Category: Event Recap

On a brisk winter day, fifty nature enthusiasts gathered at the UT Arboretum in Oak Ridge for a fascinating walk through the winter woods. Led by Don Williams of Tennessee Naturescapes and Jeff Holt, a consulting forester, the group learned how to identify trees even when their leaves have dropped for the winter. Don Williams, […] Continue reading "The Winter Tree Identification Walk at UT Arboretum in Oak Ridge"

This past Saturday, on the first day of March, Regina Santore and I joined the fine folks of Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning to help with managing one of their stewardship areas: the Oak Ridge Cedar Barrens. The goal was to remove woody plant growth from the two prairie sites in the park in order […] Continue reading "Weed Wrangle at Oak Ridge Cedar Barrens: Volunteering with Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning"