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- Frank Lloyd Wright (1868-1959)

Biodiversity Profile

Tillandsia usneoides

Spanish Moss

This plant is not a parasite, but an epiphyte capable of photosynthesis. It uses dust particles from air and water for nourishment.

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This project is funded by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources in part through a grant provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management

The Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (GNDNERR), established in 1999, is managed through a unique local, state and federal partnership designed to promote estuarine research and education within Mississippi's Coastal Zone and its adjacent ecosystems. The major partners of the GNDNERR include the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Mississippi Secretary of State's Office, Mississippi State University, The Nature Conservancy, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the University of Southern Mississippi. Additionally, a Citizens Advisory Committee has been established to assure that the concerns of the local citizens are adequately addressed by the Management Board.

View a short video contrasting selected habitats of the reserve before and after Hurricane Katrina

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Grand Bay Coastal Resources Center
Dedication, Grand Opening, and 10 Year Anniversary Celebration
December 7, 2009

The Grand Opening of the Grand Bay Coastal Resources Center which also marks the 10th Anniversary of the creation of the Grand Bay NERR is planned for 1:30 -3:30 p.m. December 7, 2009. A short ceremony at 1:30 p.m. will be followed by refreshments and tours of the new facility. The public is cordially invited to attend this celebration. Directions are available here.

The long-awaited facility will serve as the headquarters for the Grand Bay NERR and Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge staff. It includes an interpretative area, classrooms, laboratories and a dormitory. The building was built as a demonstration for many sustainable building technologies and materials and is among the "greenest" of buildings in Mississippi. The interpretative area will be open to the public beginning December 12th Tuesday through Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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Announcements

NERR 10 Year Report

New Plant Guides, Companion Posters and Bird Guides May Be Picked Up at the Following Locations:
Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
6005 Bayou Heron Road
Moss Point, MS 39560
228-475-7047

Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
1141 Bayview Ave., Suite 101
Biloxi, MS 39532
228-374-5000

Mississippi State Coastal Research and Extension Center
1815 Popp's Ferry Road
Biloxi, MS 39532
Phone: 228-388-4710

Please call before you visit one the above sites, to make sure they have a supply of books on hand. Because supplies are limited, we are limiting the distribution of the books to one per family. To save money, we are not mailing books within out coastal region. If you would like to request that a distribution site be established nearer to your area, please contact jen.buchanan@dmr.ms.gov.