People can now donate to the Professor David Buckley Forestry Scholarship Endowment. Buckley passed away in June. The dendrology professor taught hundreds of students and mentored many graduate students. He…
Scholarship endowment established in honor of Professor David Buckley
Extension Agent of the Year named, SNR Extension Forester awarded
The Tennessee Forestry Association (TFA) and the University of Tennessee School of Natural Resources awarded Josh Daugherty with the 2025 Extension Agent of the Year Award at the TFA Annual…
Conserving Eastern hemlock in East Tennessee
A reproductively mature Eastern hemlock seed orchard grows in the Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center, Cumberland Forest unit. The trees grew from seeds procured by the UT Tree Improvement…
The Healthy Trade Institute and UT partner to launch nationwide Herp Adoption Program
Maryville to open park honoring retired FWF faculty member Billy Minser
The City of Maryville and Foothills Land Conservancy (FLC) plan to create the Billy Minser Park in Blount County. WBIR reported the plans on Thursday. The report says the park…
UT Tree Improvement Program signs new agreement with USDA
The UT Tree Improvement Program (UT-TIP) entered into a new agreement with the USDA Forest Service to conserve and improve hardwood resources of the southern Appalachian region. The agreement outlines…
SNR, 4-H Center host National WHEP competition
Sixty students and from 13 different states competed in the National Wildlife Habitat Education Program (WHEP) at the Clyde York 4-H Center in Crossville from July 28–31. Tennessee placed first…
Search for Assistant or Associate Professor of Forest Ecology/Silviculture
Location: Knoxville, TN Open date: July 14, 2025 The School of Natural Resources at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, located in Knoxville, Tennessee, invites applications for a full-time,…
Search underway for Extension Assistant, Associate, or Professor of Forestry
Extension Assistant/Associate/Professor of Forestry The University of Tennessee – Knoxville: UT Institute of Agriculture: School of Natural Resources Location: Jackson, Madison County, TN Open Date: May 16, 2025 The School…
Step Outside: Riley Rines on summer roost selection for tricolored bats and Southeastern myotis
Master’s student and graduate teaching assistant Riley Rines spent the 2024 summer in the West Gulf Coastal Plain of Arkansas researching tricolored and Southeastern myotis bat roost selection for a…
