I've Got a Secret (I Like to Play with My Food)

I've got a secret (I like to play with my food)

Discover the secret lives and hidden habitats of foxes and other forest animals.

here does a chipmunk sleep? What does an eagle feed its young? How do mother bats find their babies in a W cave? Between January 28 and May 6, visitors to the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science will learn the answers to these questions and more in Animal Secrets, a new exhibit in which visitors discover the secret lives and hidden habitats of forest animals. “Animal Secrets builds on children’s natural curiosity about the world around them and helps foster a sense of wonder about nature,” said Chris Zachow, president of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation board of directors. “The exhibit is designed to encourage family learning and to help young children develop science skills through play and exploration. The exhibit also offers parents tips on how to encourage their children’s interest in science.” Animal Secrets is especially designed for children ages 3 through 8, preschool to third grade school groups, January 28 and has English and Spanish text panels. In Animal Secrets, visitors discover nature from through an animal’s point of view as they explore a stream, meadow, woodland, cave, and naturalists’ tent. May 6, 2012 Visitors see the world from an eagle’s nest, pretend to be a chipmunk gathering food for the winter, and help a raccoon family escape from a hungry fox. Then, visitors can play the role of a naturalist by examining tracks, skulls, fur, bones and other specimens. Animal Secrets was produced and is toured by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland, Oregon. The exhibit was made possible with funds provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Additional support provided by the Collins Foundation and Meyer Memorial Trust. The exhibit is sponsored locally by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation, an anonymous sponsor, Chisholm Foundation, Feild Cooperative Associates, Inc., Paul Benton, Plum Creek, Sanderson Farms, Trustmark MMNS • Vol. 29 • No. I Bank, Wheeler and Ashley Parker, and Chris and Steve Zachow.

THE MUSEUM IS A DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS WINTER / SPRING 2012 1 Department

ADMINISTRATION Commissioners Sam Polles, Ph.D. Charles Rigdon Dear Members, Executive Director Chairman Robert Cook Jerry Munro Deputy Director VICE-Chairman This has been another challenging year for all state agencies, including the Mississippi Larry Castle William “Billy” Deviney director of Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks and the Museum of Natural Science. technical programs Bryan Jones John C. Stanley IV However, I am pleased to report that despite the tumultuous economy, the Museum is continuing to conduct cutting-edge scientific research, to offer high-quality educational programs and exhibits, and to steward the state’s extensive biological Museum Staff collections which number more than a million specimens. In fact, thanks to a combination of Federal grants, private donations and State bonds, we will soon open a 19,000 square foot addition to the research wing, dedicated to scientific collections and laboratories. Planning is also underway for a new outdoor playspace designed to encourage young children to interact with the natural world. The Museum of Natural Science is making important contributions to education and research, and to enhancing public comprehension and appreciation of science. DIRECTORS EDUCATION (CONT.) As you read more about these efforts in this Newsline, I think you will be as proud as Isabel Mills Libby Hartfield preschool educator Museum Director I am of what we are accomplishing. In the face of today’s economic challenges, we have Nicole Phillips Charles Knight naturalist focused our energies on our most important mission, understanding and conserving ASSISTANT MUSEUM DIRECTOR Andrea Schuhmann our wildlife resources. outreach naturalist A D M I N I S T R AT I O N Your support through the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation AND SUPPORT Megan Sewall special projects has been crucial in the past, and will be even more so in the future. This legislative Cindy Bearden coordinator gift shop assistant Corey Wright session will determine the level of service the Museum will be able to provide in the Harold Garner naturalist facilities maintenance coming years so let your legislators know you appreciate their support for the Museum. manager E X H I B I T Please take the time to read over the list of exhibit sponsors for past exhibits and our Charles Jeffcoat MANAGEMENT custodian Norton McKeigney current exhibit and let them know how thankful you are for their commitment to Mary Jenkins Exhibits Supervisor special projects officer conservation. As our state budget shrinks, private funding will be vital to keep the Ray Terry Rebecca Jones Exhibits Supervisor gift shop manager/special Museum vibrant and active in the future. events Fran Noone NATURAL HERITAGE receptionist Sherry Surrette, Ph.D. As always, I extend my thanks and appreciation. Natural Heritage Ann Peden Program Coordinator volunteer services Joelle Carney Tracy Reid database manager gift shop assistant Adrianne Clark Mary Stevens Database Technician librarian Libby Hartfield Aaron Francois Museum Director Database Technician AQUARIUMS Tom Mann Karen Dierolf zoologist Aquatic Biologist Andy Sanderson John Hardy ecologist AquariST Heather Sullivan MISSION STATEMENT: James Hill Botanist aquarium assistant The mission of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science is to promote understanding and Mike Stegall Aquarist R E S E A R C H appreciation of Mississippi’s biological diversity through collections, research, scientific databases, AND COLLECTIONS Jeremy Copley education, and exhibits; and to inspire the people of our state to respect the environment and to EDUCATION COLLECTIONS/RESEARCH Angel Rohnke ASSISTANT preserve natural Mississippi. Education Coordinator R.L. Jones, Ph.D. Mary Alston Herpetologist Preschool Educator Scott Peyton Crystie Baker Collections Manager OUTREACH NATURALIST George Phillips Joan Elder Paleontology Curator PRESCHOOL EDUCATOR Matt Roberts Jonathan Harris Ichthyologist naturalist Kathy Shelton Yolanda Hawkins Biologist reservationist LaToya Turner Joseph M. McGee Laboratory Assistant outreach naturalist Nicholas Winstead ORNITHOLOGIST

