Firewise Events
Several Firewise events are scheduled for March 2011.
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2012
2011
Copiah County Men Charged with Woods Arson (Posted 8/19/2011)
Forestry Commission Seeking Proposals for Forest Legacy Program (Posted 8/18/2011)
Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program (Posted 7/20/2011)
480,000 Acres of "16th Section" School Trust Lands ATFS Certified (Posted 7/5/2011)
April 2011 Initial Tornado Damage Estimate To Forestlands (Posted 5/12/2011)
2010
Governor Barbour Lifts Statewide Burn Ban (Posted 11/03/2010)
Firewise Information (Posted 10/20/2010)
Mississippians Need To Be Aware Of Wildfire Threat, Statewide Burn Ban (Posted 10/11/2010)
Governor Barbour Issues Statewide Burn Ban (Posted 10/06/2010)
Statewide Wildland Fire Risk Alert Press Release (Posted 9/30/2010)
Forest Stewardship Plan Development Program - Grant Announcement (Posted 9/14/2010)
State Assessment Approved (Posted 8/24/2010)
Laurel Wilt Disease Found in Jackson County (Posted 8/2/2010)
Houston Baker Joins Mississippi Forestry Commission (Posted 8/2/2010)
Forestry Commission Reports Timber Damage at $3.7 Million (Posted 5/10/2010)
Forestry Commission Seeking Proposals For Forest Legacy Program (Posted 5/10/2010)
Forestry Commission Reports Timber Damage at $19 Million from Tornado Activity on April 24, 2010. (Posted 5/3/2010)
Smith County Board of Education Receives Grant for Reforestation (Posted 4/12/2010)
George County Man Charged with Woods Arson (Posted 3/25/2010)
The MFC is announcing, by proclamation signed by Governor Barbour, that March is wildfire prevention month. (Posted 3/3/2010)
Lake Hillsdale Property Owners’ Association, Inc. in Pearl River County has earned Firewise Communities/USA recognition from the National Firewise Communities Program. (Posted 2/16/2010)
Gloster, Mississippi in Amite County has earned Firewise Communities/ USA recognition from the National Firewise Communities Program. (Posted 2/16/2010)
Mississippi Natural Science Museum to Host Arbor Day Celebration on February 13th. (Posted 2/8/2010)
2009
MFC Hires Ted Ratcliff as Service Forester for Franklin and Jefferson Counties (posted 10/2/2009)
Forestry Commission Seeking Proposals For Forest Legacy Program (posted 8/17/2009)
Disease Killing Redbay Trees Makes First Appearance In Mississippi (Posted 8/12/2009)
Mississippi Forests Flourish Despite Major Weather Events, Report Finds (Posted 8/4/2009)
Forestry Commission Hires Kimbrough as Forester Trainee (Posted 7/15/2009)
Hot, Dry Weather Conditions Increase Risk of Wildfire (Posted 6/24/2009)
State Forestry Agencies Join Forces To Combat Cogongrass (Posted 6/18/2009)
Forestry Commission Hires Shumpert as Service Forester (Posted 6/1/2009)
One Arrested for Woods Arson in George County (Posted 4/13/2009)
Three Arrested for Woods Arson in George County (Posted 3/20/2009)
Mississippi's Forest Assessment and Resource Strategy (Posted 3/13/2009)
Forestry Commission Hires Young as Service Forester (Posted 3/9/2009)
Forestry Commissions Hires Ornsbey as Service Forester (Posted 3/9/2009)
MFC Announces Governor's Proclamation, March is Wildfire Prevention Month (Posted 3/2/2009)
Mississippi Natural Science Museum to Host Arbor Day Celebration
February l2 (Posted 2/9/2009)
Lauderdale County man issued citation for one count for one count of Misdemeanor Woods Arson (Posted 2/2/2009)
Two Arrested for Woods Arson in Hancock County (Posted 2/2/2009)
Ritchie Atkinson Hired as Fire Law Enforcement Officer (Posted 2/5/2009)
2008
2008 White Receives Tree Farm Leadership Award from Mississippi Forestry Association (10/28/2008)
Bill Kitchings Named Tree Farm Inspector of the Year (10/28/2008)
Forestry Commission Intensifies Forest Management on School Trust Lands (10/23/2008)
Forestry Commission: Minor Timber Damage From Gustav (9/03/2008)
Forestry Commission Managing Distribution of Relief Supplies at Camp Shelby (9/03/2008)
Forestry Commission Announces Forest Legacy Program (8/25/2008)
Firefighters Dispatched to North Carolina (6/30/2008)
Forestry Commission Sends Firefighters to Texas (6/25/2008)
Forestry Commission Announces Reorganization (6/23/2008)
Mississippi Forestry Commission Announces Governor's Proclamation, March Is Wildfire Prevention Month (3/07/2008)
2007
2006