“Birds are holes in heaven through which man may pass.”
Flower Medallion
Walter Inglis Anderson (1903-1965), block print, c. 1945
Zachary Harris MFA (b. 1988), plasma-cut steel, 2019
Use and interpretation of Anderson block print courtesy of the Family of Walter Anderson.
© The Family of Walter Anderson
THE PASCAGOULA RIVER AUDUBON CENTER
The Pascagoula River Audubon Center (PRAC) is committed to protecting the vital habitat along America’s coasts where people and birds intersect. Coupled with climate change, habitat loss and fragmentation are the most serious threats facing populations of birds across America and around the world. Audubon’s approach to conservation includes education and study, along with landscape development that include the propagation of native plants that attract and support birds, pollinators, and other wildlife. The native plants onsite consist of more than 25 labeled species that are all native to Mississippi’s Gulf Coast.
PRAC is located on Rhodes Bayou, which drains into the Escatawpa and Pascagoula Rivers, with grounds and exhibits focusing on the unique ecosystem that is the Pascagoula River watershed. Along with facilitating connection to the local watershed, PRAC models techniques of designing Bird Friendly Communities, with the hope of inspiring others to make positive changes for wildlife in their own backyards.
Photographs by David Jackson. © the artist.
A project of the Walter Anderson Museum of Art in Ocean Springs, Mississippi funded by the Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area.
