October Events Recap: Pollination Celebration and Food Day

By Brenna Gardner, Food Waste Reduction Intern, and Jade Chalkley, Sustainability Fellow October has kicked off highlighting some of the most important animals on the planet: pollinators. We hosted two fantastic events, coming to a close with a BIG announcement. On October 2, the Office of Sustainability and Landscape Services hosted a Pollination Celebration. The…

The University of Mississippi takes strides to BEE friendly landscapes

  On Wednesday October 2nd, the Office of Sustainability and Landscape Services will be hosting a Pollination Celebration from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm outside the Music building! Mitch Robinson, the Conservation Education Manager at Strawberry Plains Audubon Center, will be giving a presentation on the importance of pollinators and creating native habitats and food…

Students Form New Campus Audubon Chapter

Written by Emma Counce A group of passionate students at the University of Mississippi have banded together this semester in the name of the land, the community, and its resources and creatures to create the Magnolia Grove Audubon Campus Chapter. The campus chapters initiative is a new program from National Audubon Society with the hopes…

5 Reasons to Visit the Hummingbird Festival

By Jay Rao, ASB Sustainability Director 5 Reasons to Visit the Hummingbird Festival by Jay Rao, Director of Sustainability, ASB It’s a beautiful day in North Mississippi. The sun is shining; the birds are…humming? That’s right, the birds are humming! Less than one month away is the 19th Annual Hummingbird Migration and Nature Celebration at…