Mississippi GEMS

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The GEMS (Gulf Ecological Management Site) is part of a program developed in coordination with the EPA and the Gulf of Mexico Program. The program was established to acquire information about coastal wetland sites and make them accessible to the public through the Internet. These same sites are also Mississippi's Coastal Preserves.

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Management Team for the Mississippi GEMS Program:

Site Manager: Jeff Clark
Coordinator: Rhonda Price

Funding available! Visit the Gulf of Mexico Foundation website for more information on Requests for Proposals for NOAA Gulf of Mexico Community-based Habitat Restoration Program

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Bayou La Croix Preserve
Bayou Portage Preserve
Bellefontaine Marsh Preserve
Biloxi River Marshes Preserve
Cat Island Preserve
Davis Bayou Preserve
Deer Island Preserve
Escatawpa River Marsh Preserve
Grand Bay Savanna Preserve
Grand Bayou Preserve
Graveline Bay Preserve
Hancock County Marshes Preserve
Horn Island Preserve
Jourdan River Preserve
Old Fort Bayou Preserve
Pascagoula River Marsh Preserve
Petit Bois Island Preserve
Round Island Preserve
Sandhill Crane Refuge Preserve
Ship Island Preserve
Wolf River Preserve