November 2011

THE CROSBY ARBORETUM LECTURE SERIES:
Presenting "Southeastern Wildflowers" with Bestselling Author Bobby J. Ward Saturday, November 5, 2011, 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Margaret Reed Crosby Library, 900 Goodyear Boulevard, Picayune
Join author Bobby Ward for an informative lecture about Southeastern wildflowers. His talk will highlight both widely distributed species from the mountains, piedmont, and coastal plain, in addition to rare and endangered plants. Bobby’s training in botany and plant physiology and his love of gardening and world travel has led to the writing or collaborating on five books so far, as well as his numerous newspaper and magazine articles. Admission $5.

PROJECT WILD WORKSHOP  (Teachers)
Saturday, November 12                
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
A Mississippi Museum of Natural Science K-12 workshop with outreach educator Crystie Baker for teachers and homeschool educators. Although activities in ProjectWILD are based in wildlife and ecology topics, many activities are cross-disciplinary. Teachers of any subject or grade can learn new ways to incorporate these activities into their curriculum. FREE for those working or living in Pearl River or Hancock Counties; no cost for manual and 0.6 CEU’s. Others, cost is $15, and $10 for CEU’s. Sign up early. To register, please call the office at 601-799-2311.

PINEY WOODS HERITAGE FESTIVAL
     Friday, Nov. 18, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (Schools)
     Saturday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m.-4 p.m (Family)                    
Celebrate the early days of the Piney Woods in this seventh annual festival with exhibits and demonstrations of traditional skills such as blacksmithing, quilting, spinning, basket-making, and more. Friday open to preregistered school groups, $2 per child; free to teachers/chaperones, and bus drivers. Saturday admission adults $5, children $2.