The Longleaf Partnership Council Meeting will be held alongside the 79th Annual Southeast Fish & Wildlife Conference (https://seafwa.org/conference/2025) and in conjunction with the U.S. Forest Service’s One Million Acre Challenge Celebration. Schedule is as follows:

• SEAFWA Conference: Sunday, October 26th – Wednesday, October 29th @ Noon
• America’s Longleaf LPC Meeting: Wednesday, October 29th (all day)
• America’s Longleaf Dinner Social: Wednesday evening (time and place TBD)
• USFS Celebration: Thursday, October 30th. Speakers in the morning at Beau Rivage Resort & field trip to DeSoto National Forest in the afternoon until ~5:00 pm CST. Click here for more information: TBD

Reservations within the room block are $179/night + 12% tax and an additional discounted resort fee of $15 per room per night. Resort fee includes high-speed internet access, access to fitness center and pool, and parking. Room block rates are available until Thursday, October 2, 2025, or until the block is full, whichever occurs first. Click here to make reservations online.

Federal Per Diem Rate at The Beau Rivage Resort: Additionally, a limited number of rooms will also be available at the federal per diem rate of $96/night for eligible federal government employees with proof of identification at check-in.  Click here to make reservations online.

Nearby hotels:
Double Tree by Hilton Hotel Biloxi (0.3 miles), 940 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, MS 39530
Best Western Oak Manor (0.1 miles), 886 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, MS 39530
Hilton Garden Inn Biloxi (0.5 miles), 648 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, MS 39530

  
Parking

Parking is free at the resort for guests and visitors.

Registration

Registration information will be posted here when available.

We encourage those who are able and comfortable with traveling to attend the meetings in person to reconnect. However, we are offering a virtual option for the LPC meeting to accommodate those who cannot attend in person. See calendar invite for details.

Transportation 

Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport

• 24 minutes to Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
• flygpt.com  
• Rental car information: https://www.flygpt.com/flygpt/rental-cars/   

Mobile Regional Airport

• 1 hour to Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
  
• https://www.mobileairportauthority.com/mra/  
• Rental car information: https://www.mobileairportauthority.com/mra/transportation 

New Orleans International Airport

• 1 hr 41 min. to Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
• flymsy.com 
• Rental car information: https://flymsy.com/car-rentals/  

Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport

• 2 hr 53 min. to Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
• jmaa.com
• Rental car information: https://jmaa.com/jan/parking-ground-transportation/