Natural Resource Enterprises
Workshop attendees

Upcoming Events

November 10, 2009 - Landowner workshop at Legion State Park in Louisville, MS

Visit the workshop web site: www.wildlifeworkshop.msstate.edu for more information about Natural Resource Enterprises workshops and how to register.

workshop attendees walking down a trailThe NRE Program and its partners have conducted numerous landowner workshops and in-service training for resource agency and extension staffs in Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and South Carolina. Attendance at these events has been exceptional with approximately 80% of participants being landowners, representing many Mississippi counties and the states of Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.

Workshops are conducted on farms operated by landowners who successfully integrate a fee access recreational enterprise(s) and habitat manipulation with agriculture, forestry, or other land uses. In the morning session, participants hear presentations from and can interact with experts and enterprise operators on topics including types of enterprises and revenue potential of each, business management, marketing, legal considerations, and compatibility with Farm Bill programs. After lunch, participants tour the property to observe enterprise operations and wildlife habitat management practices integrated with production agriculture or timber operations. Participating landowners are given an educational binder that contains over 600 pages of resource materials covering liability, cost share programs, marketing, business management, types of enterprises and their operations, and habitat Birdlands Plantation workshop 2005management for game and nongame species.

Previous workshops have reached the maximum participant capacity and waiting lists for future events have been initiated. Workshop participants are given surveys after the event; high marks were given to the overall effectiveness, quality of educational materials, and workshop format.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please fill out our online request form.

 

 Adam Tullos talks to a group of landowners at a workshop

Tylertown Workshop 2007

The Natural Resource Enterprises Workshop in Tylertown, Mississippi in 2007 had 28 people in attendance.  The morning session was held at the Tylertown Baptist Church and Family Life Center. Natural resource experts gave presentations on the potential revenue of a natural resource enterprise, business considerations, federal and state landowner cost-share programs, marketing, liability and other legal considerations.

The afternoon portion of the workshop was held at Mr. Alan Zaunbrecher’s property featuring a 10-acre managed lake, managed timber, and farming practices. Attendees learned about habitat conservation and management on working lands and invasive species management through field tours and face-to-face communication with natural resource professionals. Information was also given on different types of natural resource enterprises, including fee fishing, outdoor recreation, and wildlife watching.

To learn more about the NRE Landowner Workshops, visit the workshop website: www.wildlifeworkshop.msstate.edu
 

Mississippi State University • Mississippi State University Extension Service • MSU-ES Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Forest and Wildlife Research Center • Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station