This is installment 8 in a project to document a year in Sewanee with five photos taken each month on the Sewanee Domain. See the July post here. Watch next month for photos from September. Text and photos by Bob Butters.
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It should come as no surprise that as temperatures soar, wildlife in our gardens, parks, and natural spaces are also struggling to stay cool and hydrated. Providing water for wildlife in your outdoor spaces is not only a compassionate act, but in some cases a necessary one. Learn how to easily upgrade your garden or
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Few things trigger louder or more distressing alarm bells among freshwater biologists than watching a waterway dry up during a severe, prolonged drought. That’s especially true when the disappearing stream is home to one of America’s most-imperiled fish. In late July, reports of dramatically withered streams atop Walden Ridge north of Chattanooga spurred an emergency
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Crabtree Farms continues their tradition of providing a full array of edible and ornamental, regionally appropriate plant varieties to the community at their annual Fall Plant Sale and Festival. Learn more. Meghan Lewis – The Pulse Visit crabtreefarms.org.
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Tennessee is home to over 80 waterfalls, many of them nationally recognized for their beauty and splendor. This waterfall loop will take you to ten of the Volunteer State’s most stunning waterfalls and includes stops at four state parks. Read more. Diana Leyva – The Tennessean
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A recent edition of Cornell Lab eNews highlights some of the many ways in which art and science intersect in the realm of bird study, and features: and more. See the newsletter. Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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As part of a multi-state grant in 2018, Tennessee Wildlife Federation facilitated the restoration of more than 3,000 acres of shortleaf pine habitat within Savage Gulf State Natural Area (now within Savage Gulf State Park). This effort is part of the Federation’s ongoing work to restore and protect natural habitats across Tennessee. Read more. Tennessee Wildlife
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If you have rotting logs, stumps or rocks in your yard, you probably have five-lined skinks. After breeding in the spring, the female lays four to 14 eggs and guards them until they hatch in early summer. The young have bright blue tails with five white or yellowish stripes down the length of their black bodies. At
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This is installment 7 in a project to document a year in Sewanee with five photos taken each month on the Sewanee Domain. See the June post here. Nature: I’m not an expert at identifying mushrooms, but these growing along the Cheston Trail in late July caught my eye. Watch next month for photos from
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In a recent edition of Field Notes from the Gorge, the Tennessee River Gorge Trust shares about their involvement in a multi-state research project that seeks to better understand a secretive songbird whose population is in rapid decline, the Wood Thrush. This edition also shares fascinating information about the ecological role of an infrequent insect
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