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APSU’s Southeastern Grasslands Institute leads a tour group through Baker Prairie Natural Area. | Photo by Taylor Slifko

Estate gift benefits APSU SGI, creates Joe Bryan Robertson Conservation Endowed Fund of Excellence

12/10/2025

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Dr. Stefan Woltmann, APSU professor of biology and director of the Center of Excellence for Field Biology, is an expert on bird migration and life cycles.

APSU's Dr. Stefan Woltmann to talk bird migration during Customs House Lecture Series

9/4/2025

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In the News: Estes featured in New York Times series on environmental solutions

6/25/2025

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This hand-cut vinyl installation created by Taro Takizawa combines artistic design and scientific knowledge to aid in wild bird conservation. | Photo by Ralph Acosta

APSU adds collaborative art installation to protect wild birds

11/20/2024

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Henslow’s Sparrow is one of several grassland bird species that has declined in Tennessee during recent years. | Photo by Dr. Stefan Woltmann

Austin Peay partners with TWRA to survey imperiled grassland birds

8/20/2024

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Dr. Rebecca Blanton Johansen, at right, in the field with then-APSU graduate student Erin Bloom in 2019. Starting this fall, Johansen’s team will be part of a three-year project to study the conservation of the endangered Citico Darter.

APSU partners with TWRA to study endangered Citico Darter

8/5/2024

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APSU's Motus wildlife tracking station became fully operational in July 2024 with support from the College of STEM and the Center of Excellence for Field Biology.

APSU joins global wildlife tracking network with new telemetry station

7/25/2024

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Dr. Stefan Woltmann, a professor of biology at Austin Peay State University, is a noted conference speaker and researcher who specializes in ornithology.

Dr. Stefan Woltmann named director of APSU's Center of Excellence for Field Biology

3/11/2024

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Austin Peay's 'Prairie Preacher' joins ranks of Garden Club of America's honorary members

1/19/2024

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SGI volunteer completes 2-year mapping project identifying 'witness trees' in Middle Tennessee

4/24/2023

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Grasslands with trees in the background.

APSU's Southeastern Grasslands Institute working to prioritize conservation of grasslands across 14 million acres thanks to federal grant

1/5/2023

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Experience Austin Peay Podcast's third episode connects Tennessee history with modern conservation

1/3/2023

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The new beaksedge species found in a wetland in the southeast by an APSU alumna.

New species of beaksedge described by APSU alumna and the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative

8/31/2022

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Grasslands, with yellow flowers, at Dunbar Cave.

Historic Bill Will Protect One of North America's Fastest Disappearing Ecosystems

8/16/2022

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Austin Peay to host family-focused Great Backyard Bird Count event on Feb. 19

2/9/2022

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Six Austin Peay students to present at Southeastern Fishes Council annual meeting

11/18/2021

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Austin Peay, TDOT partner on pollinator project at I-24's Exit 1

9/1/2021

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Dr. Dwayne Estes stands in a field in Middle Tennessee.

APSU GIS Center joins the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative to examine land grant data from the Revolutionary War

8/4/2021

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APSU professor lead author on white-nose syndrome study that predicts 'severe threat' to western North American bats

1/26/2021

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Dr. Dwayne Estes, dressed in a coat, leads a tour through brown grasslands in the fall.

BAND Foundation surpasses $800,000 in giving to APSU Southeastern Grasslands Initiative

6/25/2020

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From left: Dwayne Estes, APSU professor and Director for the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative; Tim Caughran, Quail Forever Director of Field Operations, Megan Hart, Quail Forever/SGI Grasslands RCPP Farm Bill Biologist; and Brittney Viers, Quail Forever/SGI Grasslands RCPP Coordinating Biologist

APSU Southeastern Grasslands Initiative and Quail Forever sign MOU

1/10/2020

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President White and Col. Bell sit at a table.

APSU and Fort Campbell partner for wetlands research on post

11/8/2019

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Conservationists examine the remaining grasslands at Baker Prairie National Park.

TVA and Austin Peay's SGI partner to save southern grasslands

9/11/2019

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APSU-led research team names new crayfish species for 101st Airborne

8/13/2019

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Dr. Dwayne Estes stands in a grassland area.

BAND Foundation donates $100,000 to APSU Southeastern Grasslands Initiative

10/4/2018

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