Program for Local Adaptation to Changing Environments

Our friends in Gulfport are hosting a STEM day for girls ages 10-14. They’re also looking for volunteers. Looks like a fun way to spend a Saturday!

Looking for a unique Saturday opportunity for your middle schooler? 🤖✨

Gulfport School District and Gulfport Central Middle School are hosting the Techbridge Girls AI Exploration Fest & Parent Workshop!

Students (girls, Ages 10–14) get to dive into hands-on STEM and AI stations, connect with women working in technology, and work in teams on an engineering challenge aimed at solving real community issues.

Parents & caregivers, while students are in their workshops, are invited to Parenting in the Age of AI—a 1-hour session filled with practical tools to help guide healthy, safe, and critical tech habits at home.

Free lunch, supplies, and swag are all included!

📍 Gulfport Central Middle School

🔗 Reserve a spot before space fills up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScRvkvRwjJNwVBW71eC2ztJLqXdO8ApUBz_HcXqF7b8U_FJKw/viewform

Resilient East Biloxi (REB) was proud to host its third annual Community Festival, centered around this year’s theme, “Share Stories, Grow Resilience.”

The festival celebrated the power of community storytelling and our connection to the environment while honoring the rich history, art, and culture of East Biloxi.

We are so grateful to everyone who came together to share stories, celebrate the community, and help grow resilience across East Biloxi. 💙🌱🌊

Thank you to all of our sponsors and community organizations who make events like this a huge success!

Mississippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center Mississippi Sound Estuary Program

Last week, Nina attended the Restore America's Estuaries (RAE) 2026 Conference and presented her poster, "A Community of Practice Approach to Improving Marsh Modeling for Coastal Decision-Making," during Wednesday evening's poster session.

The poster highlights the work of a multi-organizational Marsh Modeling Community of Practice, led by NOAA, USGS, The Water Institute, and PLACE. The Community of Practice brings together marsh model developers, researchers, and coastal practitioners to improve how predictive tools are understood and applied to coastal resilience decision-making.

Thank you, Nina, for sharing your amazing work!

Mississippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center

We have extended the deadline through September 6th!! 🥳

We are excited to have a new project underway! Currently seeking two middle school teachers (Grades 5–8) from each of the 5 Gulf States to develop lessons aligned with the Gulf Literacy Principles and the Waters to the Sea: Gulf Adventure. For those selected, a stipend up to $2,000 will be provided upon the completion of the project. The application closes August 28th with the project starting on September 14th.

To learn more and apply check out the project website: https://msucoastal.com/waterstothesea/

Mississippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center Coastal Conservation and Restoration Program Mississippi Sound Estuary Program

Waters to the sea Waters to the Sea Gulf Coast Teacher Implementation Team Join Our Teacher Implementation Team! Applications Open: Now through August 28, 2026Teacher Implementation Team Start Date: September 14th, …

We are excited to have a new project underway! Currently seeking two middle school teachers (Grades 5–8) from each of the 5 Gulf States to develop lessons aligned with the Gulf Literacy Principles and the Waters to the Sea: Gulf Adventure. For those selected, a stipend up to $2,000 will be provided upon the completion of the project. The application closes August 28th with the project starting on September 14th.
To learn more and apply check out the project website: https://msucoastal.com/waterstothesea/

Helping out with this camp is one of the highlights of our summer every year. The 4H kids are so curious and engaged, we have tons of fun!

Come see our team and participate in our Movie Trivia Timeline Game at the Fisheye Film Festival hosted by Walter Anderson Museum Of Art.

🎬🌊🎥🌾

Mississippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center

Check out this article written by our very own, Nina Davis!

Mississippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center

In this week’s Team Blog, Nina Davis, of Mississippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center and Program for Local Adaptation to Changing Environments, reflects on the Gulf Conference ( ) and her team’s presentations, posters and collaborative projects on coastal , science communication and community partnerships. https://bit.ly/4dV170d

Last week some of the PLACE team was fortunate to participate in a 2 day workshop for the Community Resilience Center at The Water Institute.

We learned about the outstanding work The Center has done over the past few years, then took a deep dive into 4 focus areas: resilience foundations, migration, insurance and flooding. Our team finished out the workshop with a session to prioritize The Center’s future work.

We are so grateful to work with colleagues doing such outstanding work throughout the Gulf! 🌾🌊

Mississippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center Mississippi Sound Estuary Program

A big round of applause to our Coastal Resilience Specialist, Andrew Medhurst, on earning his Master of Public Policy and Administration from Mississippi State University! 🎓👏

Your hard work, dedication, and commitment to serving coastal communities are truly inspiring. We are so proud of this incredible accomplishment and excited to see all the great things ahead for you.

Congratulations, Andrew! 👏

Mississippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center Mississippi Sound Estuary Program