- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Keep Mississippi Beautiful’s “Wildflower Trails” are Taking Bloom https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/73485?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/73485?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/73485?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Keep Mississippi Beautiful’s “Wildflower Trails” are Taking Bloom&body=ESG News from Keep America Beautiful https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/73485?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Social Impact & Volunteering](/CSR-News/social-impact-volunteering) # Keep Mississippi Beautiful’s “Wildflower Trails” are Taking Bloom ##### Follow Friday: Keep America Beautiful Affiliate Stories Aug 5, 2016 3:00 PM ET Campaign: [Keep America Beautiful Affiliate Stories](/news/campaign/keep-america-beautiful-affiliate-stories) ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/KAB_AffiliateStories_KMB_Sarah_Kountouris.jpg "Keep Mississippi Beautiful Executive Director Sarah Kountouris in a field of wildflowers alongside U.S. 51 in Crystal Springs, Mississippi.") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/KAB_AffiliateStories_KeepMississippiBeautiful_Wildflowers.jpg "Keep Mississippi Beautiful's Wildflower Trails of Mississippi initiative is showering the state with color.") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/KAB_AffiliateStories_KMB_Wildflowers_US51.jpg "Keep Mississippi Beautiful's Wildflower Trails of Mississippi initiative is showering the state with color.") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/KAB_AffiliateStories_KMB_Sarah_Kountouris.jpg?h=d3e2533a "Keep Mississippi Beautiful Executive Director Sarah Kountouris in a field of wildflowers alongside U.S. 51 in Crystal Springs, Mississippi.") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/KAB_AffiliateStories_KeepMississippiBeautiful_Wildflowers.jpg?h=8abcec71 "Keep Mississippi Beautiful's Wildflower Trails of Mississippi initiative is showering the state with color.") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/KAB_AffiliateStories_KMB_Wildflowers_US51.jpg?h=1f7c1d57 "Keep Mississippi Beautiful's Wildflower Trails of Mississippi initiative is showering the state with color.") Mississippi is well known for its natural beauty. But over the years, the amount of native wildflowers has dwindled because of the common threats of habitat loss and invasive plants. To address the loss of wildflowers, [Keep America Beautiful](http://www.kab.org) state affiliate [Keep Mississippi Beautiful](https://keepmsbeautiful.com/) (KMB) took action to transform its public spaces into beautiful places by launching the [Wildflower Trails of Mississippi](https://mswildflowers.org/) project during Keep America Beautiful’s 2015 [Great American Cleanup](https://www.kab.org/our-programs/great-american-cleanup). After a year of working with many community partners and volunteers, the project is blooming, planting the seeds to ensure Mississippi residents and visitors to the Magnolia state -- as well as pollinators -- will appreciate the sights and smells of wildflowers. The project complements other KMB beautification initiatives throughout the state. Keep America Beautiful conducts its [National Planting Day](https://www.kab.org/our-programs/great-american-cleanup/national-planting-day) on the first Saturday after Labor Day each September with community-based activities happening throughout the month. 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