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Environmental Education and Stewardship at Walter Anderson Museum of Art

Implementing Organization

State of Mississippi

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$1,356,000

Known Leveraged Funding

$0

Funding Organization

Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees (NRDA)

Funding Program

Natural Resource Damage Assessment NRDA

Details

Project Category

Recreational Use

Project Actions

Engineering and/or Construction

Targeted Resources

Recreational Resources

Project Description

This project will enhance the Creative Complex at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art by constructing a facility for environmental education and outreach, including education coastal exhibits and collections, hands-on activities, and other interactive activities. The Creative Complex is an expansion of the Museum's campus with a total 15,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor spaces and gardens. The Creative Complex will facilitate coastal education and recreation to promote engagement in restoration and stewardship of natural resources. Programs including excursions to the barrier islands and exploration of other coastal habitats will improve the connectedness of the public to the environments.

Contact

Chris Wells
(601) 961-5545
cwells@mdeq.ms.gov
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Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

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