PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF WAIVER UNDER THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF WAIVER UNDER THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT Native Coastal Plants, LLC has filed notice of a proposed project which requires review by the MS Department of Marine Resources to ensure compliance with the state's approved Coastal Program under the Coastal Zone Management Act. The applicant is requesting to collect plant materials (seed stock and bare root plugs) from 32 parcels under ownership of Cure Land Company. Plant material will only be collected from areas above mean high tide. Target plant species to be harvested include but not limited to: Marsh Hay Cordgrass (Spartina patens), Saltmarsh Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), Saltgrass (Distichlis spicata), Black Needlerush (Juncus roemarianus), Groundseltree (Baccharis halimifolia), Marsh Elder (Iva frutescens), Wax Myrtle (Morella cerifera), Yaupon (Ilex vomitoria) and Morning Glory (Ipomoea spp.). The collected materials will serve as source material for future coastal restoration projects across the Mississippi Gulf Coast in Hancock County, MS. Project details can be found at https://dmr.ms.gov/permitting or can be provided by mail if requested at 228-523-4106. Any person wishing to make comments or objections to the proposed activity must submit those comments in writing to the Department of Marine Resources by mail to 1141 Bayview Avenue, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530; by fax to 228-374-5008; or by email to allison.faggard@dmr.ms.gov before 1:00 p.m. on the day August 1st, 2025. IPL0253423 Jul 13 2025