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  Mississippi - MSN Encarta
Early explored by the Spanish and colonized by the French, Mississippi’s warm climate and rich soil proved ideally suited to cotton, which became the main crop even before 1800 and remained the mainstay of its economy until the 20th century.
Mississippi ranks 32nd among the states in size, with a total area of 125,433 sq km (48,430 sq mi), including 2,033 sq km (785 sq mi) of inland water and 1,528 sq km (590 sq mi) of coastal waters over which it has jurisdiction.
Mississippi lies wholly within the Gulf Coastal Plain, which is one of the principal natural regions, or physiographic provinces, of the southern United States (see Coastal Plain).
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761575599/Mississippi.html   (1218 words)

  
 Mississippi
Mississippi is bounded on the north by Tennessee, the east by Alabama and the Gulf of Mexico on the south.
Mississippi was readmitted to the Union in 1870.
Pines and oaks are found in the states sandier soil, oaks and palms in the southern counties whil fruit trees and hardwoods grow well in the north.
bk_warren.tripod.com /miss.html   (2332 words)

  
 Mississippi River - State canoe routes: Minnesota DNR
The Mississippi is flat and slow moving in this river section, dominated by pine forests and the town of Grand Rapids.
The river connects the mixed hardwood-conifer forests of red, white, and jack pines, quaking aspen, big-toothed aspen, paper birches and oaks, found on high ground, with pine and hardwood forests found on low lying areas.
The narrow flood plain is vegetated with lowland hardwoods, primarily ash and elm, while the uplands are covered by a mixture of jack pine, aspen and balsam fir.
www.dnr.state.mn.us /canoeing/mississippiriver/three.html   (493 words)

  
 Mississippi 2001 Flag Referendum
Those familiar with Mississippi's flag history are aware of a very long debate that took place over whether or not the canton in the state's flag should be separated with a fimbriation from the 3 horizontal stripes.
Again, I recall reading that the symbolism was that Mississippi was the twentieth state, so there were 13 stars for the original states, six for the next six admitted, and the center one for Mississippi itself...
I've always thought Mississippi's best flag was the one adopted soon after secession, white with a blue canton with a white star, on the fly a magnolia tree, and a red vertical stripe at the fly.
flagspot.net /flags/us-ms-rf.html   (2161 words)

  
 Governors of Mississippi
Born at Standing Pine in Leake County, Mississippi, on January 22, 1898, Barnett was one of Mississippi’s most successful trial lawyers.
During Governor Barnett’s administration the state of Mississippi was celebrating the centennial of the American Civil War.
Meredith’s enrollment at Ole Miss broke the color barrier in Mississippi and his admission was the first step in the eventual elimination of all racial segregation in the state’s public schools and universities.
mshistory.k12.ms.us /features/feature48/governors/barnett.htm   (441 words)

  
 Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services - Predoctoral Psychology Internship Program
Pine Rest is a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) and pledges to adhere to APPIC and the National Matching Services selection and notification procedures.
She joined Pine Rest in 2003 as an intern and received her doctoral degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with an emphasis on social development and ADHD in 2004.
Pine Rest's training program is highly sought out by prospective psychology interns across the county, with typical application to acceptance ratios of 9 to 1.
www.pinerest.org /opportunities/internships/psychology.asp   (4259 words)

  
 The Pines Resort & Campground Area Attractions
Discover how the Mississippi River allowed access to this great land that provided the nation with lumber and iron ore. Lean about the life of CK Blandin, his paper company that still operates today and his contribution to the paper and logging industry.
The trail goes through a few areas that have standing water in the summer, however portions of the trail are suitable for horseback riding, hiking, and mountain biking.
The region is studded with lakes and thick with aspen, birch, pine and maple trees that pop with color in the fall season.
www.thepinesresort.com /attractions.htm   (5815 words)

  
 MISSISSIPPI SANDHILL CRANE, Grus canadensis pulla, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The age of sexual maturity for the Mississippi sandhill is thought to be 3 or 4 years of age.
Recovery goals as outlined in the Mississippi Sandhill Crane Recovery Plan are: (1) Cessation of the need for captive-raised cranes; (2) attainment of a free-living stable, and self-sustaining population which demonstrates stability and self-sustenance for at least 1O continuous years, and (3) establishment of enough habitat to support the crane population.
A New Subspecies of Sandhill Cranes From Mississippi.
www.fws.gov /endangered/i/b/sab4n.html   (1531 words)

  
 The Louisiana Environment
So pines and other gymnosperms do much better in areas where there is often little or no water in the soil, in habitats that are very dry.
Pine needles are also an a adaptation to reduce water loss.
Loblolly pine is sometimes called "oldfield pine", because in nature it does very well in secondary succession.
www.tulane.edu /~bfleury/envirobio/forest.html   (1885 words)

  
 Ross Barnett
Born in Standing Pine, Mississippi, Barnett was the youngest of ten children, serving in the U.S. Army during World War I.
He worked in a variety of jobs while earning an undergraduate degree from Mississippi College in 1922, followed by a law degree in 1926 from the University of Mississippi.
Ross Barnett Reservoir, north of Jackson, Mississippi, is named in his honor, as is Barnett Lake in Smith County, Mississippi.
www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Ross_Barnett   (657 words)

