Naturalist’s Notebook
Celebrating Appalachia’s magnificent biodiversity
Sandhill Cranes: A Winter Spectacle in Southeast Tennessee
Each winter, thousands of redheaded, long-legged sandhill cranes descend upon the mud flats and grain fields along the banks of the Tennessee River at the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge in Southeast Tennessee.
Forest Fugitives
Wanted: Six invasive species accussed of trespassing on American soil and robbing her of her natural resources.
Exploring Mountain Bogs
Although mountain bogs represent less than one percent of the southern Appalachian landscape, they are pockets of immense ecological and practical importance and provide a haven for many rare plants and animals.
Acrobats of the Forest: The Eastern Gray Treefrog
By Meredith Warfield It’s mating season in Appalachia,…
New Trillium Species Discovered in Eastern Tennessee
By Meredith Warfield When Mark Dunaway and his…
