Our goal is to plant trees in all 50 U.S. States.
Our mission is to increase the number of people planting Native trees in neighborhoods everywhere. The tree that we all plant together must be indigenous to the area.
1Mississippi
Southern Campaign
Calendar of Events
2011
January
Mississippi River Network Meeting in St. Louis
Mississippi Water Trails: Coordination Meeting at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science in Jackson
Bill Luckett Campaign for Governor of Mississippi
February
Friends of the Sunflower River (Clarksdale, Mississippi). All month events in celebration, education and advocacy concerning the Sunflower River & its tributaries.
March
5-6 Leave No Trace Trainer Course (Helena, Arkansas)
20 EarthFest (New Orleans)
13-28 Mississippi 440
Running the length of the State of Mississippi 440 miles from Mud Island Memphis to Natchez Under the Hill, take out at Angola, Louisiana.
April
3 Old Algiers RiverFest (New Orleans)
9 Nature-Fest (Jackson, Mississippi)
14 Plant-a-Wish Helena Tree Planting
(Buck Island, Mississippi River) Everyone invited! Tree Planting on Buck Island. Plant-a-Wish is traveling to all 50 states to plant dreams & trees! They work with local communities to participate in a ritual of writing wishes on scraps of paper and plant them with the indigenous trees. This simple act is having a profound effect on people who are now feeling a little more connected to the local habitats they call home. They have already planted historic wish trees in 25 states. www.plantawish.org
16 Plant-a-Wish Clarksdale Tree Planting (Sunflower River during Juke Joint Festival) Everyone invited! Tree Planting on the banks of the Sunflower River during Juke Joint Festival! Plant-a-Wish is traveling to all 50 states to plant dreams & trees! They work with local communities to participate in a ritual of writing wishes on scraps of paper and plant them with the indigenous trees. This simple act is having a profound effect on people who are now feeling a little more connected to the local habitats they call home. They have already planted historic wish trees in 25 states. www.plantawish.org
14-17 Juke Joint Festival
Live blues music. Watercolor workshops & live carving demonstration. Canoeing and kayaking on the Sunflower River. Introducing Stand Up Paddleboards to the Sunflower! Workshops and Rentals. Guided Adventures on the Mississippi River. Full Moon Float Sunday.
12-26 St. Louis Circumnavigation
Part II: Complete Circumnavigation of greater St. Louis with Mike Clark of Big Muddy Adventures. Done in service of the students of St. Ann’s of Normandy and the rivers of Mid-America!
(Coordination with 1Mississippi Missouri/Illinois Region)
Spring Birding Weekend (Vicksburg, Mississippi)
Robin Whitfield Exhibition (Clarksdale, Mississippi)
Opening of Exhibition of paintings by renowned Mississippi kayaker-artist Robin Whitfield.
17 Louisiana Earth Day (Baton Rouge)
17 Tunica Rivergate Festival (Tunica, Mississippi)
May
7 Memphis Canoe & Kayak Race Biggest Canoe & Kayak Race in the Southeastern United States.
(Coordination with 1Mississippi Tennessee/Arkansas Region)
7 Crossroads Blues & heritage Festival (Rosedale, Mississippi)
27-30 Yoga Retreat
On remote Mississippi River Island in conjunction with Delta Yoga.
28 Splash Bash (New Iberia, Louisiana)
June
17 - 19 Bear Dance Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice Celebration with Cherokee Bear Dancers on remote Mississippi River Island
Artist’s Retreat (Clarksdale, Mississippi)
4 Mother’s Best Festival (Helena Arkansas)
(Coordination with 1Mississippi Tennessee/Arkansas Region)
August
5-7 Sunflower River Festival (Clarksdale, Mississippi)
The Mississippi River Nature Festival (Vicksburg, Mississippi)
September
16-18 Bear Dance Autumnal Equinox
Autumnal Equinox Celebration with Cherokee Bear Dancers on remote Mississippi River Island
Yoga Retreat
Yoga Retreat with Delta Yoga
October
Tour de Teche (Bayou Teche, Louisiana)
8 Phatwater Challenge (Natchez, Mississippi)
6-9 King Biscuit Blues Festival (Helena Arkansas)
(Coordination with 1Mississippi Tennessee/Arkansas Region)
Romp on the River (Tunica, Mississippi)
Tunica Riverpark Museum Community Eco Festival
November
Mississippi 440
Running the length of the State of Mississippi 440 miles from Mud Island Memphis to Natchez Under the Hill, take out at Angola, Louisiana.
December
Clarksdale Christmas Parade 1Mississippi River float and handouts during annual Christmas Parade
Helena Christmas Parade 1Mississippi River float and handouts during annual Christmas Parade