2 WINTER / SPRING 2012 MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE Got Fish? Special Events International Where to find ’em. Got Fish? Migratory How to catch ’em. SAT • FEB 4 • 9a m to 12n o o n hether you’re a beginner Bird Day or a seasoned angler, don’t miss Fossil Road Show Come on W“Got Fish?” for a panel of experts, SAT • MAR 3 • 10a m to 3:30p m hosted by Mississippi Outdoors TV show over to their co-host Randy Newell, who will answer NatureFEST! stopover. your questions on fish. Plus, don’t miss SAT • APR 14 • 10a m to 5p m igrate to the Museum’s grounds our interactive fish feedings with divers! and nature trails, favorite International Migratory Bird Day M stopovers for birds that fly SAT • MAY 5 • 10a m to 3p m between their breeding grounds in North America and their wintering grounds in Katfishin Kids Central and South America. We’ll gather SAT • JUN 2 for bird watching, nature hikes, and more. Snake Day TUE • JUN 5 • 10a m to 3p m Katfishin’ Kids Casting for smiles! un fishing at Turcotte Lab off NatureFEST! Hwy 43 at Ross Barnett Reservoir, Spend the day in the F for ages 15 and under, accompanied by adults. Equipment, bait and lunch middle of nature. are FREE. Bring the kids and join us for a fun-filled day where children can learn Fossil the basics of fishing. We’ll teach them how to tie a knot, select the correct lure, Road Show bait hooks and cast. In addition, they will Pack up your learn what a fish is and become familiar with its habitat. We’ll stock the pond fossils and with catfish and let them try their hand hit the road! at fishing. Each child participating will receive a FREE t-shirt and goodie bag ring your favorite fossils and get while supplies last. expert opinions about their ages B and identities from our team of scientists. See fossils from the Museum Snake Day collection and enjoy interesting fossil Don’t let this one presentations. Who knows what might t’s a festival, a nature outing, and a turn up this year? fascinating Museum trip, all wrapped slither by. I into one exciting day. Wildlife expert erpetologist Bryan Fedrick will Rob Mies is back to share the mysterious help you spot the differences world of animal biodiversity. Come learn between Mississippi’s venomous his animal secrets and meet a sloth, owl, H and non-venomous snakes, separating and skunk. Enjoy fish feedings and live myth from accurate information about animal creature features. Interact with our native snakes’ value in the ecosystem. biologists and researchers and tour behind Catch one of Fedrick’s interactive the scenes. Get outside and tour the native discussions from 10am–11am and plant garden, take a hike and participate 12noon–1pm. Live snakes will be in many other nature activities. exhibited from 10am–3pm, with experts (See page 10 for more details.) on-hand to answer your questions.

WWW.MSNATURALSCIENCE.ORG WINTER / SPRING 2012 3 Announcements Entries sought for “Fourth Annual Back to Nature Photography Contest” he Museum is accepting entries from February 2, 2012 through February 1, 2013 for the Fourth Annual Back to Nature photography contest. The contest is T designed to encourage Museum visitors to venture out and capture the natural beauty of the wildlife and habitats seen on the grounds of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science and along the trails of LeFleur’s Bluff State Park. For details, visit www.msnaturalscience.org and click on The Latest or call 601-576-6000 for official guidelines and entry form. Winners of the Third Annual Back to Nature photography contest will be announced in a future issue of the Newsline and on our website. WILD about Summer Camp! ew friends, crafts, games, and outdoor investigations will make this summer fun and exciting! Camp WILD, our half-day camp for 5 year old Kindergarten N through 5th grade, will focus on the ecosystems of Mississippi and Jr. Naturalist Camp, our ecology based camp for 6th-9th grade, will focus on the identification, collection, and conservation of our native species. Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation family member registration begins February 1st and non-member registration begins March 1st. Please check our website for registration forms and additional information on camp dates and fees, beginning February 1st. Go to www.msnaturalscience.org for more information.

Trail discoveries

2011 Camp wild

4 WINTER / SPRING 2012 WWW.MSNATURALSCIENCE.ORG Museum Biologists Discover More Endangered Butterfly Populations Three new butterfly populations found in Mississippi ver the past two years, Museum biologists have identified three new Mississippi populations of the Federally Endangered Mitchell’s Satyr Butterfly Neonympha( O mitchelli mitchelli) in Itawamba and Tishomingo Counties. Mitchell’s Satyrs are considered one of the most critically endangered butterflies in eastern North America. This work was performed to determine the estimated distribution of this butterfly species in northeast Mississippi and was funded through grants provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Sherry Surrette, Heather Sullivan and Scott Peyton surveyed 112 wetland sites during June and August of 2010 and 2011 since these months are the known flight periods in which adult Mitchell’s Satyrs are known to be present. Additionally, new populations of rare plants have been identified including White Turtlehead, Mouse-ear Coreopsis, Running Cedar, Crested Fringed Orchid, and Monkeyface Orchid (a candidate species for the Federal Endangered Species List). In 2004, Mississippi State University entomologists identified the first two known Mitchell’s Satyr populations in Tishomingo and Prentiss Counties, Mississippi. Until this time, this species was thought to only occur in Indiana, Michigan and Alabama. Mitchell’s Satyr Butterfly “Jurassic Pick”: The American PickersTM pick a winner! TV duo uncovers a prehistoric Mississippi fossil ver pick a bone with someone? In 2011, a famous TV dynamic duo ‘picked a bone’ for the Museum and revealed a noteworthy discovery about Mississippi’s ancient past. Most of our regular patrons know that dinosaurs once lived in Mississippi, E TM but now so do millions of American Pickers viewers. Season 4 began with dynamic hosts Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz picking collectibles shops in Henderson, Tennessee. Who knew they would unearth an important prehistoric fossil from Mississippi? The bone consists of most of the tibia of an ornithopod dinosaur, most likely a hadrosaur, or duck-billed dinosaur (the missing ankle end precludes certainty). The shop owner had purchased the bone at the First Monday Trade Day in Ripley, Mississippi. Recognizing its ancient appearance and heavy, mineralized condition, the shop

owner learned from the seller only that the bone was found in “north Mississippi”. Regular museum patrons, Reese and Grayson Tisdale, inspect The bone lay ‘reburied’ among many more recent collectibles for ten years—until the (and appreciate!) one of the Museum’s recent fossil donations. American Pickers arrived. The Pickers purchased the bone and consulted Museum paleontologist George Phillips for an opinion about its identity and age. During the televised consultation, George convinced Mike and Frank to donate it to the Museum for research and educational purposes, which they, and their parent company Cineflix Corporation, did gladly. The exact origins of the fossil bone still remained a mystery so the bone was of limited scientific value. Both the Pickers crew and the Museum were hopeful that the collector(s) would see the show and come forward with details about the fossil’s true origins. And they did ... within 24 hours! We now know the bone was found near Baldwyn, Mississippi, in an approximately 82 million year old marine deposit called the Coffee Sand. Having hoped the mystery would be solved with the broadcast, George is reassured of his original, televised opinion—that such a discovery is absolutely “priceless.” Thank you Mike and Frank!

MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE WINTER / SPRING 2012 5 JAN 19 • THU • 6–8p m we really know about their daily lives? Ongoing Family Fun Science Night Join speaker and photographer David J. (Primarily for families of elementary students) Ringer on a journey of discovery that Cost: $2 per person / FREE for members with current membership will take you from the forests and waters Join us for a night of hands-on science of Mississippi to the islands of the fun! Explore a touch tank, science fair South Pacific and the tropics of Africa. projects, wildlife, fossils, and live animals. Along the way, you’ll meet birds both Watch a diver feed the fish at pm7 . Enjoy familiar and unfamiliar and discover FREE refreshments, register for FREE surprising secrets about each one. door prizes, and receive FREE educational MPB RADIO SHOW resource materials. Plus, receive a 10% FEB 10 • FRI • 10a m –12n o o n Listen to Museum director Libby Hartfield discount in the Dragonfly Gift Shoppe. Arbor Day and local veterinarian Dr. Troy Majure every JAN 28-MAY 6 • s p e c i a l e x h i b i t WOOD you like to know more about Thursday morning at 9a m as they take call- trees? Make crafts and learn about the in questions from listeners about all of Animal Secrets importance of trees. Mississippi’s critters—big or small, furry or Discover the secret lives and hidden scaled, wild or domestic. Join the live fun habitats of forest animals. FEB 18 • SAT • 10a m –4p m with a call to the team at 877-672-7464. FEB 1 • WED Parents & Kids Camp/Education Connection FUN FRIDAYS Summer Camp Registration Opens Get Your Camp On! Mississippi Style! This summer, join the Museum’s Education for Members For this one-stop shop for parents. staff for Fun Fridays and experience interactive, See page 4 for more details. Determine which camps and summer hands-on programs coordinated with programs are best for your child. our current feature exhibit Animal Secrets. FEB 1 • WED MAR 1 • THU These family-friendly programs, for Photography Contest Deadline Summer Camp Registration Opens accompanied children, are offered 3rd Annual Back to Nature Photography for Non-members every Friday in June (except June 1) and July. Contest deadline for submissions. See page 4 for more details. FISH FEEDING FEB 2, 2012-FEB 1, 2013 • c o n t e s t 4th Annual Back to Nature MAR 3 • SAT • 10a m –3p m • e v e n t Meet some of our most fascinating aquarium Fossil Road Show inhabitants, every Tuesday and Friday Photography Contest Opens Fossil experts will help visitors identify at 10a m , and Sunday at 2p m . Designed to encourage visitors to venture out and capture the natural beauty of the their fossils and determine more about CREATURE FEATURES wildlife and habitats seen on the Museum their own fossil collections. Scheduled or spontaneous, these informal grounds, and along the trails of Lefleur’s programs feature live or mounted animals. Bluff State Park.(See page 4 for more details.) Scheduled every Saturday at 10a m and 2p m , Creature Features make learning fun! FEB 3 • FRI • 10a m –12n o o n • e v e n t Fishy Friday! LECTURE SERIES Come Fishy Friday for fabulous fish facts On the first Tuesday of the month and fun and fantastic fishy crafts. (except Dec. and Jan.), the Museum offers lectures addressing a variety of natural science FEB 4 • SAT • 9a m –12n o o n • e v e n t subjects. Unless noted otherwise, the lectures Something Fishy Saturday take place from 12n o o n to 1p m in the Museum’s It’s gonna be fishtastic!! Make crafts and Rotwein Theater. Lectures are FREE to Museum learn fishy fun facts. Foundation members or regular admission MAR 6 • TUE • 12n o o n –1p m • l e c tur e visitors. Please show your membership card FEB 4 • SAT • 9a m –12n o o n • e v e n t Timberdoodle: The Secret Life at the gate. Got Fish? of the American Woodcock SPEAKER: Adam B. Butler; Wildlife Biologist, A panel of experts will answer Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks BIRD WALKS your questions on fish. With its cryptic camouflage, nocturnal On the first Saturday of the month (except lifestyle, and tendency to live in the Dec. and Jan.), join experienced birders and FEB 7 • TUE • 12n o o n –1p m • l e c tur e thickest of cover, the American Woodcock Jackson Audubon Society members for a walk The Secret Lives of Birds: Little-known is a bird with which most Mississippians are on the wild side. Bird walks for family groups and Seldom-seen Avian Wonders unfamiliar. Yet, our state is a primary and beginners are from 8a m to 10a m at Lefleur’s SPEAKER: David J. Ringer; Communications Director, Gulf Coast wintering area for the species, and its Bluff State Park Campground. Fee: $3. For more and Mississippi Flyway, National Audubon Society, Baton Rouge unusual habits are certain to interest all information, call Mary Stevens at 601.956.7444. Birds have fascinated and delighted humans for millennia, but how much do who take the time to learn more about its

