2nd Annual MEEA Conference
Cultivating Environmental Connections;
Where Nature and Education Meet
Presented by the Mississippi Environmental Education Alliance in partnership with Mississippi State University
March 4 - 6, 2026 | Starkville, Mississippi
Registration is Open!
Early Bird Registration Rate: $100
Deadline for Early Bird Rate is 3/2/2026
Full registration rate after 3/3/2026 $120.00
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Student Registration Rate: $50
Project WILD Pre-Conference Workshop
(Must Register for the conference
in order to participate)
March 4, 2026 10:00am - 3:00pm
​​Registration Rate: $20
CEU's are included
To learn more about the Project WILD curriculum go to;
Self guided Field trip options are available
on Friday, March 6th morning
Conference Schedule Overview
Wednesday, March 4
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Breakfast on your own
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Check-In for Workshop 9:00am - 9:50am
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Pre-conference Workshop - Project WILD 10:00am - 3:00pm
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Luncheon
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Pre-conference Workshop - Project WILD (cont)
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Conference Check-In 3:30 pm - 4:30pm
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Social Hour at Center for Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflicts log cabin 4:30pm - 6:00pm (1974 Blackjack Road- There will be a limited shuttle service available from the Franklin Center to the Cabin or you can drive to the cabin yourself. Directions will be available upon check-in)
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Dinner on Your Own
Thursday, March 5
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Breakfast on your own
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Conference Check-In starting at 8:00am
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Concurrent Sessions
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Conference Welcome and Keynote Luncheon
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Concurrent Sessions
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Dinner on Your Own
Friday, March 6
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Breakfast on your own
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Field Experiences - Ideas for Field Experiences will be available upon check-in.
Call for Proposals
is Closed!
Conference Strands
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Agriculture in the Classroom
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Art in Nature
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Natural Science
Scholarship Information
MEEA is offering scholarships to attend the upcoming conference. The scholarships will be from $50.00 - $100.00 and are offered as a reimbursement. This means that you must pay for the conference in full, keeping receipts. Reimbursement for conference receipts must be received within 20 days of the event. You will recieve a Scholarship reimbursement form that will need to be filed with your receipts. The scholarships will be paid within 20 days after receipt.
Complete every question/item on the application formto the best of your ability in order to qualify for the scholarship.
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Items the scholarship can pay for; Registration (full or student), pre-conference workshop, hotels)
The deadline for applying for a scholarship is February 13, 2026
2026 Conference Sponsors
Lodging Information
There is not a specific hotel set-up for this conference. There are several hotels close to the Franklin Center where the conference will be held.
201 Locksley Way, Starkville, MS 39759
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Beth Baker
Dr. Beth Baker is an Associate Extension Professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture and Assistant Director of Environmental Stewardship with MSU Extension at Mississippi State University. She earned a B.S. in Biomedical Science and an M.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology from St. Cloud State University, and a Ph.D. in Forest Resources from Mississippi State University. In her Extension work, Dr. Baker focuses on natural resource conservation within agroecosystems, with particular emphasis on applied and educational strategies to reduce nutrient transport from working agricultural landscapes to aquatic ecosystems.