Mississippi Ecological Services
Southeast Region
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NRDA crew surveying beach for oil and dead birds. Natural Resource Damage Assessment crew surveying Mississippi beach for oil and dead birds. Credit USFWS

 

Special Projects and Issues in Mississippi

In order to protect and conserve our trust resources, we work with partners on many projects in Mississippi and across state lines into our neighboring states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama and Tennessee.

 

NEW - Yazoo Darter Enhancement Group

 

UPDATED 10/10/2012 - Information on the Bayou Darter and the Bayou Pierre Watershed Enhancement Group

 

Service Announces Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances for Spring Pygmy Sunfish - Request for Public Comments has closed.

 

UPDATED - 10/10/2012 - Revision in critical habitat for Dusky Gopher Frog (formerly Mississippi Gopher Frog)

 

Our collaborative efforts on special projects with our partners

 

Oil Spill in the Gulf

 

Yazoo Pumps Project

 

National Pollinator Week is June 20-26. What are pollinators?

Gopher Tortoise

Gopher Tortoise

For guidance to establish a gopher tortoise bank, click here.

Water & Sewer Project

For Mississippi Gulf Region Water and Sewer project review form, click here.

 

looking at oil boom
Contaminants biologist looking at oil spill boom. Credit: USFWS 		bee is pollinating a yellow coneflower
A pollinatior hard at work. Credit: Malika Shettar, youth ambassador,USFWS 		gopher tortoise burrow. Credit: Randy, Browning, USFWS
Gopher tortoise burrow. Credit: Randy Browning, USFWS		 sign for public hearing. Credit: Connie Dickard, USFWS
We hold public hearings. Credit: Connie Dickard, USFWS		 Biologist looking at habitat
Biologists assessing wildlife habitat. Credit: USFWS

 
Last updated: October 10, 2012