to win the AIA Gold Medal. Pinecote, the 64-acre Interpretive Center, was sensitively designed by consultants Andropogon Associates and site master planner Edward L. Blake, Jr. The design for Pinecote received a 1991 Honor award from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and an ASLA Medallion Award (1999). Pinecote features walking journeys through 20 acres of biologically-enhanced savanna exhibits, 40 acres of woodland succession, and nearly 4 acres of created waterways. See also List of botanical gardens in the United States External links References Arboreta in Mississippi Botanical gardens in Mississippi Protected areas of Pearl River County, Mississippi Mississippi State University Nature reserves in Mississippi