Outdoor Recreation Extension Specialist Ronnie Cowan spoke about introducing college students to hunting, gun safety, and retriever training through his outdoor education programs on the recent Lone Ducks Gun Dog…
Extension Specialist Ronnie Cowan talks duck hunting, Alpha-gal syndrome on Lone Ducks Gun Dog Chronicles podcast
Students learn challenging skills to care for natural world in ORPM courses
Written by Charles Denney with UTIA Maintaining resources is critical to protecting the environment and the benefits nature can provide for us. It could also turn into a rewarding career…
Step Outside: Madison Janes on off-highway vehicle use in Tennessee State Parks
Master’s student and graduate research assistant Madison Janes collected data on off-highway vehicles (OHV) in Pickett State Park, Natchez Trace State Park, and Franklin State Forest for a project led…
MeatEater’s Brent Reaves visits and guest lectures for hunting and conservation course
Brent Reaves, lifelong outdoorsman and host of “This Country Life” podcast from MeatEater, visited UT in February to guest lecture for a wildlife and fisheries science course. He also participated…
SNR, Mountain Challenge host Outdoor Enthusiast Expo
Dozens of people gathered on the Maryville College campus for the Outdoor Enthusiast Expo from September 19–20. The School of Natural Resources and Mountain Challenge held the event to bring…
Outdoor Enthusiast Expo: We’re all under the same tent!
The Outdoor Enthusiast Expo will take place September 19-20 at Maryville College. The free, two-day event will bring together both consumptive (e.g., hunting, fishing) and non-consumptive (e.g., hiking, birding) outdoor…
Woods to Water Expo set for Sept. 6
The first Woods to Water Expo is scheduled for Sept. 6 in Wartburg, Tenn., by UT-TSU Extension in Morgan County. The free event will take place in the Morgan County…
Men Cook Too program teaches about wild game preparation
UT Extension Specialist Ronnie Cowan leads the Men Cook Too program. It teaches hunters how to prepare wild game for cooking. Cowan recently made his “retriever pie” with dove for…
Step Outside Series: Jacob Chitwood on his experience in outdoor recreation
Jacob Chitwood graduated with a BS in forestry in 2024. He recently worked at the Theodore Roosevelt Nature and History Association in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.…
Helping introduce students to hunting at Feather to Fork
Outdoor recreation Extension specialist Ronnie Cowan and lecturer Matt Hudson represented the UT School of Natural Resources at the Feather to Fork event held by The Sawbriar at Big South…
