State lawmakers approved the nomination of Urban Forestry Professor Sharon Jean-Philippe for a second term on the Tennessee Forestry Commission on Feb. 24 and 25. Jean-Philippe appeared before the House…
Professor Sharon Jean-Philippe approved for Tennessee Forestry Commission
Step Outside: Graduate Teaching Assistant Mel Mount
Graduate Teaching Assistant and natural resources doctoral student Mel Mount shared her research on developing a tool to improve tree risk assessment accuracy during episode 33 of the Step Outside…
UT Firewood Bank delivers warmth for the winter
UT’s Institute of Agriculture is working to keep people warm and safe during the cold months by giving away free firewood. UTIA’s School of Natural Resources, UT Extension and AgResearch…
Forestry students, professor attend Society for Ecological Restoration North American Conference
Forest Restoration professor Jennifer Franklin and nine students from the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) UT Chapter attended the SER North American Conference from Oct. 28-Nov. 1 in Vancouver, British…
Urban forestry graduate student receives 2024 Young and Emerging Professionals Award
The Urban and Community Forestry Society (UCFS) plans to present the 2024 Young and Emerging Professionals Award to Kayla Stuart, urban forestry graduate student, on November 19 during its annual…
Gallery: International Oak Symposium brings more than 200 people to Knoxville
The School of Natural Resources and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service co-hosted the International Oak Symposium Oct. 7—10 at the Hilton Knoxville. The three-day event focused on the…
Grundy County team wins Tennessee 4-H Forestry Judging Competition
The Grundy County 4-H forestry judging team won first place in the state competition on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the UT Arboretum. The team will compete in the National 4-H…
Forestry Club students attend 2024 SAF Convention
Fourteen undergraduate and four graduate students from UT and the Tennessee Chapter of the Society of American Foresters (Forestry Club) attended the national SAF Convention in Loveland, Colo., from Sept.…
Urban Forestry Professor Sharon Jean-Philippe honored by the International Society of Arboriculture
Professor Sharon Jean-Philippe received the 2024 Alex L. Shigo Award for Excellence in Arboricultural Education on August 13 at the International Society of Arboriculture‘s Annual Conference in Atlanta. The award…
Wayne Clatterbuck shares how trees in forests battle for space, light, and other resources, leaving scars
Professor Emeritus Wayne Clatterbuck explains how this competition shapes the forest canopy over time in The Conversation.
