During the 2024 legislative session, the Federation was instrumental on several conservation-related bills, including three major wins.
Achievements at the General Assembly
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Outdoor Pursuits
Corporate Partners Support Conservation Progress
By joining the Federation’s Corporate Council, companies link arms with a recognized leader in conservation and the millions of hunters, birders, anglers, and outdoor enthusiasts we represent.
Summer Sun Creates Winter Habitats
As the blazing summer sun begins to bake your flowers and shrubs, and as the frosts of fall turn plants from green to brown, there’s an understandable desire to trim withered plants and make your...
Conservation Wins at the Tennessee General Assembly
This past legislative session, Tennessee Wildlife Federation’s conservation policy team was hard at work being your voice and monitoring more than 30 bills and rules that would impact our wildlife, waters, and wild places.
Help Native Species Stay Hydrated
As the heat intensifies during the peak of summer, many small streams and ponds that wildlife depend upon dry up and become scarce, forcing them to expend energy searching for new water sources. You...
How to Keep Hummingbirds Happy and Healthy
Feeding hummingbirds is an incredibly popular activity and each summer untold numbers of people hang feeders for these little avian jewels. But far too many of us don’t take the time to do it...
Federation Celebrates 75 Years: Some Things Never Change
Since our founding in 1946, Tennessee Wildlife Federation has worked to conserve our state’s wildlife and natural resources for current and future generations. >>LEARN MORE: Our history It’s been a...
The 56th Annual Conservation Achievement Awards
For more than a half-century, Tennessee Wildlife Federation has been hosting the Conservation Achievement Awards to recognize those making outstanding contributions to Tennessee’s wildlife and natural resources. Past winners have included senators, international companies, conservation professionals, and lifelong volunteers from every corner of the state.
Nature Note: Native Bees
Everyone wants to save the bees. That’s a laudable idea, but the image most people have in their minds when they think about bees is that of the honeybee, a non-native species brought to North...
Woodcocks Signal the Coming of Spring
Along with the calls of spring peepers, nothing says spring is on the way more than the courtship of American woodcocks. Not familiar with these field- and forest-dwelling shorebirds? You’re not...
Federation Supporters Help Secure Passage of Two Conservation Bills
This year two landmark conservation bills were passed—the Great American Outdoors Act and America’s Conservation Enhancement Act. The Great American Outdoors Act marks the biggest win for the great...
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