Weekend Program Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of Earth Day

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Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day with Robert F. Poore, ASLA, and learn how to establish a native habitat garden.

This much anticipated presentation will be Saturday, April 24 at 1:30 p.m. at the North Mississippi Fish Hatchery’s Visitor and Education Center.

Because native plants thrive in their own unique habitat, maintenance of a natural garden is minimal; chemical fertilizers and pesticides are generally not needed, and significantly less watering is required.

During the program, Poore will explore the new habitat exhibits he designed for the North Mississippi Fish Hatchery. See how the habitats were constructed and learn how to incorporate ecological design into your own piece of paradise.

Poore is a Landscape Architect and Ecologist and the owner of Native Habitats, Inc. in Flora, MS. Poore is also the recipient of The American Native Landscape Award, Mississippi Urban Forest Achievement Award, Mississippi Wildlife Federation Special Merit Award, Alumni of the Year Award from the School of Landscape Architecture at Mississippi State University for 2006-2007, and Presidents Award of Excellence from The Mississippi Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects for Research in Plant Community Patterns, for the Crosby Arboretum.

The North Mississippi Fish Hatchery and Visitor Education Center is part of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks and is located off I-55 at Enid Exit 233 east.

For more information call 662-563-8068 or visit the NMFH website at http://home.mdwfp.com/NMFH/.