events

Please help us spread the word about the Pearl River Clean Sweep! Support our friends at the Pearl Riverkeeper in this giant river cleanup event. Last year they had over 1,000 volunteers who were mobilized to clean up 34,000 pounds of trash from the Pearl River watershed!
GET MORE INFORMATION AND VOLUNTEER TO HELP CLEAN UP THE PEARL RIVER!

Join United by Blue, Buffalo Peak Outfitters, Pearl River Kayaks, and Pearl Riverkeeper for their first ever joint waterway cleanup in Jackson (Flowood), MS!

WHEN: Saturday, September 23rd, 2017, 8:00am
WHERE: Choose from over 30 locations! Cleanup teams will be deployed along the Pearl River Watershed from its Headwaters in Nanih Waiya, Mississippi, downriver through the Ross Barnett Reservoir, along the border of Mississippi and Louisiana, all the way to Pearlington on the Gulf Coast.

Join the Mississippi Sierra Club Coast Group for an outing to the Pascagoula River Audubon Center. We will meet for Citizen Scientist Saturday, where the discussion will cover the new science of Phenology. Phenology is the study of the timing of natural phenomena which is undergoing gradual but perceptible change due to global warming. Following the presentation we will share a sack lunch at one of the outdoor decks, weather permitting.
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This year the Mississippi Sierra Club has partnered with the South Mississippi Family Nature Club to #OptOutside on Black Friday. We encourage you to join us near Morgantown, Mississippi as we hike Red Bluffs on Friday November 25th. REGISTER NOW!

The Mississippi Sierra Club, as part of its Outdoor Adventures program, is sponsoring a master naturalist class next spring. The master naturalist class will be taught by Mississippi State University. The Master Naturalist Program provides natural resource training to individuals in exchange for outreach and service educational efforts in natural resources and environmental awareness programs in their communities.

SIGN UP TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT! The Mississippi Sierra Club is sponsoring our second kayak trip of the year October 8th. This time we will be traveling from the Reservoir down to LeFleur Bluff State Park, and we will be providing a guide to tell us about the river and the surrounding habitat.

THIS INFORMATION COURTESY OF MDEQ
There are two upcoming public meetings related to Deepwater Horizon oil spill restoration. The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council) has released a proposed update to its 2013 Comprehensive Plan that provides important additional strategic guidance for the Council to follow as it makes decisions on funding future projects and activities.

Please JOIN US for a panel discussion on how communities, homeowners, and businesses can benefit from solar energy and what we can do to ensure its availability for all Mississippians.

This month we start the second half of our Outdoor Adventures program. Join us at the Natural Science Museum where Dr. Brent Hendrixson of Millsaps College will teach us about arachnids as we explore their habitats along the trail. The event is free. Please register for the event here.