For episode 32, senior Eli Thurston shares his experience taking new outdoor recreation and park management (ORPM) courses and interning with the U.S. Forest Service at Maroon Bells Scenic Area…
Step Outside: Senior Eli Thurston
Step Outside: Alum Mallory Cogburn
Alum Mallory Cogburn (’20) traveled to Belize in July 2024 to help Adam Willcox, SNR research associate professor, instruct students for the course WFS 425 Tropical Ecology, Conservation and Field…
Step Outside: MS student Caleb Moses
For episode 30, Caleb Moses shares his work on reintroducing native freshwater mussels to Abrams Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. You can watch the full interview on…
Step Outside: MS Student Ellie Burken
Episode 29 of our Step Outside series features Wildlife and Fisheries Science MS student Ellie Burken. Her research focuses on the northern bobwhite population and spatial use dynamics across three…
Step Outside Podcast: UT Tree Improvement Program lifts white oak seedlings
The program lifted two-year-old white oak seedlings from the East Tennessee Nursery for a U.S. Forest Service research project in Virginia in February. Program Director and septuagenarian Professor Scott Schlarbaum…
Step Outside Podcast: MS Student Kayla Stuart
Urban Forestry MS Student and Tree CPR Program Director Kayla Stuart is examining the intersection of employment barriers and green industry workforce opportunities for people living in communities identified as…
Step Outside Podcast: MS student Ashley Epstein on Winter Roost Selection of Eastern Red Bats in Tennessee
We spoke to Ashley Epstein about her research on Eastern Red Bats and where they roost during winter in Tennessee for episode 26 of the Step Outside Podcast. Epstein is…
Step Outside Podcast: MS student Dawson Rader on the Swainson’s warbler in the Appalachian Mountains
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: 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…
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…