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Native seed collections carried out by the Southeastern Grasslands Institute act as a safeguard for biodiversity, ensuring locally adapted seeds are available for restoration projects as needed. | Photo by Colby Wilson

Austin Peay's SGI picks up $800,000 federal grant for Alabama seed collection

2/16/2026

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In a still from “The Prairie Preacher,” APSU’s Dr. Dwayne Estes stands with a eulogy for grasslands in hand, captured in black and white.

Austin Peay's SGI staff featured in Emmy Award-winning documentary "The Prairie Preacher"

6/30/2025

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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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Students perform fieldwork, wearing orange vests, at Soak Creek Farm.

In the News: Austin Peay biology professors, SGI help with landscape restoration at Soak Creek Farm

2/20/2023

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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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The grass in the Guthrie Prairie.

APSU's Southeastern Grasslands Institute Preserves Rare Ecological Community

11/16/2022

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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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SGI helps host field trip to inspire conservation advocacy in Tennessee

6/29/2022

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Austin Peay's Southeastern Grasslands Initiative joins national plant conservation network

3/7/2022

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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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Restored native prairie in Clarksville.

Anonymous gift launches partnerships between APSU SGI and other notable organizations

10/29/2020

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A park worker stands amid flames during a controlled burn.

APSU's SGI and Tennessee State Parks set "good fire" at Dunbar Cave

10/22/2020

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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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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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Dwayne Estes, director of SGI, gives a field lecture.

Austin Peay's Southeastern Grasslands Initiative hosting Volunteer Day at Dunbar Cave

1/23/2019

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APSU professor Dwayne Estes to speak at University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service

10/9/2018

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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