  
 Mississippi Deer Hunting, Outfiters
Mississippi deer hunting is also very common among natives and non-natives who flock to the area to hunt whitetail deer — Mississippi boasts one of the largest populations of this species on the entire continent.
The great thing about Mississippi hunting is the climate — winters are mild enough to hunt enjoyably, and summers, while quite humid offer fantastic fowl hunting in the early morning hours.
Closed canopy pine plantations provide little habitat for quail, but these stands can be improved dramatically through the use of management practices such as thinning, burning and the use of selective herbicides to control undesirable vegetation.
www.huntersdomain.com /Mississippi.htm   (1617 words)

  
 FWRC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The objectives of the project are to investigate the potential for using chicken litter as a nutrient source for enhancing pine growth, and to determine the environmental impacts of using pine stands for disposing of waste material from poultry producing facilities.
Fertilization of pine stands throughout the southeast is increasing with less than 200,000 acres per year in 1990 to over 1 million acres in 1997.
Poultry production in Mississippi is centered in the pine belt, and the proximity of the two industries means that the application of chicken litter to forestland could present a convenient and cost effective disposal alternative.
www.cfr.msstate.edu /fwrc/forestry/pine.htm   (1034 words)

  
 Heart of Texas Pine
The trees provided a complex ecosystem for a wide variety of plants and animals until mass harvesting took place in the 18th and 19th centuries.
We at Texas Heart Pine believe this once plentiful resource to be one of the few natural treasures everyone should enjoy today.
Texas Heart Pine is the largest of its kind west of the Mississippi.
www.texasheartpine.com   (335 words)

  
 Property Taxes - Mississippi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Mississippi state tax commission publishes an annual schedule of "use values" based on the net income of an acre of land capitalized at 10%.
And shall be exempt from ad valorem taxes after severance so long as such timber, trees, or shrubs remain in the log state, or unmanufactured condition and so long as the title remains in any person other than the manufacturer or processor.
Mississippi levies a privilege tax upon each person engaged or continuing within the state in the business of growing, felling, cutting, severing and producing logs or any timber products from the soil or water, for sale, profit or commercial use; or purchasing, logging, or selling logs or timber products for commercial purposes.
www.timbertax.org /statetaxes/states/proptax/mississippi.asp   (955 words)

  
 A GUIDE TO SOUTHERN PINE SEED SOURCES
Most loblolly pine sources from west of the Mississippi River and from the northeastern extremity of the range (Maryland and Virginia) are classed as strongly resistant to fusiform rust.
Among the choices are longleaf pine (Dennington and Farrar 1983), Choctawhatchee sand pine (Outcalt and Brendemuehl 1985), and drought-hardy loblolly pine from Texas.
Geographic variation in longleaf pine is not as obvious as in loblolly and slash pine, but differences of commercial importance have been noted.
www.forestry.auburn.edu /sfnmc/class/seedsource.html   (6661 words)

  
 Choctaw Indians
Joe Chitto of the Standing Pine Community was the first chairman of the council.
Today, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of the state's largest employers, operating 19 businesses and employing more than 7,800 people, not all of them tribal members.
If 19th century Choctaws could visit their homeland in the 21st century, they would be both amazed and proud – amazed at the diverse tribal economy, high employment, and burgeoning tribal infrastructure and proud of the determination and effort that made these changes possible.
mshistory.k12.ms.us /features/feature34/choctaw.html   (2076 words)

  
 Unasylva - Vol. 6, No. 2 - Private forest management in the American "Lower South"
Today he can still show a good stand of pine and hardwoods; his forest is growing rapidly and will probably triple its present volume within the next 10 years.
From its longleaf-slash pine forest in south Alabama, the company is removing all diseased and damaged trees, and then thinning the remaining stand to provide space for future growth.
Crossett, a pleasant city of 10,000 people, is sustained by the company's pine and hardwood sawmills pulp and paper plant, hardwood distillation plant, and wood preservation plant, all utilizing the timber harvested from company and farmer-owned land.
www.fao.org /docrep/x5363e/x5363e03.htm   (3611 words)

  
 January/February 1999 Mississippi Timber Price Report
Standing timber markets were just fair in January/February, but were improving toward the latter part of February.
Several reporters commented that mills in their areas had delayed buying standing timber for a few months this fall and now were getting interested again.
Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution.
msucares.com /forestry/prices/reports/1999/commentsjf99.html   (590 words)

  
 Appendix F - Volume 2 - Draft Heritage Study and Environmental Assessment
At meetings in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, tribal representatives were invited to provide input on the important stories and resources of the Delta related to American Indians.
Approximately 25 miles west of the Mississippi River, in the Avoyelles Parish of east-central Louisiana, is the Tunica-Biloxi Reservation.
The participation/interaction between/among tribes in Oklahoma and Mississippi is irregular and occurs primarily with mayoral activities, historical societies, colleges, etc. This interaction needs to be expanded but it will take a lot of effort on behalf of the tribal representatives.
www.cr.nps.gov /delta/volume2/apdxf.htm   (2115 words)