6 WINTER / SPRING 2012 MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE enigmatic life. So whether you call them MAY 5 • SAT • 10a m –3p m • e v e n t woodcock, timberdoodles, mudbats, International Migratory Bird Day For Teachers or snipe, come join us to discover more Gather for bird watching, nature hikes, about the natural history of this peculiar and lots of hands-on activities. Join in WET AND WILD CEU CREDITS little bird. the fun and help support migratory The Museum offers two environmental bird conservation. education programs, Project WILD MAR 12-16 • 9a m –3p m • w o r k s h o p and Project WET, with CEU credits available. Teacher Workshops MAY 28 • MON • h o l i d a y For details, contact Angel Rohnke. Museum Closed WORKSHOPS MAR 12-16; JUL 23-27 JUN 8, 15, 22 & 29 • 10a m –12n o o n RESOURCES Fun Fridays To schedule a workshop or field trip, reserve a Interactive, hands-on programs—an adult resource kit, download classroom materials, must accompany children. or learn more about how our Museum can help meet your classroom needs, call Angel Rohnke JUN 2 • SAT • e v e n t or Megan Sewall for details (601-576-6000). Katfishin’ Kids at Turcotte Lab APR 3 • TUE • 12n o o n –1p m • l e c tur e Fun fishing at Turcotte Lab off Hwy 43 Secret Lives of Winter Stoneflies at Ross Barnett Reservoir, for ages 15 For Preschoolers SPEAKER: Dr. Bill P. Stark; Sadler Professor of Biology, and under, accompanied by adults. Mississippi College Equipment and refreshments are FREE. Stoneflies are an obscure group of aquatic The Museum’s “hands-on” Preschool insects known to thrive in unpolluted Discovery Room is designed specifically for JUN 5 • TUE • 10a m –11a m & 12n o o n –1p m • l e c tur e pre-kindergartners, ages 3-5. streams. They are noted for an unusual Snake Day sound communication method known as (The Preschool Room is open when a staff member or a SPEAKER: Bryan Fedrick; Herpetologist volunteer is available. The schedule is subject to change. ) drumming, and an unusual adult winter Learn the value of our native snakes and VISITOR ACCESS emergence for species in a few families. how to distinguish venomous species They have ecological value in their role in from non-venomous ones. Live snakes PRESCHOOL CHILDREN MON-FRI 1-4p m the stream ecosystem and they are useful in will be exhibited from 10am to 3pm. bioassessment of water quality. In addition, SAT 9:30a m -12n o o n & 1-4p m SUN 1-4p m they are sometimes used as live bait or as JUN 11-14 (entering K-1) • JUN 18-21 (entering 2-3) • models for artificial flies by fly fishers. JUN 25-28(entering 4-5) • s u m m e r c a m p TIME FOR TWOS (ages 2 & under) WILD about Summer Camp 2nd TUE 1-4p m APR 8 • SUN • h o l i d a y Camp WILD (for the younger campers) STORY TIME (ages 3 to 5) Museum Closed is a place where kids explore the outdoors, WED 1:15, 2:15, & 3:15p m (aug-May) make new friends, and delve into nature. TUE & THU 10:15 & 11:15a m (Jun & Jul) APR 14 • SAT • 10a m –5p m • e v e n t For details, contact Nicole Smith. RESERVED GROUP ACCESS NatureFEST! FEBRUARY CLASS Features a sloth, snakes, fish, behind-the- JUN 4-8 • s u m m e r c a m p “I Look Like a Dog!” scenes look at research, guided nature Junior Naturalist Summer Camp Children will discover that foxes, coyotes, and wolves walks, and other outdoor activities. Jr. Naturalist Camp (for the older kids), look very much like dogs, but are considered wild animals. gives kids a chance to participate in MARCH, APRIL, MAY CLASSES MAY 1 • TUE • 12n o o n –1p m • l e c tur e indoor/outdoor activities that focus on “It’s So Wet! Love it!” Nest, Shell, Burrow, Web: Animal Homes the ecosystems of Mississippi. Campers Children will be able to identify a variety of pond animals; from Backyard to Ocean Floor learn about identification, collection, and they will note the adaptations of each as well as favorite foods and time spent in the water. SPEAKER: Matt Smith; Author, Naturalist, and GIS Analyst, conservation of our indigenous species. Jackson For details, contact Megan Sewall. JUNE-AUGUST CLASSES This talk will plunge into the private lives “Do I Look Good, or What? ” of animals with an intimate look at some Children will discover that the outside coverings of JUL 6, 13, 20 & 27 • 10a m –12n o o n animals can be as different as the animals themselves. examples, both familiar and exotic, of the Fun Fridays places they call home. From the barest Interactive, hands-on programs—an adult In August through May, class times are 9:00a m , scrape on the ground to the greatest must accompany children. 9:45a m , & 10 :30 a m , Monday through Friday. spectacles of critter architecture—beaver In June & July, class times are the same, but lodges, spider webs, eagle nests, termite JUL 23-27 • 9a m –3p m • w o r k s h o p classes are offered only on Wednesday and Friday. mounds, and others—all homes serve one Teacher Workshops Call Joan Elder for reservations (601-576-6031). or more of a few basic needs. How and why For details, contact Angel Rohnke. do animals accomplish these feats, and PRESCHOOL SUMMER CAMPS what can we humans learn from them? Call Joan Elder for details (601-576-6031). Note: Dates are subject to change.

WWW.MSNATURALSCIENCE.ORG WINTER / SPRING 2012 7 New and Improved: The Mississippi Sound Aquarium Now featuring new species an you believe the Museum building is soon to be 12 years old? The aquarium staff can tell. Constantly running pumps, exposure to freshwater and saltwater C and time in general are beginning to show their effects on the aquariums. As a result, this past summer the Mississippi Sound aquarium became the second aquarium to undergo a major renovation. The aquarium was completely drained ATLANTIC STINGRAY and new filtration plumbing was designed and installed. The entire tank was disinfected and then refilled and restocked with newly quarantined fishes. The results speak for themselves! The aquarium is like new again with pristine water and lots of different species of healthy fishes. There are even some new species we have not had in this aquarium before such as Atlantic Croaker, White Trout, Gaff-topsail Catfish, Northern Puffer, and Shrimp Eels. Of course a host of common Mississippi Sound fishes can also be seen such as Red Fish, Black Drum, Flounder, Sheepshead, Grey Snapper, Atlantic Spadefish, Hardhead Catfish, and Atlantic Stingray. You may have noticed that a lot of the species in this aquarium are delicious to eat. The Mississippi Sound provides a nursery environment for fishes and invertebrates in the Sound and the Gulf of Mexico. Up to 90 percent of the seafood that people like to eat spend at least part of their lives in the Mississippi Sound, especially when they are Black Drum young. So come see the new fishes in the Mississippi Sound aquarium before they are all grown up!

