress - Meridian, MS
Robert K. Cranston Jr.
Cranston Timberland Management - Greenville, MS
Robert M. Naeger, ACF
Resource Management Service, LLC - Brookhaven, MS
Robert Scott McCraw
Forestry Contractors, LLC - Ellisville, MS
Robert T. Deen
- Meridian, MS
Robert V. Boyd
Forestry Solutions, Inc. - Braxton, MS
Robin S. Allen
Forestry Management Services - Philadlephia, MS
Robin Willhoite
United Timber Management Co. - Consulting Forester - Timpson, TX
Roland Carter
- Columbus, MS
Roy Geiger
Sumter Timber Company - Owner - Demopolis, AL
Rufe M. Lamon
- Beulah, MS
Ruth C. Seawell
Larson & McGowin, Inc. - Vice President, Analytical Services - Mobile, AL
Ryan A. Ramsey
Forestsouth, LLC - Flowood, MS
Sam L. Hobart
Yazoo /Mississippi Delta Levee Board - Forester - Clarksdale, MS
Scott D. Kiewit, ACF
Kiewit Forestry Services - Owner - Laurel, MS
Scott Lindsey
United Country Real Estate | Southern States Realty - Mccomb, MS
Shannon J. White, ACF
Sizemore & Sizemore, Inc. - Forest Manager - Sylacauga, AL
Shelby G. Lowery
- New Albany, MS
Shortleaf Pine Initiative
- Athens, GA
Sidney Earl Boteler
Boteler Forestry Services - Byram, MS
Skip Steed
Steed Timber Company - Lincoln, AL
Southeast Prescribed Fire Update
North Carolina State University Extension Forestry - Raleigh, NC
Southern Forestry Consultants, Inc.
- Bainbridge, GA
Southern Group of State Foresters
- Garner, NC
Southern States Realty
- Mccomb, MS
Stan Leighton
- Petal, MS
Stephen Crowley
- Fulton, AL
Stephen G. Dicke
Shady Arbor PLLC - ISA Certified Arborist - Clinton, MS
Stephen L. Busby
Certified Forester - License # 02008 - Florence, MS
Steve Butler
TimberCorp, Inc. - President - Brandon, MS
Steven Burns
Dogwood Natural Resource, Inc. - Brookhaven, MS
Teddy Reynolds, B.S.F., R.F., S.R.
Reynolds Forestry Consulting & Real Estate, PLLC - President/CEO - Magnolia, AR
Terry J. Tetzlaff
- Poplarville, MS
The Land Group
Dan Prevost - Biologist - Forester - Leland, MS
The Longleaf Alliance
- Andalusia, AL
The Molpus Woodlands Group, LLC
- Jackson, MS
The Nature Conservancy, Mississippi Chapter Office
Keith Ouchley - State Director - Madison, MS
Thomas R. Brickman
South40 Partners - Birmingham, AL
Thomas W. Middleton
- Natchez, MS
Thomas Wood
Landtree, LLC - Partner - Tupelo, MS
Tim Wickersham
- Madison, MS
Timothy Allan Traugott
- Grenada, MS
Timothy Allan Traugott Jr.
Alpine South - Grenada, MS
Timothy Higginbotham
Pleasant Hill Forestry - Bogue Chitto, MS
Timothy J. Carley
LandWise, LLC - Sumrall, MS
Tobias P. Ford Jr., PLS, RPLS
Tobias P Ford Land Surveying - St. Francisville, LA
Tommy Glenn Miller
- Brookhaven, MS
Tracy Smith
- Collinsville, MS
Tyler Akers
Southeast Forestlands - Managing Forester-Director of Forest operations - Meridian, MS
Van Covington
Covington Company, Inc - Brandon, MS
W. H. Bill Tomlinson
Sustainable Resource Managers, LLC - Vicksburg, MS
Walley Forestry Consultants, Inc.
Jim Walley - General Manager/President - Ellisville, MS
Walter Dennis
- Natchez, MS
Warren E. Peters, ACF
Peters Forest Resources, Inc. - Baton Rouge, LA
Wayne G. Steverson
- Ripley, MS
Will R. Brooks
- Braxton, MS
William C. Kirk
USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station - Forestry Technician - Research - Stoneville, MS
William E. Bustin
- Brandon, MS
William H. Brown Jr.
