Not all the individuals and organizations listed here have shown interest in the Mississippi Plant Conservation Alliance, but all have been mentioned in discussions among members as either current or potential key players in the effort to protect rare plants by strengthening the botanical community. If you know of individuals or organizations who are not on this list and should be, or if you are on this list and wish to be removed, please contact Toby Gray (tobylongleaf@gmail.com)
Individuals
Mac Alford, University of Southern Mississippi
Rob Anders, Landscape Architect
Nina Baghai-Riding, Delta State University
Robert Ballard, Camp Creek Native Plants
Gail Barton, Writer, Consultant
Patrick Biber, University of Southern Mississippi
Mike Black, East Gulf Coastal Plains Joint Venture, Shortleaf Pine Initiative
Robert (Bob) Boyd, Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University
Cooper Breeden, Tennessee Plant Conservation Alliance and Southeastern Grasslands Initiative
Stephen Brewer, University of Mississippi
Bob Brzuszek, Department of Landscape Architecture, Mississippi State University
Jennifer Buchanan, The Crosby Arboretum
Aaron Calidris, Photographer
Jennifer Ceska, Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance
Glynda Clardy, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Nancy Cobb, Retired, Naturalist
Richard Cobb, Retired Archeologist, Naturalist
Michael Davis, University of Southern Mississippi
Patricia Drackett, Crosby Arboretum
Brady Dunaway,
Gregg Elliott, K Gregg Consulting/TWRA
Gary Ervin, Department of Biology, Mississippi State University
Dwayne Estes, Austin-Peay State University
Stephanie Green, Strawberry Plains Audubon Center
John Gruchy, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Steven Gruchy, Wildlife Mississippi
John Guyton, Mississippi State University
Peggy Guyton, Mississippi Native Plant Society
Andrew Heaton, Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Preserve
Tom Heineke, Strawberry Plains Audubon Center
JoVonn Hill, Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University
Cara Joos, Central Hardwoods Joint Venture
Brian Keener, University of Western Alabama
Beau Lackey, Landscape Architect
David Lincicome, Division of Natural Areas, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Melinda Lyman, The Nature Conservancy
John Manion, Kaul Wildflower Garden, Birmingham Botanical Garden
Debora Mann, Millsaps College
Lucile McCook , University of Mississippi
Anne Mini, Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture
Wayne Morris, Troy University
Cary Norquist, USFWS Ecological Services Field Office, Jackson MS
Julia O Neal, Private Land Owner, Longleaf Pine Farmer
Kevin Philley, US Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District
Nadine Phillips, Nature Mindfulness Facilitator
Soozi Pline, Huntsville Botanical Garden
Eli Polzer, US Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District
Mitch Robinson, Strawberry Plains Audubon Center
Timothy Schauwecker, Departmenr of Landscape Architecture, Mississippi State University
Al Schotz, Alabama Natural Heritage Program
Maureen Schwer, The Nature Conservancy
Becky Stowe, The Nature Conservancy
Heather Sullivan, Mississippi Museum of Natural History; Mississippi Native Plant Society
Patrick Thompson, Alabama Plant Conservatin Alliance
Tate Thriffiley , US Forest Service
Lisa Wallace, Mississippi State University
Robin Whitfield, Artist
Scott Wiggers, USFWS Ecological Services, Coastal Resource Center
Theo Witsell, Southeastern Grasslands Initiative
Janet Wright, Volunteer
Lisa Yager, US Forest Service
Organizations
Black Belt Prairie Restoration Initiative https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/private-lands-program/black-belt-prairie-restoration-initiative.aspx
Botanic Gardens Conservation International https://www.bgci.org/
Center for Biological Diversity http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/about/
Center for Plant Conservation
Conservation Biology Institute
Conservation Delivery Networks
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Crosby Arboretum
Ecology and Restoration Professional Practice Network https://www.asla.org/contentdetail.aspx?id=44658
Farm Bill Biologist Program
Federal Lands Working Group
Fire on the Forty
Forever Wild http://www.alabamaforeverwild.com/
Globescapes globescapes.org
Green Business Certification Inc.
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
Gulf of Mexico Alliance
International Union for the Conservation of Nature https://www.iucn.org/theme/protected-areas
Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise
Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee http://www.lmrcc.org/
Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture
Mid-South Greenprint http://midsouthgreenprint.org/
Mississippi Department of Transportation
Mississippi Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
Mississippi Native Plant Society https://www.mississippinativeplantsociety.org/
Mississippi Natural Heritage Program
Mississippi Nursery and Landscape Association http://msnla.org/msnla/
Mississippi River Trust http://www.mississippirivertrust.org/Batture.htm
National Alliance for Forest Owners http://www.nafoalliance.org/
National Association of Landscape Professionals https://www.landscapeprofessionals.org/LP/
National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative http://bringbackbobwhites.org/
National Bobwhite Technical Committee
National Conservation Training Center https://nctc.fws.gov/
National Council for Air and Stream Improvement http://www.ncasi.org/
National Estuarine Research Reserves
Nature Needs Half http://natureneedshalf.org/
Network for Landscape Conservation http://www.largelandscapenetwork.org/
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/
Partnership for Gulf Coast Land Conservation
Piedmont Plateau Birding Trail http://alabamabirdingtrails.com/trails/piedmont-plateau/
Prairie Wildlife https://www.prairiewildlife.com/
Prescribed Fire Councils
Quail Forever
Real Estate Investment Trust https://www.reit.com/investing/reit-basics/what-reit
Resource Management Services
Sage Grouse Initiative
Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/tools/slamm.html
South Carolina Plant Conservation Alliance https://scplantconservation.org/
Southeast Aquatic Connectivity Assessment Program http://southeastaquatics.net/sarps-programs/southeast-aquatic-connectivity-assessment-program-seacap/background-information/background-information
Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership http://southeastaquatics.net/
Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy (SECAS) http://secassoutheast.org/
Southeastern Center for Conservation https://atlantabg.org/conservation-research/southeastern-center-for-conservation/
Southeastern Grasslands Initiative https://www.segrasslands.org/
Southeastern Partners in Plant Conservation (SePPCon) https://atlantabg.org/conservation-research/outreach-education-and-training/southeastern-partners-in-plant-conservation/
Southeastern Partnership for Forests and Water
Southeast Regional Climate Hub https://globalchange.ncsu.edu/serch/
Southern Fire Exchange
Tennessee Plant Conservation Alliance https://www.tnplantconservation.org/
Timber Investment Management Organization
Tri-State Conservation Coordination Committee
Wetlands Reserve Program
Wildlands Network https://wildlandsnetwork.org/
Wildlife Conservation Society https://www.wcs.org/
Mississippi Plant Conservation Alliance 