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8 WINTER / SPRING 2012 WWW.MSNATURALSCIENCE.ORG Volunteers Take Part in Museum Events Across the State Teen and adult volunteers do field work and explore historic sites ongratulations to Museum teen volunteer Malika Shettar, who has been awarded Youth Conservationist of the Year by the Mississippi Wildlife Federation. C Malika will receive her award in February at the MWF Conservation Achievement Awards ceremony. A senior at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, Malika is passionate about conservation and effectively inspires and educates others. Currently an intern with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through its Youth Ambassador program, she involves herself deeply with conservation work locally, nationally, and internationally. Malika’s academic record in science is stellar, as is her involvement in extracurricular research and activism. In her four years of service as a Museum volunteer, Malika has faithfully worked to educate our visitors and to increase her own understanding of natural science. Thank you, Malika, and congratulations! Active teen volunteers with 20 or more hours of service by November 2011 Museum TEEN VOLUNTEER, Malika SHETTAR, joined Museum paleontologist George Phillips for a full day in the field collecting WAS AWARDED Youth Conservationist of the Year and observing fossils, aided by members of the North MS Gem Mineral Society. We explored the “Demopolis Chalk,” as it is known to geologists, at an old lime quarry in Clay County. Fish, shark, sea turtle and mosasaur remains are often found in this chalk, which was deposited during the Cretaceous period, about 75 million years ago. Teen volunteers Brenna Hart, Catoria Mozee, Beth Farrar, Kenyader Dixon, Ashley Williams, Brooke Nash, Brennan Harvey, Jonathan Smith, and Dakota Wilson, along with adult paleontology volunteer Joy Rushing and teen volunteer parents Misty Wilson and Lady Margaret Harvey, all worked alongside George, further exploring the site. Adult volunteers took a heritage-themed tour of Natchez, Mississippi, visiting Natural Heritage Program—registered site Laurel Hill Plantation, the Grand Village of the Natchez, and Historic Jefferson College. We especially enjoyed touring Jefferson College with its director, Robyn Persons, who is also a Museum volunteer! Spring 2012 field trips are in the works for our dedicated volunteers, who love to explore and learn. Want to share some “Animal Secrets”? Our incoming exhibit highlights the importance of habitat; come find a home in our volunteer community as we prepare to guide our visitors in discovering more about natural science. To get started, Teen volunteers worked on uncovering fossilized sea turtle remains contact Ann Peden at 601-576-6000 or [email protected].

Oak on the grounds of Jefferson College Chapel at Laurel Hill Plantation

MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE WINTER / SPRING 2012 9 NatureFEST! 2012 Featuring BioDiversity Live! with Rob Mies t this year’s NatureFEST!, Biodiversity Live! embarks on a journey to the ends of Earth, led by animal expert Rob Mies, who will lead the way to discovery A of the unique and strange life that calls our planet home. Mies introduces amazing wildlife from exotic locales and local backyards, including a two-toed sloth from South America, a striped skunk, a southern flying squirrel, and a barred owl from North America. CHECK OUT ROB MIES BIODIVERSITY LIVE! SEMINAR FEATURING A SLOTH Mies will show how the audience can take action both locally and across the globe to safeguard Earth’s natural world. He’ll talk about risks to biodiversity from human activities and tell conservation success stories, while helping the audience understand what they can do to protect wildlife from extinction. Visitors have the chance to participate in many other NatureFEST! activities as well, from live birds of prey demonstrations to watching divers feed the fish in the giant Museum aquariums. They will also have the opportunity to meet scientists and researchers, learning about their unique research tools while discovering how Museum specimens are acquired and maintained. Visitors can explore the new Animal Secrets exhibit, or inhale the sweet aromas of spring as they take guided tours of the Museum’s nature trails, or browse the native plant sale and take a piece of the natural world back home. They’ll also be able to EXPERIENCE LIVE ANIMAL PRESENTATIONS BY MUSEUM STAFF canoe on the Pearl River with John Rusky of the Quapaw Canoe Company. NatureFEST! takes place Saturday, April 14, from 10am to 5pm.

TAKE A NATURE HIKE ON THE 2.5 MILES OF NATURE TRAILS

WATCH DIVERS FEED THE FISH IN THE GIANT AQUARIUMS

TRY YOUR HAND CANOEING ON THE PEARL RIVER BRING HOME A PLANT FROM OUR MISSISSIPPI NATIVE PLANT SALE

10 WINTER / SPRING 2012 MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE Steadfast Supporters Foundation $100,000-$200,000 Abe Rotwein Family Bryant Mather The Chisholm Foundation Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Regions Bank Foundation Deposit Guaranty/AmSouth Foundation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ergon The Bower Foundation

The Mississippi Museum of Natural $50,000-$100,000 Science Foundation is the lifeblood BellSouth Gertrude C. Ford Foundation of our Museum, providing man power, Magalen O. Bryant & Phil Hardin Foundation financial assistance, and Tara Wildlife Management Mr. & Mrs. Dudley Hughes moral support. The Foundation Community Foundation Irby Companies invites you to join today! of Greater Jackson Richard McRae, Jr., Family Chevron Mississippi Chemical Corporation OFFICERS Chris Zachow Entergy Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation President Alex Alston, Jr. Environmental Protection Agency National Fish and Wildlife Foundation/ Vice President Friede Goldman Shell Marine Habitat Program Janice Larson Secretary/Treasurer Gannett Foundation/The Clarion-Ledger Dr. & Mrs. Steve Zachow Institute of Museum and Library Services BOARD OF DIRECTORS George Allen Matt Holleman, III Alex Alston, Jr. Janice Larson Paul Benton Ashley Parker $25,000-$50,000 Betsy Creekmore Alice Perry Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Paul T. Benton Opal Dakin Avery Rollins Marianne Dempsey Ollye Brown Shirley Bureau of Land Management Plum Creek Foundation Halla Jo Ellis Sheila Smith Delta and Pine Land Company Pruet Companies Sean Wesley Ellis Phillip Street Feild Cooperative Association, Inc. Sanderson Farms Dick Hall Chris Zachow Foundation for the Mid South Trustmark National Bank Libby Hartfield Georgia-Pacific Corporation U.S. Department of Transportation International Paper Foundation U.S. Forest Service Jackson Convention & Visitors Bureau Mr. & Mrs. William J. Van Devender Join Today! Merrill Lynch The Walker Foundation MS Department of Environmental Quality Dr. & Mrs. Julian Wiener All members enjoy FREE admission Mississippi Power Company Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation to the Museum, invitations to Mississippi Valley Gas Company Yazoo Mississippi Delta Levee Board members-only events, a subscription Molpus Woodlands Group to our newsletter, and discounts at the Dragonfly Shoppe. Higher levels of membership receive additional $10,000-$25,000 benefits, such as public recognition The Armstrong Foundation National Geographic of their contributions, additional AT&T Society Education Foundation admission passes, and even the BancorpSouth Foundation Nissan of North America, Inc. private use of Museum facilities. Betsy & Wade Creekmore Soterra LLC And all memberships entitle you Cellular South Foundation Sprint PCS/US Unwired to FREE admission to more than Howard Industries, Inc. St. Dominic Health Services 200 other museums nationwide Mississippi Arts Commission The Straddlefork Foundation through a reciprocal Mississippi Forestry Association Wild Turkey Federation membership program. Mississippi Forestry Foundation Individual memberships start at $40. Help preserve the best of Mississippi’s natural world!