- Natchez, MS
William Owen Caldwell III
Southeast Timber Resources, Inc. - Starkville, MS
William W. Canale, ACF
Canale Forest Management Company - Owner - Oxford, MS
William W. Graham
G & G Forestry Association, Inc. - Biloxi, MS
William W. MacNeill
- Sturgis, MS
Geologists / Hydrologists
Bobby Horne
US Army National Guard - Geospatial Engineer - Greenville, MS
C&S Environmental Consulting
Buford E. Collier - Senior Environmental Project Manager - Kilgore, TX
David R. Williamson, RPG
CRC, LLC International Archaeology & Ecology Consultants - Environmental Geologist - Chappell Hill, TX
ENVIRON
- Arlington, VA
ETTL Engineers & Consultants Inc.
Douglas E. Flatt - Chief Executive Officer - Tyler, TX
Fogarty Land and Environmental
Michael Fogarty - Earth Scientist - Canaan, NH
FTN Associates, Ltd.
Gary Tucker - Little Rock, AR
James Armstrong
Rare Earth Science, LLC - Principal Geologist - Gunnison, CO
Neel-Schaffer, Inc.
B. Gregory. Taylor - Senior Project Manager - Ridgeland, MS
Sevee & Maher Engineers, Inc.
- Cumberland, ME
Land Trusts
American Farmland Trust
- Washington, DC
Association pour la protection de l'environnement du lac Saint-Charles (APEL)
Jean-claude Valliere - Quebec, QC
Ducks Unlimited
Dale James - Manager of Conservaiton Planning and Land Protection Coordinator - Ridgeland, MS
East Mississippi Foothills Land Trust
Tommy Vincent - President - Meridian, MS
Foundation pour la conservation du Mont Yamaska
- Beloeil, QC
Great Rivers Land Trust
- Alton, IL
John Sanderson
Center for Collaborative Conservation - Director - Fort Collins, CO
L'Ile du marais inc.
Angela Losito - Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, QC
Margo Heekin
- Land Trust Consultant - Fort Bragg, CA
Mississippi Land Trust
- Stoneville, MS
Mississippi River Trust
- Stoneville, MS
National Wildlife Federation - South Central Regional Center
- Austin, TX
North American Land Trust
Monica McQuail - Communications & Stewardship Assistant - Chadds Ford, PA
Orono Crown Lands Trust
June Smith - Orono, ON
Robert R Bryan
Forest Synthesis - President/Habitat Conservation Forester - Harpswell , ME
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
- Missoula, MT
Sage Advisors
Stephen Thor Johnson - Principal/Owner - West Chester, PA
Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation Habitat Trust Fund
- Moose Jaw, SK
Societe de Protection Fonciere de Saint-Adele
Jean-Louis Poirier - President - Saint-Adele, QC
Southern Conservation Trust
Katie Pace - Executive Director - Peachtree City, GA
Sportsmen's National Land Trust
- Agawam, MA
The Nature Conservancy, Mississippi Chapter Office
Keith Ouchley - State Director - Madison, MS
Watershed Land Trust
Frank Austenfeld, J.D. - Executive Director - Belton, MO
Mediators
Design Workshop
Anna Laybourn - Principal - Aspen, CO
Resource Analytical & Management Group, LLC
Billy K. Lemons - President & Principal Consultant - Nacogdoches, TX
Mitigation Banks
Bio-Logical Capital
Grant McCargo - Managing Director, Founder and CEO - Denver, CO
Eco-Asset Solutions & Innovations LLC
William Coleman - Co-Founder & CEO - Redwood City, CA
EcoSystem Renewal, LLC
Danny Moran - Baton Rouge, LA
Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
Ross Guidry - Region Land Manager - Lafayette, LA
Southern States Realty
- Mccomb, MS
Westervelt Ecological Services
John Wigginton - Regional Manager, Southeast Region - Auburn, AL
Wetlands Solutions
- Gulfport, MS
Natural Resource Law Attorneys
Blair Schilling
Fishman Haygood, LLP - Attorney - New Orleans, LA
Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR
Conservation Law Center
- Bloomington, IN
Endangered Species Law and Policy Group
Nossaman LLP - Los Angeles, CA
James M. Ash
Husch Blackwell LLP - Kansas City, MO
James P. Moorhead
Moorhead Law Group, LLC - Founder and Principal - Chicago, IL
M. Reed Hopper
Pacific Legal Foundation - Principal Attorney, National Litigation Center - Sacramento, CA
Misti Schmidt
Conservation Partners LLP - Partner - Oakland, CA
Stephen J. Small, Esq.
