Workshops

Citizen Workshops

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The Pearl Riverkeeper group testing water samples for bacteria. Photo Credit: Pearl Riverkeeper, Abby Braman

Citizen workshops are hosted by the MSWS staff on an annual basis. Please click the links below to get registered for upcoming workshops and virtual trainings.

Trainer Workshops 

Trainer workshops are hosted by the MSWS staff. In order to apply to be a trainer, please contact the MSWS office. Training workshops are held on a regular basis. There will also be virtual trainings available.

Streambed.
A stream flowing in the Tombigbee Watershed. Photo Credit: REACH program at Mississippi State University

Trainer workshops are hosted by the MSWS staff on an annual basis. Please click the links below to get registered for upcoming workshops and virtual trainings. 

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News

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Filed Under: Mississippi Water Stewards December 9, 2024

Community groups with a passion for stewarding their local water resources have the opportunity until Jan. 31, 2025, to apply for a mini-grant to help with their efforts.

A woman talks to a group gathered at a table outdoors.
Filed Under: Water, Mississippi Water Stewards July 26, 2024

As communities realize the treasure they have in their water resources, many citizens and groups look for ways to preserve and improve the lakes, rivers and streams.
Beth Baker, a specialist in natural resource conservation in agroecosystems with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said the university recently received a $100,000 environmental education grant to help these grassroots efforts go farther.

Success Stories

A man with a blue visor and T-shirt listing “Pearl Riverkeeper” and holding a clipboard in front of a waterway.
Volume 10 Number 2

Billy Mitchell spent his childhood summers in the water and has lived at Pelahatchie Bay for more than three decades, so his dedication to protecting water resources now almost makes too much sense.

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