This year, the Federation celebrated 17 individuals and companies from across the state who are conserving our wildlife and wild places.
2024 Conservation Achievement Award Winners
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Response to Recent Report about CWD
Making policy decisions around good science and data is how conservationists throughout the 20th century brought back many of our wildlife species—and is a big reason we can all enjoy the outdoors today.
Father and Son Hunt For The First Time—Begin Lifelong Tradition
Conservation work is often a slow and steady process that can take years, and sometimes decades, to see progress. Building the next generation of conservationists is no exception. Recruiting more...
Talking Carp in D.C. Congressional Briefing
Invasive carp have become one of the greatest threats facing our aquatic ecosystems. And with fishing and recreational boating generating $7.2 billion in economic output and supporting more than...
Secured $25M to Fight Invasive Carp
Invasive carp are one of the largest threats facing Tennessee’s waters, fisheries, recreation, and local economies. This winter, efforts by Tennessee Wildlife Federation and its supporters paid off...
12th Annual Davis P. Rice Memorial Youth Waterfowl Hunt
More than 100 youth from across the state flocked to Dyersburg, Tenn. for the 12th Annual Davis P. Rice Memorial Youth Waterfowl Hunt. Last weekend in duck blinds across northwest Tennessee,...
The Conservation Funding Crisis
The next time you venture out in Tennessee’s great outdoors, take a minute to pause and look around you. What we have today didn’t get here by accident. Tennessee needs to prioritize funding...
150,000 Trees Planted By Habitat Conservation Program
In the program's history, Tennessee Wildlife Federation's Habitat Conservation program has planted more than a hundred thousand trees to restore wildlife habitat across the state. Forest or field,...
Looking Back On A Year of Certifying Wildlife Habitats
Last year—as part of Tennessee Wildlife Federation’s commitment to conserving habitats big and small—we partnered with the National Wildlife Federation to help you create a wildlife habitat in your...
Federation Program Unlocks College Scholarships
Tennessee Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP), one of the largest and most successful shooting programs in the nation, provides athletes the opportunity to go head-to-head in the shotgun shooting...
Leading a Multi-State Response to Invasive Carp
Invasive carp are invading our waters—harming native fisheries and making boating dangerous. But it isn’t just a Tennessee issue. It’s a regional issue that requires a regional response if any...