Yowell takes home regional award

by MBJ Staff

Published: August 1,2010

Tags: BILOXI, Donna Yowell, Madison, Mississippi Forestry Commission, Southern Groups of State Foresters

Mississippi recently hosted the regional Southern Groups of State Foresters in Biloxi, and Mississippi’s Urban and Community Forestry successes were awarded by the Mississippi Forestry Commission at the Southern Group of State Forester’s conference. Donna Yowell of Madison, the executive director of the Mississippi Urban Forest Council, was presented the regional award at this event for her partnership and outstanding success in community and urban forestry.

Yowell has developed many new programs for the state. Her 30-plus years of experience includes multiple facets of conservation work, including work with FEMA, the National Association of State Floodplain Managers, Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation District, Mississippi Wildlife Federation, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and Mississippi Department of Marine Resources as well as the City of Madison.

Abbey graduated from Harvard and has taught at LSU at the Reich School of Landscape Architecture since 1974.