Fifty-two volunteers converge at Dunbar Cave State Park for native grasslands
February 5, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – The Southeastern Grasslands Initiative (SGI) held its inaugural volunteer workday at Dunbar Cave State Park on January 27th, 2019.
The predicted winter weather conditions gave way to perfect conditions for working outside.
Forty species of native prairie wildflowers and grasses were interseeded at Dunbar Cave. (Amanda Blount)
APSU’s Southeastern Grasslands Initiative hosting Volunteer Day at Dunbar Cave
January 23, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – This Sunday, January 27th, 2019 Austin Peay State University’s (APSU) Southeastern Grasslands Initiative (SGI) will host its inaugural Volunteer Day, from 9:00am to 4:00pm at Dunbar Cave State Park.
Dr. Dwayne Estes, SGI director, gives a tour of local grasslands in 2017. (APSU)
APSU professor Dr. Dwayne Estes to speak at University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service on October 11th
October 10, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) faculty member Dr. Dwayne Estes will speak at the University of Arkansas on Thursday, October 11th, 2018 as part of the Clinton School of Public Service Speaker Series.
The event will be held in Sturgis Hall.
Dr. Dwayne Estes at Austin Peay State University.
APSU leads national conservation effort with Southeastern Grasslands Initiative
May 22, 2018
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Earlier this year, Dr. Dwayne Estes, Austin Peay State University professor of botany, was eating lunch with Henry Paulson, the former U.S. Treasury Secretary under President George W. Bush, and his wife, Wendy Paulson, when the conversation suddenly turned to prairies.
Between bites, Estes explained that for thousands of years, grasslands covered much of the southern United States, but today, more than 90 percent of this vast habitat, along with the different creatures that called these grasslands home, has disappeared.
Austin Peay State University Professor of Biology, Dr. Dwayne Estes, leads a tour through Baker Prairie Natural Area.
Arbor Day Foundation recognizes APSU as Tree Campus USA for third year
February 28, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University has received recognition for the third year in a row by the Arbor Day Foundation, recognizing the campus as a Tree Campus USA.
To obtain this distinction, Austin Peay State University has met the five core standards for sustainable campus forestry required by Tree Campus USA, including establishment of a tree advisory committee, evidence of a campus tree-care plan, dedicated annual expenditures for its campus tree program, an Arbor Day observance and the sponsorship of student service-learning projects.
Austin Peay State University Campus. (APSU)
APSU professor’s “lifetime work” published, identifies state plants
May 8, 2015
Clarksville, TN – In January 1967, while The Rolling Stones performed on The Ed Sullivan Show and a blizzard dropped 23 inches of snow across Chicago, a young Austin Peay State University botany professor began a project that would take him nearly 50 years to complete.
Dr. Edward Chester, his suit then smelling of chalkboard dust and his dark hair pomaded in the style of Jerry Lee Lewis, sat at his desk that winter to write a comprehensive guide identifying all of Tennessee’s 2,878 vascular plants.
Dr. Edward Chester served as a contributor and primary editor for the new textbook, “Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee.” (Beth Liggett/APSU)
Clarksville’s Dunbar Cave State Park Programs for February 12th through February 15th, 2015
February 8, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Dunbar Cave State Natural Area has been a State Park since 1973. The cave and its surrounding 110 acres have considerable scenic, natural and historical significance. The entrance offered shelter to prehistoric Native Americans as far back as 10,000 years.
Dunbar Cave State Natural Area will present many nature programs during the year. There are programs for children and adults.
Some of the upcoming events include: Friends of Dunbar Cave Meeting, Bird Hike, Winter Trees and Sunset Hike.
Dunbar Cave State Park
Austin Peay State University Biology Faculty Awarded $300K NSF Grant To Improve APSU’s Natural History Collection
July 29, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Drs. Rebecca Johansen, Dwayne Estes and Chris Gienger, principle investigators of the Center of Excellence for Field Biology and Biology Department faculty at Austin Peay Sate University, have been awarded more than $300,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve the infrastructure, utility and visibility of the APSU Natural History Collection.
In addition to teaching and research activities, Johansen, Estes and Gienger, serve as curators of these collections.
A photo of Rebecca Johansen was staged for the biology research portfolio on Thursday, July 3, 2014. (Taylor Slifko/APSU)
APSU Provost Lecture Series features Biology professor Dwayne Estes November 21st
November 21, 2013
Clarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University biology professor will present the next session of the Provost Lecture Series this week at APSU.
Dr. Dwayne Estes, APSU associate professor of biology, will present at 3:00pm, Thursday, November 21st, in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. [Read more]
APSU Provost Lecture Series to feature Geology professor Kallina Dunkle November 14th
November 13, 2013
Clarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University geology professor will present the next session of the Provost Lecture Series this week at APSU.
Dr. Kallina Dunkle, APSU assistant professor of geology, will present at 3:00pm, Thursday, November 14th, in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. Her lecture will be about preferential flow paths in complex hydrogeologic settings. [Read more]
