We are pleased to recognize Kevin England of Alabama for outstanding volunteer commitment to SGI. Kevin, a 7-8th grade science teacher at Double Springs Middle School, got his masters degree studying botany at the University of West Alabama, and as a resident of northern Alabama, he is very active in documenting the region's vascular flora and lichens.
TVA Rights-of-Way: Ruderal Habitats or Pre-settlement Savanna Conditions?
The TN Department of Transportation awarded SGI to develop a plan to better conserve and manage the grassland and pollinator habitat found on Tennessee highway rights-of-way. A large part of the project involves finding and documenting the existing habitat along Tennessee’s highway corridors so that we can help TDOT prioritize areas in need or protection and restoration. Here’s the exciting report from our first surveys of the 2019 season.
Rubbernecking Rarities
Southeastern Grasslands Initiative Partners With Dunbar Cave State Park During State-Wide Weed Wrangle
Fifty-two volunteers from Clarksville, Nashville, and Surrounding Counties Converge at Dunbar Cave State Park to Help Bring Back Native Grasslands of the Southeast
The Southeastern Grasslands Initiative (SGI) held its inaugural volunteer workday at Dunbar Cave State Park on Sunday, January 27th, and all agreed it was a huge success.