WWW.MSNATURALSCIENCE.ORG WINTER / SPRING 2012 11 Foundation New Members Life Donor Dr. Lewis F. Rogers Mitch Brantley Nina Foland Mr. & Mrs. Robert Jacobs ($250 or more) Mr. & Mrs. Russell Rooks Camille Branton Marcelene Folk Randy Jansen Jan A. Allinder Arthur Salomon Mr. & Mrs. Tracy Breeden David Ford Mr. & Mrs. Shon Jasper Alex Alston, Jr. Frederick & Marian Anklam Steven & Erin Chevalier Mike Schmidt Beverly Bridges Mr. & Mrs. Brian Fortenberry Lori Jaubert John E. Ashcraft, Jr. Ray & Dardanella Shenefelt Bryan Brown Kathleen Foster Jennifer Jenkins & Sam Beibers Sidney & Holt Crews Louisa Dixon Rickey & Ruth Shields Chris Brown Dana Fowler Susie Jenkins Katie Briggs Mr. & Mrs. Jim Sledge Jodie Brown Mr. & Mrs. Garry Frenkel Betty Jo Johnson Polly Briggs James P. Grissom Mr. & Mrs. Chris Hall Margie L. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Steve Browning Charles Frost Craig Johnson Magalen O. Bryant Dr. & Mrs. J. George Smith Mr. Brumfield Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Fryery Emily Johnson Kevin Caldwell Dick Hall Mr. & Mrs. Alan Lange Kristie & Steven Speights Angelia Brunson Betty Fulgham Jan Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Bill Cook Mr. & Mrs. James E. Starnes Jennifer Bryan Lynn Gaddis-Wade Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Johnson Dr. Opal H. Dakin Dr. Timothy McCowan & Dr. Nancye McCowan Ed Swiatlo Ira Burge Sandi Gagneaux Joanna Johnson Marianne & Jack Dempsey Stephen L. Thomas Ashley Burke Deanna Garcia Maxwell Johnson Theo Dinkins Sidney & Gloria Montgomery Don & Becky Potts Dr. Aaron Trubman Paul Byrne Tippy Garner Erica Jones Halla Jo Ellis Marilyn & George Vockroth Leo Caire Mandy Garrett Jerry Jones Sean Wesley Ellis Stacy Ross Dan & Kristi Smith Mildred & Stennis Wells Jill Carlson Natalie Gaughf Stephanie R. Jones Billie M. Ellison Charles & Sandra West Sara Carpenter Stephanie Gault Rachel Kabukala Sylvia Ann Finman Granville & Sue Allen Tate Mr. & Mrs. Chris Travis Don & Patsy West Trilana Carpenter Mr. & Mrs. Burrell Gee Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Keeton Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Goings Dr. & Mrs. Christopher Wiggs Belinda Carter Jennifer Gemar Mr. & Mrs. Bill Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. Chris Hall David & Susan Watkins Kathryn L. Wiener Beth & Fred Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Alastair Carter Sarah Gentry Mr. & Mrs. Dale Kilpatrick Mr. & Mrs. Richard Harding Dr. & Mrs. Frank Wiygul Jr. Ryan Case Misty Gibson Jereme King Emily Hartfield Dr. & Mrs. John D. Wofford Katie Cassady Sandra Giddens Niki King Paul & Libby Hartfield Friend Steve Zary Ray Causey Bevin Glass Tatia Kise Matthew Holleman, III ($100 or more) Mr. & Mrs. Chris Chamberlin Jessica Goff Kathy Knight Michael & Janice LeBlanc Ruth & Murphy Adkins D’Nae Cherry Wayne Goodine Kathie Knoll William L. Lee George A. Allen Family Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Christian Mr. & Mrs. Dustin Goodrum Iness Korovyakovskaya Jennie McIntosh Mrs. W. W. Aydelott ($65 or more) Mr. & Mrs. Russ Granberry Gail Kraft Jennifer Ables Anne Clark Mr. & Mrs. David McMillin Gerald & Elizabeth Barber Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Green Mr. & Mrs. Brian Ladner Lizz Acosta-Pearson Dana Clark John Palmer Craig & April Blackwell Dr. & Mrs. Ric Grenfell Mr. & Mrs. Wes Lancaster Celeste Adams Molly Clark Jackie & Avery Rollins Liz Brandon Julie Collier Meridith Grisaffee Sonya Land-Higgins Dr. Suzanne Rotwein Mr. & Mrs. James Adams Donna Collins Jennifer Gunn Nancy Lane Rosalie Rotwein Charles Brasfeild Jr. Susan Akin Mr. & Mrs. Travis Conner Gavin Gunn Rebecca Laney-Meers Alice Scruggs Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Callahan Mr. & Mrs. Stan Alford Mr. & Mrs. Tim Cook Mr. & Mrs. Toshi Handa Chris LaPrade Dr. James E. Stary Mr. & Mrs. Buford Clark Amy Allison & John Couey Stacey Hansen Anthony LaRoce Carol Taff Elaine Crystal Benjamin Robinson Angel Crawford Mr. & Mrs. Randall Harmeyer Amy Lassley Richard Vavrick Kane & Betty Ditto Valerie Alley Sarrah Cronin Renee Harper Carrie Leach Ellan Vavrick Dr. Edgar Draper Lessie Ammons Bethany Crosby Angela Harris Mr. & Mrs. Damon Lee