Conservation

Another Look at TennGreen’s Custard Hollow Project

In September 2022, TennGreen Land Conservancy, Robert D. McCaleb of Cleveland, TN, the Open Space Institute, and The Nature Conservancy in Tennessee partnered to permanently protect Custard Hollow through a conservation easement. The unique landscapes in southeastern Tennessee and northern Alabama contain a wealth of unique and at-risk species. Located within an extensive conservation corridor, the 620-acre Custard […]

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Paint Rock Center Studies the Decline of Insects

Kendra and John Abbott, professional nature photographers, educators, and outdoor enthusiasts both with roles at The University of Alabama, are supporting a national effort to study insect trends. Along with more than 150 other researchers, the Abbotts are gathering insect biomass and diversity insights from two collection sites across Alabama for the last couple years. Read more.

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SELC Sues to Protect the Irreplaceable Habitats that Species Depend On

While nearly all of us can agree it’s a good idea to protect our nation’s wildlife and its habitat, this tradition seems to no longer be a priority for our federal government.  The Trump administration has finalized its plan to roll back longstanding rules that protect wildlife under the Endangered Species Act. Their goal is nothing less than allowing the destruction of the habitats that endangered species depend on to survive.   Read more. Southern Environmental Law Center Photo: Stephanie Gross / SELC

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Okefenokee Swamp Gets Global Recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site  

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has inscribed the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge as a World Heritage Site, recognizing its outstanding global value as North America’s largest blackwater swamp. Joining iconic natural treasures like the Great Barrier Reef, Mount Kilimanjaro, and Iguazu Falls, the Okefenokee Swamp has been recognized for its “outstanding universal value to humanity.”

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Alabama has Become an Unexpected Epicenter of the Global Extinction Crisis

Spotlight: Southeast Alabama — which has more than 130,000 miles of rivers and streams — is home to more species of turtles, freshwater fish, snails, crayfish, and freshwater mussels than any other state in the country. It’s an unexpected epicenter of endangered species, too — those that are at risk of extinction and listed under

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Director of eBird, Chris Wood, Announced as Tennessee Biodiversity Summit Keynote

Chris Wood, Program Director of the Center for Avian Population Studies at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Director of eBird, has been selected as the keynote speaker for the 2026 Tennessee Biodiversity Summit. Over the past two decades, Chris has helped build eBird into one of the world’s largest biodiversity data resources, with more

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Head of the Crow State Park Expansion Further Protects Biodiverse South Cumberland Plateau

Near Tennessee’s Fiery Gizzard State Park, Head of the Crow State Park offers a quieter but equally compelling landscape. Here, the headwaters of Crow Creek emerge from a limestone plateau of caves, springs, forested ridges, and valleys. The park brings together treasured State Natural Areas, including Natural Bridge, Sherwood Forest, the Carter tract, and Hawkins Cove, long-standing

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