Law Office of Stephen J. Small, Esq., P.C. - Cambridge, MA
Steven J. Shimberg
SJSolutions - Washington , DC
Riparian and Wetlands Specialists
Charles “Bo” Collins
Sunrise Fisheries, Inc. - Fisheries Biologist - Lake Village, AR
Ducks Unlimited
Dale James - Manager of Conservaiton Planning and Land Protection Coordinator - Ridgeland, MS
FTN Associates, Ltd.
Gary Tucker - Little Rock, AR
Headwaters, Inc.
- Walt Dinkelacker - Ridgeland, MS
James Ballard
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commision - Sport Fish Restoration Administrative Program Coordinator - Ocean Springs, MS
Jason Theriot
The Earth Partners - Houston, TX
Jerry Williamson
Sunrise Fisheries - Aquaculturalist and Certified Fishery Scientist - Lake Village, AR
Lower Mississippi River Fisheries Coordination Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Vicksburg, MS
Marstel-Day, LLC
- Fredericksburg, VA
Professional Wetland Services, Inc
- Peggy Porter Holliday, PWS - Vicksburg, MS
Society for Range Management
- Littleton, CO
Wetland Consulting Services, Inc.
- Robert Anderson - Hattiesburg, MS
Wildlife / Habitat Specialists
10 Point Wildlife Management
AR
Austin D Carroll
Wiregrass Ecological Associates - President - Gulfport, MS
Bob Griffin
Mississippi Land Company - Mayhew, MS
C. Jared Quillen
Mississippi State University - Wildlife Extension Assistant - Mississippi State, MS
Coggin Asset Management
Daniel S. Coggin - President - Amory, MS
Deer Management Assistance Program
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Jackson, MS
Delta Wildlife
Trey Cooke - Executive Director - Stoneville, MS
Forestry/Wildlife Integration, LLC
Mark W. Thomas - President/Owner - Hoover, AL
Gary A. Burns, ACF
Burns Forestry - Owner - Crockett, TX
Greg Simons
Wildlife Consultants, Inc. - Wildlife Biologist - San Angelo, TX
Gulf Coast Joint Venture
Barry Wilson, USFWS - GCJV Coordinator - Lafayette, LA
Jason D. Burke
Soterra, LLC. - Forestry and Wildlife Consultant - Pine Grove, LA
Jay B. Mitchell
Mitchell Forestry and Wildlife Services, Inc. - President - Corinth, MS
Jaysen Hogue
North MS Land Management - New Albany, MS
Lannie B. Philley, AFM
Delta Land & Farm Mgmt Co, LLC - Appraiser, Manager - Mer Rouge, LA
Matthew N. Walters
Walters Forestry Services - Mayhew, MS
Mitchell Forestry & Wildlife Services, Inc.
- Corinth, MS
Richmond Nell Consulting
Richie Nell - Land Investments and Management - Saraland, AL
Ricky ONeill
Neeley Forestry Service, Inc. - Certified Wildlife Biologist and Certified Forester - Camden, AR
Ruben Cantu
Wildlife Consultants, Inc. - Certified Wildlife Biologist, Certified Professional Rangeland Management - San Angelo, TX
Sam Franklin
Delta Wildlife - Certified Wildlife Biologist - Stoneville, MS
Society for Range Management
- Littleton, CO
Southeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
Bill Sutton, Jessica Homyack - Co-Chairs - Clemson, SC
Southern Forestry Consultants, Inc.
