Environment

UTIA Compiles List of Tornado and Flood Recovery Resources

Apr 04, 2025 News Release

A flooded field next to a road

Assistance Is Available for Individuals, Families, Producers and More

Environment / Farm & Food / General / Human & Animal Health / Youth & Family / 4-H Youth Development / Extension / Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of / UTIA / 4-H Youth Development / Climate / Emergency / Family and Consumer Sciences / Health and Safety

Joint Agreement Signed to Collect, Study and Plant Tree Seedlings

Mar 31, 2025 News Release

Acorns in a tree

UTIA Tree Improvement Program and Two State Agencies Work Together to Protect and Conserve the State’s Forest Resources

Environment / General / AgResearch / Natural Resources, School of / Natural Resources / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Timber Sales and Landowner Relations / Wildlife

UTIA Expert Appointed to USDA Advisory Committee

Mar 13, 2025 News Release

Robert Burns

Robert Burns Is Serving a Fifth Term on the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force

Environment / General / AgResearch / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / Extension / UTIA / Agricultural Education / Environmental Stewardship / Natural Resources / Precision Livestock Farming

Native and Asian Bleeding Hearts Stand Out Through the Spring

Mar 03, 2025 News Release

Bleeding hearts

UT Gardens’ March Plant of the Month

Environment / Landscape & Gardening / UT Gardens, Crossville / UT Gardens, Jackson / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Landscape / Plant of the Month / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Soil / Sustainable Residential Landscapes

Scientists Decode the DNA of One of America’s Most Iconic Trees

Feb 19, 2025 News Release

White oak tree

New Research Describes the Genome of the Highly Valued White Oak

Environment / General / AgResearch / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / UTIA / Forest and Range Resources / Plant Production / Plant Protection

Wild Bobwhite Set to Return to Historic Ames Plantation

Feb 12, 2025 Highlight

Wooden road sign shaped like an arrow with the words "Ames Plantation Headquarters, 4.3 miles."

Partnership Will Restore Conditions to Sustain Natural Quail Populations

Environment / General / AgResearch / Ames AgResearch and Education Center / Natural Resouces, School of / Animal Behavior / Avian / Environmental Stewardship

Nominations Open at End of February for New Champion Trees Across U.S.

Feb 10, 2025 News Release

Frémont’s Cottonwood National Champion tree in Arizona

The National Champion Tree Program to Take Nominations for Next Register Through August

Environment / Landscape & Gardening / Herbert College of Agriculture / Natural Resources, School of / UTIA / Landscape / Natural Resources / Plant Protection

Paddle Georgia to Celebrate 20th Anniversary With First-Ever Tennessee River Journey

Feb 06, 2025 News Release

a kayaker on a river by a rock wall

Weeklong Paddling Event Highlights Tennessee RiverLine; Registration Opens Friday

Environment / Youth & Family / Extension / Tennessee RiverLine / Community Development / County-level Agricultural Economic Impact / Economics and Markets / Environmental Stewardship / Health and Wellness / Landscape / Water / Wildlife

The Pawpaw, North America’s Largest Native Fruit, Is Regaining Popularity

Feb 01, 2025 News Release

pawpaw plant

UT Gardens’ February Plant of the Month

Environment / Landscape & Gardening / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee / UT Gardens, Crossville / UT Gardens, Jackson / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Master Gardener / Plant of the Month / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Residential and Consumer Horticulture

New Year, New Schedule for UTIA Field Days

Jan 21, 2025 News Release

Director of the UT Beef & Forage Center Bruno Pedreira delivers a presentation to a crowd at the 2024 Steak and Potatoes Field Day

Public Is Invited to 2025 Events at UT AgResearch and Education Centers

Environment / Farm & Food / General / Insects & Pests / Landscape & Gardening / AgResearch / AgResearch and Education Center at Milan / Ames AgResearch and Education Center / East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / Extension / Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center / Highland Rim AgResearch and Education Center / Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at Lewisburg / Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at Spring Hill / Northeast Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / Plateau AgResearch and Education Center / UT Arboretum / UT Gardens, Knoxville / UTIA / West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / Agricultural Communication / Agricultural Education / Animal Production / Beef / Beginning Farmer Education / Continuing Education / Crop Production / Farm Animal / Food Products / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Irrigation / Landscape / Livestock and Forage Systems / Natural Resources / Non-Food Products / Plant Production / Precision Livestock Farming / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Value-Added Agriculture / Weed Management