Tara is located in the Eagle Lake community about 30 minutes
northwest of historic Vicksburg, Mississippi and 72 miles
west of Jackson. With 12 miles of Mississippi River frontage
and 17,200 acres of oxbow lakes and bottomland hardwood forests,
Tara is one the nation's ultimate destinations for deer, and
turkey hunting. The new 5700 square foot state-of-the-art
conference center is the perfect location for your corporate
retreats, business meetings, team building seminars, family
reunions or conservation workshops
Tara's commitment to the sustainable use and management of
natural resources is what we are all about. Several weeks
of Summer Youth Camps are scheduled annually to educate children
in outdoor skills and the appreciation of our natural resources.
We invite all hunters, companies, families and youth to visit
and experience this unique place we call Tara!
Our Philosophy
 Maggie
Bryant, Tara's Founder, is a past-two term Chairperson of
the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and retired from
her board position in 2001. Maggie has been awarded the prestigious
Chevron Conservation Award as well as the Governor's Award
for Conservation in Mississippi. She is active in conservation
measures around the world.
Tara's philosophy is founded on a strong commitment to the
management, development and sustainable use of a broad spectrum
of natural resources. Tara recognizes the importance of wildlife,
timber, water, wetlands, agriculture and recreation in maintaining
a high quality of life for current as well as future generations.
To this end, Tara has endowed the future by placing all 17,200
acres under conservation easements. As a further commitment
to conservation, in December of 2001 Tara was deeded to a
private foundation, Purvis Grange Foundation Inc. While promoting
an appreciation of the environment through educational and
direct-performance activities that conserve land and protect
the wildlife that inhabit it,Tara is a model center for the
study of habitat and the animals that are part of the ecosystem. |