- Bainbridge, GA
Steven Gruchy
Wildlife Mississippi - Natural Resource Economist - Stoneville, MS
Teddy Reynolds, B.S.F., R.F., S.R.
Reynolds Forestry Consulting & Real Estate, PLLC - President/CEO - Magnolia, AR
The Nature Conservancy, Mississippi Chapter Office
Keith Ouchley - State Director - Madison, MS
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Ecological Services Field Office
- Jackson, MS
W. H. Bill Tomlinson
Sustainable Resource Managers, LLC - Vicksburg, MS
Walter Dennis
- Natchez, MS
wildpiginfo
Bill Hamrick - Extension Associate III - Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture - Mississippi State, MS

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Fisheries Biologists
Austin D Carroll
Wiregrass Ecological Associates - President - Gulfport, MS
Charles “Bo” Collins
Sunrise Fisheries, Inc. - Fisheries Biologist - Lake Village, AR
Cindy A. Williams
U.s. Fish & Wildlife Service - Southeast Regional Office - Regional Aquatic Invasive Species (Ais) Coordinator - Atlanta, GA
James Ballard
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commision - Sport Fish Restoration Administrative Program Coordinator - Ocean Springs, MS
Jerry Williamson
Sunrise Fisheries - Aquaculturalist and Certified Fishery Scientist - Lake Village, AR
John Galvez
U.s. Fish & Wildlife Service - South Florida Fisheries Resource Office - Regional Aquatic Invasive Species (Ais) Coordinator - Vero Beach, FL
Lower Mississippi River Fisheries Coordination Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Vicksburg, MS
Riparian and Wetlands Specialists
Charles “Bo” Collins
Sunrise Fisheries, Inc. - Fisheries Biologist - Lake Village, AR
Ducks Unlimited
Dale James - Manager of Conservaiton Planning and Land Protection Coordinator - Ridgeland, MS
FTN Associates, Ltd.
Gary Tucker - Little Rock, AR
Headwaters, Inc.
- Walt Dinkelacker - Ridgeland, MS
James Ballard
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commision - Sport Fish Restoration Administrative Program Coordinator - Ocean Springs, MS
Jason Theriot
The Earth Partners - Houston, TX
Jerry Williamson
Sunrise Fisheries - Aquaculturalist and Certified Fishery Scientist - Lake Village, AR
Lower Mississippi River Fisheries Coordination Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Vicksburg, MS
Marstel-Day, LLC
- Fredericksburg, VA
Professional Wetland Services, Inc
- Peggy Porter Holliday, PWS - Vicksburg, MS
Society for Range Management
- Littleton, CO
Wetland Consulting Services, Inc.
- Robert Anderson - Hattiesburg, MS
Weed / Invasives Management Professionals
Cindy A. Williams
U.s. Fish & Wildlife Service - Southeast Regional Office - Regional Aquatic Invasive Species (Ais) Coordinator - Atlanta, GA
Florida Association of Native Nurseries
Cammie Donaldson - Executive Director - Melbourne , FL
James Ballard
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commision - Sport Fish Restoration Administrative Program Coordinator - Ocean Springs, MS
John Galvez
U.s. Fish & Wildlife Service - South Florida Fisheries Resource Office - Regional Aquatic Invasive Species (Ais) Coordinator - Vero Beach, FL
Keith Martin
- Meridian, MS
Michael McCall
S.E. Realm, LLC - Monticello, MS
Society for Range Management
- Littleton, CO
Valeria Red
Topashaw Bottom - Calhoun City, MS
wildpiginfo
Bill Hamrick - Extension Associate III - Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture - Mississippi State, MS
 

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Conservation Easements News Items
USDA Identifies Priority Watersheds in Mississippi River Basin - DTN The Progressive Farmer
10/1/2020 3:00:00 AM
USDA Identifies Priority Watersheds in Mississippi River Basin    DTN The Progressive Farmer
Tiny particles, costly problem: Too much sediment in Upper Mississippi River - Minnesota Public Radio News
8/20/2020 3:00:00 AM
Tiny particles, costly problem: Too much sediment in Upper Mississippi River    Minnesota Public Radio News
Viewpoint: Nature-Based Flood Mitigation Can Help Mississippi River Farmers - Claims Journal
7/8/2020 3:00:00 AM
