Provided low-cost seed (corn, sorghum, soybean, sunflower and winter wheat) to 3 landowners that resulted in 22 acres of food plots to benefit a diversity of wildlife (2001).

Provided a Physically-Challenged Shooting House to the Corp of Engineers (Arkabutla Lake) (2001).

Established a perpetual conservation easement on 506 acres of bottomland hardwoods and wetlands along the Coldwater River in partnership with the Mississippi Land Trust (2001).

In cooperation with the Yazoo Mississippi Levee Board, provided 25 wood duck boxes and 25 song bird nesting boxes to area citizens to enhance 75 acres that will provide habitat for a diversity of cavity nesting birds (2001).

Worked with Senators Thad Cochran (R-MS), Trent Lott (R-MS) and Herb Kohl (D-WI) to fund an additional 100,000 acres of wetland restoration through the Wetland Reserve Program. To date, 533 acres of wetlands have been restored through the Wetland Reserve Program in DeSoto County. Nationwide, through this program, approximately 1,075,000 acres of wetlands have been restored. Mississippi has restored over 100,000 acres of wetlands through the program, ranks #1 in the nation in net gain of wetlands and ranks #2 in the nation in the overall number of acres restored through the program (2000).

Provided low-cost seed (corn, sorghum, sunflower and winter wheat) to 4 landowners that resulted in 113 acres of food plots to benefit a diversity of wildlife (2000).

Worked with Senators Trent Lott (R-MS), Thad Cochran (R-MS) and Herb Kohl (D-WI) to provide an additional $12.5 million for the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program. In 1996, Senator Cochran introduced an amendment to the 1996 Farm Bill authorizing and funding the program. To date, it has utilized $62.5 million to enroll approximately 1,750,000 acres utilizing approximately 10,750 long-term agreements. Landowners and partners contributed an additional $37.5 million toward the program. Mississippi has received $2.7 million in funding and ranks #2 in the nation in funding from the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program. This program has enhanced and restored 38,309 acres of fish and wildlife habitat throughout Mississippi's 82 counties (2000).

In cooperation with the Yazoo Mississippi Levee Board, provided 21 wood duck boxes and 22 song bird nesting boxes to area citizens to enhance 64 acres that will provide habitat for a diversity of cavity nesting birds (2000).

Writing a column, entitled "Conservation Corner" in the DeSoto County Tribune to educate people about conservation (Began in 1999).

Donated 1 decoy deer to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to help curtail the poaching of whitetail deer (1999).

Provided low-cost seed (corn, sorghum, sunflower and winter wheat) to 4 landowners that resulted in 85 acres of food plots to benefit a diversity of wildlife (1999).