For episode 25 of the Step Outside Podcast, we spoke to Dawson Rader about his research on the abundance and habitat use of Swainson’s warblers (Limnothlypis swainsonii) in the Appalachian…
Step Outside Podcast: MS student Dawson Rader on the Swainson’s warbler in the Appalachian Mountains
SNR faculty, graduate students present at 2023 Woods and Wildlife Field Day
Both School of Natural Resources faculty members and graduate students shared their knowledge and research Thursday at the 2023 Woods and Wildlife Field Day presented by UT AgResearch and UT…
UT Wildlife and Fisheries Society wins southeastern section student chapter of the year award
The Southeastern Section of the Wildlife Society honored the University of Tennessee Student Chapter of the Wildlife and Fisheries Society with the 2023 Student Chapter of the Year award at…
School of Natural Resources assistant professor organizes mensuration conference in Knoxville
Eighty-four people from 18 states and two Canadian provinces traveled to Knoxville, Tenn., from Oct. 8-10 for the 2023 Joint Conference of Southern and Northeastern Mensurationists. School of Natural Resources…
School of Natural Resources faculty coordinate 4-H forestry competition
Smith County won the top spot against five other teams in the 2023 State 4-H Forestry competition at the UT Arboretum on Saturday, Oct. 7. The team will compete at…
New technology to help UT Tree Improvement Program at seed orchards
The UT Tree Improvement Program tested out its new drone at its Watauga Northern Red Oak Seed Orchard in August. “We’re doing our typical seed surveys to see how many…
Step Outside Podcast: PhD student Ash Cable on study abroad program in Belize
Ash Cable served as a co-instructor on the July 2023 study abroad program, Tropical Ecology, Conservation and Field Methods in Belize. She went with Professor Adam Willcox and several students…
Tips to avoid getting sprayed by a skunk
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…
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…