Viewpoint: Nature-Based Flood Mitigation Can Help Mississippi River Farmers    Claims Journal
Walton Family Foundation Expands its Investment in Forest and Wetland Restoration in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley - PRNewswire
7/8/2020 3:00:00 AM
Walton Family Foundation Expands its Investment in Forest and Wetland Restoration in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley    PRNewswire
2019 Graduate Student Research Symposium winners announced at MSU - Mississippi State Newsroom
10/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
2019 Graduate Student Research Symposium winners announced at MSU    Mississippi State Newsroom
Mississippi Valley Conservancy touts land conservation agreement - La Crosse Tribune
10/5/2019 3:00:00 AM
Mississippi Valley Conservancy touts land conservation agreement    La Crosse Tribune
Report: Protecting Mississippi headwaters has big payoff - Minnesota Public Radio News
3/28/2019 3:00:00 AM
Report: Protecting Mississippi headwaters has big payoff    Minnesota Public Radio News
Cass County Board: Expanded protection sought for Mississippi Headwaters - Brainerd Dispatch
9/5/2018 3:00:00 AM
Cass County Board: Expanded protection sought for Mississippi Headwaters    Brainerd Dispatch
Mississippi Farmer Of The Year Mike Sturdivant Puts Harvard Degree To Work At Home - Southeast Produce Weekly
11/2/2017 3:00:00 AM
Mississippi Farmer Of The Year Mike Sturdivant Puts Harvard Degree To Work At Home    Southeast Produce Weekly
Molpus Woodlands Group Announces Offering of 45850 Acres of Timberland and Real Estate in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and North Carolina - Business Wire
7/24/2017 3:00:00 AM
Molpus Woodlands Group Announces Offering of 45850 Acres of Timberland and Real Estate in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and North Carolina    Business Wire
Study: Past St. Cloud, pollution taints Mississippi - St. Cloud Times
1/25/2017 3:00:00 AM
Study: Past St. Cloud, pollution taints Mississippi    St. Cloud Times
How the upper Mississippi goes from pristine to polluted - Minneapolis Star Tribune
1/24/2017 3:00:00 AM
How the upper Mississippi goes from pristine to polluted    Minneapolis Star Tribune
Conservation Markets News Items
Historic site proposed at former Mississippi slave market - WJTV
11/23/2020 8:02:00 AM
Historic site proposed at former Mississippi slave market    WJTV
Federal historic web site thought-about for former Mississippi slave market - Magnolia State Stay - Fintech Zoom
11/22/2020 2:41:29 AM
Federal historic web site thought-about for former Mississippi slave market - Magnolia State Stay    Fintech Zoom
Forks of Road on funding list - Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper | Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper - Natchez Democrat
11/14/2020 12:03:06 PM
Forks of Road on funding list - Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper | Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper    Natchez Democrat
Flowers a budding agricultural crop in Mississippi: Madison woman shares advice on getting started - Jackson Clarion Ledger
11/5/2020 3:00:00 AM
Flowers a budding agricultural crop in Mississippi: Madison woman shares advice on getting started    Jackson Clarion Ledger
C Spire begins rollout of next-generation 5G service in Mississippi - PRNewswire
10/23/2020 3:00:00 AM
C Spire begins rollout of next-generation 5G service in Mississippi    PRNewswire
Rural Healthcare Providers in Mississippi Receive Support to Implement Telehealth Services - PRNewswire
10/15/2020 3:00:00 AM
Rural Healthcare Providers in Mississippi Receive Support to Implement Telehealth Services    PRNewswire
BILL CRAWFORD — Republicans ignore their own plunge into socialism - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
10/11/2020 3:00:00 AM
BILL CRAWFORD — Republicans ignore their own plunge into socialism    Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Growers rush to harvest soybeans before Delta visits - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
