One of the earliest signs of summer is the sweet fragrance provided by our state tree and state flower, the Southern magnolia. With large, white flowers expanding to 10 inches across, the fragrance is as grand as the showy blossoms. This tree is truly a Southern species, naturally occurring in the southern half of Mississippi […]
Author Archives: Nathan Beane
Nathan Beane is The ’Sip’s Outside editor. A native of South Arkansas, Nathan’s love affair with the outdoors came from his grandmother, an avid outdoorswoman. He earned a master’s in forestry and a doctorate in forest resource science from West Virginia University and works as a research forester at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center in Vicksburg. His outdoor hobbies are seemingly endless: beekeeping, fishing, gardening, wood-turning, growing hops, composting, brewing beer and hunting.
