Smallmouth bass with elevated levels of mercury inspired research into biomagnification in stream food webs across Abrams Creek, the Middle Prong of the Little Pigeon River, and the East Prong…
Tracking mercury biomagnification through streams in the Smokies
Smith County team wins 4-H National Wildlife Habitat Education Program contest
The Tennessee 4-H team from Smith County won the 2026 4-H National Wildlife Habitat Education Program contest in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, from July 26-29. Easton Bibbings, Emmy Bibbings,…
Smith County wins Tennessee 4-H Wildlife Judging Contest
The Smith County team took home the top spot at this year’s state 4-H Wildlife Judging Contest from June 10-11 at Latimer Reservation in Van Buren County. Smith County will…
SNR Professor Lisa Muller presented Excellence in Elk Country award, James R. Cox Professorship
Lisa Muller, assistant director and professor in the School of Natural Resources, received the Excellence in Elk Country Wildlife Researcher/Biologist Award from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF). They presented…
People pack into ANR for Wild Game Dinner
More than 270 people dined on wild game Saturday night. The UT student Chapter of the Wildlife and Fisheries Society hosted its annual Wild Game Dinner in the Agriculture and…
UT Wildlife and Fisheries Society wins third overall in wildlife conclave
The UT student chapter of the Wildlife and Fisheries Society placed third overall against 19 other schools at the Southeastern Wildlife Conclave from March 19-21 at the University of Florida.…
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…
The Healthy Trade Institute and UT partner to launch nationwide Herp Adoption Program
Step Outside: Riley Rines on summer roost selection for tricolored bats and Southeastern myotis
Master’s student and graduate teaching assistant Riley Rines spent the 2024 summer in the West Gulf Coastal Plain of Arkansas researching tricolored and Southeastern myotis bat roost selection for a…
