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Isolated wetlands cover just 1.2% of Tennessee. But destroying them will have extensive impacts.

Caroline Eggers

April 18, 2025

Wetlands across Tennessee may soon be open for construction.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: conservation, development, drought, Duck River, flood, wetlands

Warner Park hosting exhibit of conservation-minded paintings this weekend

Caroline Eggers

April 17, 2025

A nonprofit collective of artists called the Chestnut Group painted scenes of the nearly century-old park to benefit its preservation. 

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Art, conservation, Warner Parks

Who is backing Tennessee’s wetland deregulation effort?

Caroline Eggers

April 15, 2025

Developers may soon face fewer environmental regulations when they build on Tennessee wetlands.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, conservation, flood, pollution, wetlands

Bill to open more Tennessee wetlands to development advances with legislative amendment

Caroline Eggers

March 18, 2025

Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill to remove protections for certain types of wetlands across the state to financially benefit developers.  

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, conservation, development, flood, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, wetlands

Housing, childcare and conservation: TN Gov. Bill Lee unveils new priorities

Marianna Bacallao

February 10, 2025

During his annual State of the State address, Lee laid out next steps for his administration — and touted the results of a special session last month.

Filed Under: Environment, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, conservation, Duck River, Immigration, school vouchers, state of the state

Wetlands in Tennessee under threat as lawmaker proposes another bill to cut protections

Caroline Eggers

January 31, 2025

If passed into law, the measure would benefit developers, making construction easier and cheaper on some Tennessee wetlands.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, biodiversity, conservation, flood, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, water pollution, wetlands

Why the eastern hellbender salamander is at risk and how you can help save it

Curtis Tate, WVPB

January 13, 2025

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the Eastern hellbender salamander as endangered. Learn about the hellbender’s habitat in Appalachia and what threatens its population.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: conservation, Eastern Hellbender, endangered species

Gray bats are flourishing in a Tennessee cave thanks to one simple conservation trick

Caroline Eggers

January 1, 2025

Bat populations have been on the decline in the U.S. for decades. But the grey bat has been making a major comeback in Tennessee. 

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, bats, caves, climate change, conservation, karst

Monarch butterflies are threatened with extinction. Here’s how Tennessee is helping.

Caroline Eggers

December 18, 2024

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now proposing federal protections for the iconic butterfly under the Endangered Species Act. 

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: butterflies, climate change, conservation, pesticides, Tennessee Department of Transportation

Wildlife rescue in Middle Tennessee

Katherine Ceicys

October 16, 2024

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So many wild animals call Nashville home. There is a lot we can do to help protect our wild neighbors.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: conservation, wildlife

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