10/9/2020 10:30:50 AM
Growers rush to harvest soybeans before Delta visits    Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
USDA Identifies Priority Watersheds in Mississippi River Basin - DTN The Progressive Farmer
10/1/2020 3:00:00 AM
USDA Identifies Priority Watersheds in Mississippi River Basin    DTN The Progressive Farmer
Army Corps of Engineers set to dredge section of Mississippi River - Successful Farming
7/31/2020 3:00:00 AM
Army Corps of Engineers set to dredge section of Mississippi River    Successful Farming
Second year of flooding is threatening crops for Mississippi farmers - Business Insider - Business Insider
7/28/2020 3:00:00 AM
Second year of flooding is threatening crops for Mississippi farmers - Business Insider    Business Insider
Zelira Therapeutics Enters Agreement with Cardiovascular Solutions of Central Mississippi to Develop Products - PRNewswire
7/22/2020 3:00:00 AM
Zelira Therapeutics Enters Agreement with Cardiovascular Solutions of Central Mississippi to Develop Products    PRNewswire
Federal government to decide if 2 Mississippi turtles species need protection - WHP Harrisburg
7/7/2020 3:00:00 AM
Federal government to decide if 2 Mississippi turtles species need protection    WHP Harrisburg
Feds to decide if 2 Mississippi turtles need protection - Washington Post
7/6/2020 3:00:00 AM
Feds to decide if 2 Mississippi turtles need protection    Washington Post
Two Map Turtles Species Move One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection in Mississippi, Louisiana - Center for Biological Diversity
7/6/2020 3:00:00 AM
Two Map Turtles Species Move One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection in Mississippi, Louisiana    Center for Biological Diversity
Conservation Groups Allege Mississippi River Floods Caused by River-Training Structures - DTN The Progressive Farmer
5/13/2020 3:00:00 AM
Conservation Groups Allege Mississippi River Floods Caused by River-Training Structures    DTN The Progressive Farmer
Gov. Reeves announces over $51 million in GOMESA funds for Mississippi - WJTV
4/1/2020 3:00:00 AM
Gov. Reeves announces over $51 million in GOMESA funds for Mississippi    WJTV
Mid-Mississippi Delta River Region Potentially a “Next California” - - Southeast AgNet
3/3/2020 3:00:00 AM
Mid-Mississippi Delta River Region Potentially a “Next California” -    Southeast AgNet
Is Specialty Produce Headed For The Mid-Mississippi Delta? - Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
3/2/2020 3:00:00 AM
Is Specialty Produce Headed For The Mid-Mississippi Delta?    Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
A deeper Mississippi River will improve the economics of soybean exports - Successful Farming
2/13/2020 3:00:00 AM
A deeper Mississippi River will improve the economics of soybean exports    Successful Farming
Mississippi River project approved, more corn and soybean export capacity expected - Successful Farming
2/13/2020 3:00:00 AM
Mississippi River project approved, more corn and soybean export capacity expected    Successful Farming
Lawsuit filed to protect turtles in Mississippi, Louisiana - WBRZ
1/21/2020 4:10:51 PM
Lawsuit filed to protect turtles in Mississippi, Louisiana    WBRZ
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Failure to Protect Turtles in Louisiana, Mississippi - Center for Biological Diversity
1/21/2020 3:00:00 AM
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Failure to Protect Turtles in Louisiana, Mississippi    Center for Biological Diversity
C Spire, Entergy pave the way for advanced broadband internet in rural Mississippi - PRNewswire
12/19/2019 3:00:00 AM
C Spire, Entergy pave the way for advanced broadband internet in rural Mississippi    PRNewswire
Sustaining the Forests of the Mississippi Headwaters - USDA.gov
11/21/2019 3:00:00 AM
Sustaining the Forests of the Mississippi Headwaters    USDA.gov
The Mississippi Delta's History of Black Land Theft - The Atlantic
9/29/2019 3:00:00 AM
The Mississippi Delta's History of Black Land Theft    The Atlantic
