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Press Releases

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
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• 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

•  Dauterive Accepts Fire Chief Position with Forestry Commission (12/3/2007)

• Mississippi Forestry Commission and the USDA Forest Service Provide $1.32 Million for Urban Forestry Recovery (3/28/2007)

2006

• Morgan Named Head of the Mississippi Forestry Commission (3/02/2006)

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