Research lab holds first Earth Day

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. – The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory has been a participant in Earth Day celebrations before, but for the first time it will host a daylong event. The local event had been organized through Gulf Islands National Seashore, but they have discontinued offering Earth Day events so the Ocean Springs lab is taking over. Events Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., include a mix of activities from kayaking, pontoon boat rides, trawling trips to lectures by research scientists. (Source: Mississippi Press, 04/11/11)