How is Mississippi spending oil spill money? Learn about some of the projects at summit

The public is invited to learn about restoration projects in Mississippi at the second annual Mississippi Restoration Summit on Nov. 14.

Registration is not required to attend the summit presented by Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality from 5-8:30 p.m. at the Coast Coliseum and Convention Center in Biloxi.

At 6:30 p.m., MDEQ officials will talk about current restoration projects and announce new projects. That will be followed at 7:30 p.m. by stakeholder conversations to allow participants to discuss project planning.

Two educational breakout sessions, Restoration Finance and Restoration through Resource Management, will provide an opportunity to earn professional continuing education credits.

The Restore Act dedicates 80 percent of all administrative and civil penalties related to the Deepwater Horizon spill to a Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund to restore and protect the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, coastal wetlands and economy of the Gulf Coast region.

Details: info@restore.ms or restore.ms/2017-restoration-summit.

This story was originally published October 24, 2017 at 3:40 PM with the headline "How is Mississippi spending oil spill money? Learn about some of the projects at summit."