  
 NAR - Mississippi
Tribal background and community setting: The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, federally- recognized tribe since 1945, has almost 6,000 enrolled members residing on or near 22,000 acres of trust land scattered over seven counties in east- central Mississippi, one of the most impoverished sections of the state.
The Mississippi Choctaws are descendants of the Choctaw people who escaped removal to Oklahoma in the 1830's.
Following the death of over one-third of the Mississippi Choctaws in the 1917 influenza epidemic, a Congressional investigation examined the plight of the tribe and limited health and education services began to be provided in the early 1920's.
codi.buffalo.edu /graph_based/.state.advocates/.nar/mississippi.html   (2671 words)

  
 January/February 2000 Mississippi Timber Price Report
Most of the state is 6 to 8 inches behind in rainfall and the Mississippi Forestry Commission has had a statewide ban on burning several times since the year began.
Overall, the pine lumber market was marking time anticipating buying by treaters and the end of the "quota year".
Standing pine saw timber prices moved lower in January/February because of all the wood available currently.
msucares.com /forestry/prices/reports/2000/commentsjf00.html   (685 words)

  
 Old Boss
And although this monarch was only a tree, an inanimate entity, yet so great a tree it was in size and age and fame, that its passing and fail were attended by ceremonies and manifestations of regret, in lesser degree, but not unlike those that mark the end of a person of royal rank.
Mississippi, on the timber holdings of the Legan and McClure Lumber Co., of Bates, Miss.
At different times in the last decade the owners have sought to have the giant pine cut down, but because of its great size, no one could be found would undertake the task of felling the tree and moving it to the company’s logging road, some three miles away.
www.samlindsey.com /logging/old_boss.asp   (779 words)

  
 The Sun Herald | 09/29/2006 | Dead trees will be falling here for years   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In the forests and yards of South Mississippi, dead trees manhandled by Katrina still stand, naked limbs and decaying trunks waiting to put homeowner-insurance premiums into a skyward climb.
Lance Wedgeworth with Mississippi Farm Bureau Insurance said both getting the tree off the house and repairing the damage are covered in a typical policy.
The Mississippi Forestry Commission will pipe federal money to municipalities to take down trees on both public and private property, where public property is within falling distance of dead, standing trees.
www.sunherald.com /mld/thesunherald/business/15635995.htm   (567 words)

  
 Grizzly Bears
They once were found from the Mississippi River to the coast of California, from Mexico to Canada, but grizzlies now occupy less than 2% of that range.
The Yellowstone area holds the most promise, but even here an important food source, the whitebark pine, is expected to be completely lost because of exotic disease and/or global climate change.
When on all fours, grizzlies stand between 3.5 and 4 feet; when standing upright, they reach 6 to 7 feet.
www.hsus.org /wildlife/a_closer_look_at_wildlife/grizzly_bears.html   (552 words)

  
 Delta & Pine Land Company
This structure of multiple entities was needed because of an 1890 Mississippi law which restricted farming operations by a single owner to no more than 12,500 acres.
The charter, whch was dated 1886 (prior to the 1890 law), was the legal method needed to allow the three plantations to operate under one company.
Delta and Pine Land Company looks forward to the future of agriculture and the seed industry and pledges to continue the dependable, dedicated efforts that have led American farmers to recognize us as the industry leader.
www.deltaandpine.com /newsite/about_dpl.asp   (292 words)

  
 Itasca State Park - Mississippi Headwaters
The kids are standing on the trunk of another big white pine.
Here is the explaination of the red pine and the largest red pine in particular.
This is a shot of the whole largest red pine and also of its crown.
www.visi.com /~tomcat/travelogue/itasca/itasca0003.shtml   (344 words)

  
 Medical Technology Affiliate-FGH
Pine Grove opens Renaissance, a regional residential eating disorder treatment facility for women 18 years and older.
The Mississippi State Department of Health announces the permanent designation of Forrest General Hospital as a Level II Trauma Center.
Cardiovascular surgeon Robert Robbins begins leading a FDA study to evaluate patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft procedures at Forrest General, one of 100 hospitals in the United States selected to participate.
www.usm.edu /medtech/fgh.htm   (470 words)

  
 Arkansas Symbols, Tree: Loblolly Pine - SHG Resources
The pine was adopted as the Arkansas State Tree by the Fifty-second General Assembly of 1939.
Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda), also called Arkansas pine, North Carolina pine, and oldfield pine, is the most commercially important forest species in the southern United States, where it is dominant on about 11.7 million ha (29 million acres) and makes up over one-half of the standing pine volume.
The pine tree is a major resource of the state's paper industry.
www.shgresources.com /ar/symbols/tree   (534 words)

  
 Standing Pine, MS Houses, Apartments, Cars, Mortgage Status, and Residents Info
Back to: Standing Pine main page, Mississippi, Mississippi smaller cities, Mississippi small towns, All US cities.
Median gross rent in Standing Pine, MS in 2000: $446
Housing units in Standing Pine with a mortgage: 64 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
www.city-data.com /housing/houses-Standing-Pine-Mississippi.html   (380 words)

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