Mar 18, 2022 | Invasive Carp, Press Releases
Since 2019, the Federation has been integral to the efforts to secure needed federal funding for invasive carp control in Tennessee and the Southeast. This included securing $25M a year (in FY20 and FY21) for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to work with...
Jan 7, 2022 | Press Releases
Tennessee Wildlife Federation, one of the largest and oldest nonprofits dedicated to conserving the state’s wildlife and natural resources, is taking nominations for its 57th Annual Conservation Achievement Awards. Details and nomination materials can be found...
Dec 8, 2021 | Fish & Wildlife, Invasive Carp, Streams, Rivers, & Wetlands
By Drew YoungeDyke (National Wildlife Federation) with contributions from Lindsay Gardner (Tennessee Wildlife Federation) and Marc Smith (National Wildlife Federation) Football and the national effort to stop invasive carp have a lot in common. They have complicated...
Oct 22, 2021 | Fish & Wildlife, Outdoor Pursuits
Maybe it’s because my second grade teacher read Charlotte’s Web to our class. Or maybe it’s because I was fascinated as a kid by the beautiful patterns of their webs that I saw in our garden. Whatever the reason, I’ve long had a fondness for garden...
Aug 25, 2021 | Press Releases, Streams, Rivers, & Wetlands
Cordell Hull Lake, on the Cumberland River just northeast of Carthage, features a wide variety of recreational opportunities. The dam’s tailwater is considered one of the top fisheries in the nation for striped bass and sauger. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is...
