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Mississippi Forestry Commission
The Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) is a State Agency in Mississippi with headquarters in Pearl. The Forestry Commission was authorized to: The agency was created in 1926. Mission The mission of the Mississippi Forestry Commission is: Program areas The Mississippi Forestry Commission has two major program areas: *''Forest Protection and Information'' This program area is concerned with protection of the state's forestlands from wildfire, as well as, the detection, evaluation, and control of forest pests that include insects, diseases, and invasive plants. *''Mississippi Institute for Forest Inventory and Forest Management'' This program area provides an assessment of statewide forest resources using geographic information systems to estimate forest removals, regeneration, and development of forest cover. The agency manages two state forests (Kurtz and Camden) and the state's forested 16th Section School Trust Lands. Organizational structure There is a ten-membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl, Mississippi
Pearl is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, Rankin County, Mississippi, United States, located on the east side of the Pearl River (Mississippi-Louisiana), Pearl River across from the state capital Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson. The population was 25,092 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson Jackson, Mississippi metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Pearl is the 13th largest city in the state and the largest city in Rankin County. History After the American Civil War, the bottomlands of the Pearl River were developed for agriculture. The population was sparse until the mid-1900s when the development of the state capital of Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson in Hinds County to the west spilled over into Rankin County. New residents and industry settled here. Thereafter, growth in the area came from the urban expansion of the capital, control of flood threats from the Pearl River, and improved transportation due to accessible interstates and J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
