Pascagoula River Audubon Center
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The Pascagoula River Audubon Center offers river boat tours, interactive exhibits, aquaria, bayou walkways & observation decks, a nature play garden, kayak rentals, excellent birding, meeting/event rental spaces, and programming for all ages. Come on by! Experience one of the most pristine river and marsh systems in the United States at the Pascagoula River Audubon Center!
Our Center serves as the gateway to the Pascagoula River, its habitats, and the diverse assemblage of organisms that inhabit or visit the river basin throughout the year. It is also demonstration site for conservation techniques and storm water management practices that can be applied in visitors’ own backyards.
We offer an indoor interpretive exhibit with interactive displays and aquaria, the Moss Point Fine Art Gallery, outdoor walking trails and observation decks for birders and nature enthusiasts, a children’s nature play garden, kayak rentals, rental spaces for meetings and events, as well as educational programming for all ages! Two-hour, professionally-guided boat tours are also available. For reservations, call McCoy's Swamp and River Tours at 228-219-4583.
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Here's a #sneakpeek into tomorrow's living history demos that will follow Else Martin's presentation on the Gulf Coast sawmill & shingle mill industries. See you at 10 am!
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Memorial Day weekend is here! Enjoy your Saturday with a 10 a.m. boat tour from McCoy's River and Marsh Tours. Call us at 228-475-0825 to reserve your spot today!
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Teachers, naturalists & environmental educators: Are you in need of new teaching tools to get students excited and engaged with the natural world? Do you need CEUs? We have several upcoming, FREE workshops just for you! For more information, visit: http://pascagoulariver.audubon.org/programs/teacher-workshops
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Join us for a Tidal Marsh Restoration Workshop next Tues (5/30) at 9 a.m. to learn about our ongoing project, techniques used & volunteer opportunities for physical & biological monitoring of the site.
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We'll be flowing through time on the Pascagoula with Else Martin THIS Saturday, May 27 at 10 am! This month's edition of our bicentennial celebration will feature a lecture on the history of the Gulf Coast's sawmill and shingle mill industries followed by live demos.
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Join us for our #ThursdaySpeakerSeries TOMORROW at 10 a.m. to learn about native bees & how to attract them to your garden with the Jackson County Master Gardeners!
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Our High School Junior Naturalist Program is a nature-based summer camp for students entering 9th - 12th grade! It's the perfect opportunity for hands-on learning about local ecosystems and career paths. We'll visit 3 Wildlife Management Areas, Gulf Islands National Seashore, the Mississippi Sandhill Crane Refuge, and more. Register TODAY!
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We're kicking off the summer Master Naturalist course on Saturday, June 3rd...and we hope YOU'LL join us! This class will get you out exploring Mississippi's ecosystems from geology to weather to plants to wildlife and more. Class meets on alternating Saturdays from 9-3. $250/non-member, $225/members. CEUs available. Call today, 228-475-0825 for more information and for registration.
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Are you interested in assisting us at the front desk or on the grounds? Can you keep aquariums clean and healthy? Would you like to help with teaching summer camps? We've got the perfect role for you! We love our #PRACVolunteers and we'd love to add you to their ranks this summer. Call us today at 228-475-0825 to schedule an orientation!
Teacher Workshops
Calling all teachers, naturalists, and environmental educators: Are you in need of new teaching tools to get students excited and engaged with the natural world? Do you need CEUs? We have several upcoming, FREE workshops just for you! Project WILD: June 1st Flying Wild: June 2nd Growing Up Wild: June 15 Project Wet: June 16 For more information, visit:
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Join us at 10 a.m. THIS Thursday to learn about native bees with the Jackson County Master Naturalists. Discover the biodiversity of our Mississippi bees, why their populations are in decline, and what to plant to attract them to your garden! #ThursdaySpeakerSeries
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