It’s not a smell you want lingering around your home or pets. Skunks spray an oil from their musk glands if threatened, and the animals are still active this time…
Tips to avoid getting sprayed by a skunk
Working to conserve Harbison’s hawthorn in West TN
A small population of one of the rarest woody plant species in North America grows in Obion County, Tenn. The Harbison’s hawthorn tree is ranked as extremely rare and critically…
Step Outside Podcast: Adam Taylor on being in Finland for Fulbright Program
Wood Products Extension Specialist and School of Natural Resources Professor Adam Taylor recently returned from Finland after living in the country from Jan.-June 2023 through the Fulbright Program. In episode…
Congratulations to former Amphibian Disease Lab researcher on award
Search underway for National Champion Tree Program Director
The UTIA School of Natural Resources will soon house the National Champion Tree Program. We’re now searching for a director who will oversee managing the national registry of America’s trees…
Creating diverse native grass pastures to benefit cattle, pollinators and birds
Matt Gray interviewed about study showing fungal disease threat to North American salamanders
The Wildlife Society interviewed Matt Gray, professor of wildlife health in the UT School of Natural Resources, on Monday, July 10, about a recent study he and others conducted on…
Pet industry teams up with university researchers to learn about pathogens in the amphibian trade
Amphibian diseases cost U.S. businesses an estimated $140 million annually. Now, the pet industry is working with university researchers, such as Drs. Matt Gray and Neelam Poudyal, to learn about…
Craig Harper shows how wild turkeys nest in various vegetation types in south-middle Tennessee
The UT School of Natural Resources professor shows examples of these vegetation types after a seven-year study conducted with fellow professor David Buehler at the University of Tennessee.