Robert M. & Edie Dunn Mr. & Mrs. Kirk Anderson Shauna Crouse Mr. & Mrs. Mike Hart Jayme Lee Janet M. Whitehead Terry Dwyer Leah Anderson Lisa Crout Gloria Harvey Jennifer Lee William Roberts Wilson, Jr. Jane & Ed Emling Rebecca Antwine Carrie Cullum Mr. & Mrs. Donald Hasson John Lee & Susan Liang Dr. & Mrs. Steve Zachow Larry & Rhea Estes Maddy Aper Mike Cutler Cynthia Hay Michelle Lee Dees R. Faucett Mr. & Mrs. Brad Armstrong John Dant Coburn Hayes Sean Lenz Sara Fore Jeff Armstrong Kathy Davini Tori Hayes Ann LeRoux Sustaining John & Ann Fournet Frederick Asher ($1,000 or more) Julie Davis Susan Hays Ruth Lewis Donna R. Godwin Cerissa Ashford Betsy & Wade Creekmore Mr. & Mrs. Ken Davis Lisa Hemphill Ryan Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Jack Harding Mr. & Mrs. Richard Atwater Hiram & Elizabeth Creekmore Loris Davis Shawn Herbert Samantha Lewis Clyde & Barbara Hare Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Dadree Mr. & Mrs. Paula Davis Mr. & Mrs. John Herrington Carol Quinn Lindsey Alice Harper Mr. & Mrs. Mike Bailey Christopher Gedemer Cindy Deaton Mr. & Mrs. Peyton Herrington Mr. & Mrs. David Linzey Homa Hill Nicki Barbour Renee Lichtenhan Barbara Dechant Wendy Hickman Hilda LiRocchi LoRose Hunter Taneill Barbour Mississippi Power Company Margaret DeMars Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hickson Brandee Livingston Mrs. Norman A. Johnson Jr. Marie Barker Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Dent Stacey Hight Lisa Lofton Joan M. Kaye Tamara Barlow Mr. & Mrs. David Patterson Mr. & Mrs. Chris Derrick Lyn Hines Debbie Lominick Ernest A. Klatt Jr. Stephanie Barnett Lottie Smith Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Despeaux Julie Hoengines Jessica Long & Lain Hughes Penny Kochtitzky Megan Bean Lance & Beth Stevens Mr. & Mrs. Charles Deters Courtney Hogue Mr. & Mrs. Michael Long Peter & Carolee Kuchirka Justin Beard The Ohrstrom Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Steve Dexter Brad Holley Vicki Long Dr. & Mrs. T. W. Lewis III Linda K. Beasley Karen Whitworth Rosa Dial Mary Hollingsworth Belinda Longmire Jerry L. Litton April Bell Amy Diaz-Barriga Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Holmes Karen Longo Mary G. Lockhart Wendy Bell Quinton Dickerson Zach Hood Erica Lorence Mr. C.B. Carroll & Kimberly Belser Patron Susan Dickerson Regina Hootsell Mr. & Mrs. Adam Lowery ($500 or more) Ms. Jeanne Luckett Mr. & Mrs. Blaine Benson Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Dillistone Mr. & Mrs. Scott Hosemann Christian Lowry Joseph N. Goodell Mr. & Mrs. Chester O. Martin Sarah Bentley Sharyl Drake Bettye Housley Molly Lowry Charlotte Icardi Verneda Mason Prita Bhakta Nakeetsha Dryer Amanda Howard Kathey Lunn Hap & Hilda Owen John Maxey Mr. & Mrs. Jason Black Celeste Duke Andrew Howard Cynthia Mabry Michelle P. Pharr Mr. & Mrs. Glade McInnis Ron Blaylock Rachel Dusenberry Mark Howell Donna Macklin Dr. Ollye B. Shirley Don & Mary Mitchell Tami Boone Patrick Eagel Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hrivnak Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mann William B. Stripling Jr. David & Jill Morgan Tancia Boone Mr. & Mrs. Kwang Edeker Cindy Hudson Kimberly Mansfield Beth Taylor Jeanette Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Lovejoy Boteler Regina Egbert Kimberly Hulitt Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Maple Gloria Walker Maurice Murray Mr. & Mrs. Lucien Bourgeois Dawn Egger Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hunter Juli Anne Marquette Adair Williams Bill Osborne Mr. & Mrs. Jackson Bowers Lauren Eklund Una Hussels Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Martin Ashley & Wheeler Parker Lance Bowser Anastasia Elder Dawn Hynum Melissa Martin Chat H. Phillips II Mr. & Mrs. Tully Boyer Chris Ellis Jamil Ibrahim Susan Martindale Tom & Ruth Pullen Marchelle Brain Mr. & Mrs. Terry Ellis L. Patricia Ice Julie Mathews Joy Rhoads David Bramlett Mr. & Mrs. Justin Estess Jerry Ivey Leigh Maury John L. Rings Edward Farley Joseph Jacobs Melody Maxey Mr. & Mrs. Amanda Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Ethan Mayen E. Barney Robinson III Caryn Fitzgerald Lewis McCall, Jr. Grace Flatt

