Smart Landscapes Presentations
Creating Biodiverse Landscapes for Mississippi Wildlife/How to Design Sustainable Home Landscapes 9-28-23
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Create an Edible Legacy: Make Your Own Food Forest Garden (PDF)
Food Forest Presentation.pdf (PDF)
Mississippi Smart Landscapes Butterflies and Hots Plants.pdf (PDF)
Planting Design for New Landscapes or Renovation Projects (PDF)
Previous Presentations
Creative Biodiverse Landscape for Mississippi Wildlife (PDF)
Landscape Design, Plant Materials and Energy Conservation (PDF)
Managing Landscapes for Healthy Soils and Water PDF
Publications
News
Young people had the unique opportunity to learn interesting things about the soil, plants that grow in it and animals that feed on top of it at a recent field day.
PICAYUNE, Miss. -- Fans of The History Channel’s “Forged in Fire” can see season-six champion Seth Borries demonstrating his skills in person during Forge Day at The Crosby Arboretum. Forge Day will be held Jan. 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Picayune. This family-friendly event highlights the historic and modern uses of the forge.
RAYMOND, Miss. -- The Piney Woods Heritage Festival will be held at the Mississippi State University Crosby Arboretum Nov. 4 to celebrate the region’s heritage. The 21st annual event offers various displays and demonstrations for the public. The event begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 2 p.m.
Success Stories
Mississippi State University and partners have been awarded a grant of nearly $6.6 million from the National Fish and Wildlife Federation for shoreline restoration work on the Gulf Coast.
Sledge Taylor is no stranger to cover crops —he first planted vetch on 100 acres of his Panola County farmland in 1979—but he has ramped up his cover crop usage and added other sustainable agricultural practices over the past 15 years.
Brian Andrus irrigated exactly zero times on his Sunflower County farm in 2021. He didn’t even turn on his well.
