Kristin Lamberson, Interpretive Garden Specialist at Strawberry Plains Audubon Center, has been named one of 2009's Toyota TogetherGreen Fellows. With this prestigious award, she will be able to better relay the importance of native plants to wildlife and to people. Through interpretive exhibits at Strawberry Plains, she will offer a glimpse into the complexities of our natural world and why it is necessary to protect it. Click read more above for more information.
Have the Cedar Waxwings arrived for winter yet? Are there spiders still hunting from your eaves? Tell us about it! Audubon Mississippi's Backyard Almanac is a regional journal of the beautiful, unique or exciting natural sights you see beyond your back-doors. Almanac entries are posted on our website and in an e-newsletter. Click Read More above to find past and current editions of the Almanac , to sign up to receive the e-almanac or to contribute an observation.
On October 10th, Jill Smith, Director of the Union County Heritage Museum, led a lecture at Strawberry Plains Audubon Center about how Mississippi fossils can give us a glimpse into this region's unique and rich natural history. Click read more above to learn more.
If you missed our nocturnal spider hunt this past Saturday, you missed orb weavers and jumping spiders, ghost spiders and daddy longlegs. Spiders weren't the only wildlife out late on Saturday -- We found grasshoppers and tree frogs and much more! Click read more above to find out more about this unique event!
Relive the past with a tour of the Antebellum Davis Home and discover why the vision and commitment of two sisters provided the National Audubon Society with one of its greatest gifts!
Call now to purchase plants from Strawberry Plains Audubon Center's Native Plant Nursery. Plants are available throughout the year by appointment. Please contact Kristin Lamberson at 662-252-1155 for more information.