Couple Leaves $7.2M to Mississippi State Veterinary School - Dairy Herd Management
10/7/2016 3:00:00 AM
Couple Leaves $7.2M to Mississippi State Veterinary School    Dairy Herd Management
New Study Quantifies Benefits of Agricultural Conservation in Upper Mississippi River Basin - KTIC
6/22/2016 3:00:00 AM
New Study Quantifies Benefits of Agricultural Conservation in Upper Mississippi River Basin    KTIC
River Conservation News Items
American Rivers Name Upper Mississippi River Most Endangered River - RiverBender.com
4/14/2020 3:00:00 AM
American Rivers Name Upper Mississippi River Most Endangered River    RiverBender.com
River conservation group: "illegally over-built levees" contribute to Upper Mississippi River levee breach - Missourinet.com
6/1/2019 3:00:00 AM
River conservation group: "illegally over-built levees" contribute to Upper Mississippi River levee breach    Missourinet.com
7 responses to “Floods on the Upper Mississippi in 2019” - American Rivers
5/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
7 responses to “Floods on the Upper Mississippi in 2019”    American Rivers
Mississippi River Neighbors Battle Over Levee Heights - The Wall Street Journal
1/4/2019 3:00:00 AM
Mississippi River Neighbors Battle Over Levee Heights    The Wall Street Journal
2,320 miles: Mississippi man paddles Mississippi River - Clarion Ledger
9/3/2018 3:00:00 AM
2,320 miles: Mississippi man paddles Mississippi River    Clarion Ledger
Protecting a Metropolitan Oasis in Jackson, Mississippi - American Rivers
8/10/2018 3:00:00 AM
Protecting a Metropolitan Oasis in Jackson, Mississippi    American Rivers
Mississippi Gorge Restoration Depends on Corps Study - American Rivers
7/5/2018 3:00:00 AM
Mississippi Gorge Restoration Depends on Corps Study    American Rivers
Mississippi Gorge Cleaned by Helpful Mussel - American Rivers
7/2/2018 3:00:00 AM
Mississippi Gorge Cleaned by Helpful Mussel    American Rivers
Now is the Time to Restore the Mississippi River Gorge - American Rivers
6/28/2018 3:00:00 AM
Now is the Time to Restore the Mississippi River Gorge    American Rivers
Winona magazine Big River focuses on all things Mississippi - Minneapolis Star Tribune
6/2/2018 3:00:00 AM
Winona magazine Big River focuses on all things Mississippi    Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Importance of Floodplains to Fish in Mississippi - American Rivers
5/26/2018 3:00:00 AM
The Importance of Floodplains to Fish in Mississippi    American Rivers
Lake Pepin Fish and the Missing Rapids of the Mississippi River Gorge - American Rivers
5/23/2018 3:00:00 AM
Lake Pepin Fish and the Missing Rapids of the Mississippi River Gorge    American Rivers
Mississippi's Big Sunflower River named nation's 'most endangered' in 2018 - Clarion Ledger
4/10/2018 3:00:00 AM
Mississippi's Big Sunflower River named nation's 'most endangered' in 2018    Clarion Ledger
Restore the Mississippi River? Twin Cities Say “Yes” - American Rivers
1/5/2018 3:00:00 AM
Restore the Mississippi River? Twin Cities Say “Yes”    American Rivers
Mississippi River: North America’s Mighty River - Live Science
3/11/2017 3:00:00 AM
Mississippi River: North America’s Mighty River    Live Science
Obama's Gift to the Mississippi River - American Rivers
2/8/2017 3:00:00 AM
Obama's Gift to the Mississippi River    American Rivers
Woodstock Native and Boyfriend to Canoe Entire Length of Mississippi River - Woodstock Independent
8/16/2016 3:00:00 AM
Woodstock Native and Boyfriend to Canoe Entire Length of Mississippi River    Woodstock Independent
Follow the Money: New Venture Fund playing big in Mississippi #Initiative42 - Yall Politics
8/17/2015 3:00:00 AM
Follow the Money: New Venture Fund playing big in Mississippi #Initiative42    Yall Politics
Lower Mississippi River rebounding - Jackson Clarion Ledger
4/26/2015 3:00:00 AM
Lower Mississippi River rebounding    Jackson Clarion Ledger
Middle Mississippi River Among America's Most Endangered Rivers® of 2014 - American Rivers
4/9/2014 3:00:00 AM
Middle Mississippi River Among America's Most Endangered Rivers® of 2014    American Rivers