12 WINTER / SPRING 2012 MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE New Members (cont.) Generous Gifts

Laura McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. Rob Robertson Laura Vick Mr. & Mrs. Tim McCarty Mr. & Mrs. Krag Rodewald Lori Voyles Education Outreach Photographic Services Paige McCune Brad Rodgers Margit Wallace James Patterson Tammara McDaniel Julia Rose Tamara Wallace Initiatives Sponsors Entergy John McElroy Sally Fran Ross Mr. & Mrs. Andy Walters Institution of Higher Learning Amanda McFadden Shayna Russum Yan Want Lower Pearl River Valley Foundation Animal Secrets Jennifer McGehee Kristy Sanders Daniel Ware Phil Hardin Foundation Sponsors Jeffrey McIntyre Marche’ Parige Sansing Tara Wasson Rock River Foundation Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Mr. & Mrs. Curtiss McKee Mr. & Mrs. Joe Scalia Ashley Watson The Bower Foundation Fisheries, and Parks Mihan McKenna Mr. & Mrs. Mr. & Mrs. Paul Watson Yazoo Mississippi Delta Levee Board Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Peggy McKey Jonathan Scarborough Sharell Watson Foundation Rachel McKinney Anita Schroeder Walker Watters An Anonymous Sponsor Rerbecca McNeill Kelly Scribner Monesa Watts Make A Splash Sponsor Chisholm Foundation Ines Melgar Lee Anne Sebren Mr. & Mrs. Matt Wesolowski MS Department of Environmental Quality Feild Cooperative Associates, Inc. Sapna Michael Paige Self Tammy Westmoreland & Paul Benton David Miller Shauna Severson Michael Sakata Plum Creek Jason & Regina Minga Stacey Shankle Kenny White Boy Scout and Sanderson Farms LaGina Mock-Muhammad Kimberly Shirley Nancy White Trustmark Bank Johanna Monroy Laura Shirley Cristy Whitehead Girl Scout Programs AmSouth Foundation/Regions Bank Wheeler and Ashley Parker Sheri Moody Elizabeth Shorter Jennifer Wigginton Chris and Steve Zachow Todd Moody Mr. & Mrs. Roland Shotwell Elizabeth Wilkes Mr. & Mrs. Doyle Moore Mr. & Mrs. James Sides Allene Williams Mary Clay Morgan Amanda Sijansky Katie Williams Sam Morse Albert Simmons Penny Williams Britney Moss Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sims Toboris Williams Kristin Musselman Amanda Skinkle Rachael Williamson Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Myers David Slay Mr. & Mrs. Mack Willis Join the Natural Network Kevin Nall Anna Smira Andrea Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Robert Neeley Cherie Smith Lisa Wilson Tabitha Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Robert Smith Marianne Wilson $40 Individual $500 Patron Susan Newell Sheila Smith Mr. & Mrs. Scott Wilson Membership benefits for All listed benefits of a Donor Jeffry Nichols Sonya Smith Shannon Winston one adult for one year: Membership for two adults Wendi Nopper Tracy Smith Linda Wixon • Museum admission Jason Woley for one year plus: Meghan North Rebecca Snoddy • Invitation to member-only events • Invitations to all previews Martha Woods & Mr. & Mrs. Michael O’Reilly Lynn Sokolowski • Subscription to the Museum’s and receptions Audrey Stephens Will O’Reilly Stanley Sorey newsletter • 5 additional guest passes (total of 10) Y. Grace Oh-Iacono Pamela Speegle Kami Worley • 10% discount in the Dragonfly Shoppe Melissa Owen Jim Spencer Chris Wright • volunteer and support group Audrey Page Mr. & Mrs. Seth Sponsler Lisa Yager opportunities $750 Benefactor Becky Parker Melanie Squires Mr. & Mrs. Greg Yarnell All listed benefits of a Patron Mr. & Mrs. Mike Parker Mrs. M.R. Stainton Angelia Yelverton Membership for two adults Stephanie Parker Garrett Starkey Lauren Yelverton $65 Family Mr. & Mrs. Preston Parry Stephanie Steelman Tamatha Zamora All listed benefits of Individual for one year plus: Mr. & Mrs. Jarrod Council Hannah Stevenson Mary Zimmerman • Invitation to Director’s Luncheon Membership for two adults • 5 additional guest passes (total of 15) Brittany Passons Eric Stracener Donna Campbell for one year. If children are Monica Patel Mr. & Mrs. Ken Stribling Trhesa Patterson Renee Styles included in this membership, $1,000 Sustaining Charlie Penick Jack Sullivan, III Individual Museum admission is extended ($40 or more) All listed benefits of a Alan Penman Jennifer Swain accordingly through one of Terri Jacobson Benefactor Membership for Robert Perkins Mr. & Mrs. Mark Target Carolyn S. Shorter the following options: Teresa Perry Mr. & Mrs. John H. Tate • Parents and their children under the two adults for one year plus: Luke Peterson Bill & Rosemary Tennant age of 18.* • Prominent listing of your name in the Mr. & Mrs. Mike Pigford Jonie Thaggard • Grandparents and up to four Museum newsletter Memorials • Invitation to Director’s Reception Stephanie Poulson Kelly Therrell In memory of David Moore grandchildren under the age of 18.* Nichole Powell Isabel Thomas • Other Adult Family Members (aunts/ and tour by Jean B. Butler • 5 additional guest passes (total of 20) Mr. & Mrs. Jim Price Kevin Thomas by Mr. & Mrs. David Campbell uncles or guardians) and up to four James Priest Teresa Thomas by Nancy R. Daniels neices/nephews or wards under the Janet Quayle Megan Thompson by John & Ann Fournet age of 18.* $5,000+ Corporate Mr. & Mrs. Walter Quinn Shirhonda Thorn by Roger & Susie Friou (*identification required) Melissa Ragazzi Mr. & Mrs. Keith Thorne All listed benefits of a by Catherine N. Hester Sustaining Membership for Alicia Ramsey Annie Thornton by Faye & Paul Jones Davis Ramsey Elizabeth Thornton by Frances McCain $100 Friend two adults for one year plus: Paul Rankin Susan Tierney-Tutor by Scottie Russ All listed benefits of a Family • Name permanently listed in the Jamie Ransier Carolyn Tindall by Anne & Chris Travis Membership for two adults Museum lobby Mona Reddy Vicky Tindall by Mr. & Mrs. Charles West for one year plus: • Recognition plaque Katye Reece Julie Tipton by Karen K. Whitworth • Museum poster • A second subscription to the Museum’s Simine Reed Kelly Toler by Mr. & Mrs. Sam Wilkins • 2 guest passes (one-time use) newsletter to share as you wish Catherine Reed Anne Toles • Use of outdoor event spaces for a Marie Rhodes Mr. & Mrs. Jim Towery private event Lynda Richards Kristi Trisdale $250 Donor • 30 additional guest passes (total of 50) Emily Richardson Casey Tuminello All listed benefits of a Friend Claire Ridgway Mr. & Mrs. Jay Turnage Membership for two adults Jack Ridgway Leahbeth Turpin for one year plus: Felicity Robbins Kin Tyner • Invitations to select events Susan Ulrich • Museum t-shirt C. Myriam Velez • 3 additional guest passes (total of 5)

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Chip Chipmunk Museum Hours MON-FRI 8a m -5p m • SAT 9a m -5p m • SUN 1p m -5p m stuffed animal $6.99 plus 7% sales tax Admission ORDER BY PHONE: Members: FREE • Children under 3: FREE To place an order by phone, call 601-576-6000. Children ages 3-18: $4 • Adults: $6 (Add $4.00 shipping and handling for mail orders.) Senior Citizens 60 & over: $5 • Call for group rates LOCATION Don’t forget, Foundation Members I-55 at Lakeland Drive receive a 10% discount! (within LeFleur’s Bluff State Park)

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