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The Mississippi Coast Birding Trail is sponsored by the National Audubon Society, Inc., one of the oldest nature conservation organizations in the United States. Formed in 1905, this organization operates from a national office in New York City, 30 state offices including Audubon Mississippi, and 40 plus interpretive centers and sanctuaries across the country.
John James Audubon Foundation / Gloster ArboretumLocated @ 1334 Arboretum Ln., Gloster, was founded in 1965 by the late Sara & Frank Gladney, of Baton Rouge, LA. This 400 acre tract is managed by the Foundation to preserve the unique indigenous plant associations with special care being given to the beech, magnolias, stewartia, mountain laurel, rhododendrons, viburnums and other native species, and to protect & enhance the special population of non-indigenous plantings introduced by the Gladneys and others. For more information, or to schedule a tour, please contact Mr. Von Odenwald, Site Director, (601) 225-4132.
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