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Flora of Domain Accepted in Castanea
After years of plant surveys and database management, we are finally publishing "The Vascular Flora of the University of the South,...
Jun 14, 2016


Resampling the King Farm
The King Farm is a site on the Domain off Brakefield Road with a rich agricultural history. It was occupied by Native Americans and is...
Jun 14, 2016


Kale Cookout!
Our botanical themed lunch this week centered around all things kale, harvested fresh from the Evans garden.
Jun 8, 2016


Sinking Pond Revisited
In the late 1990s, Dr. Jon Evans and Sarah McCarthy Neumann (C'99) surveyed the trees of Sinking Pond, a karst depression that fills with...
Jun 2, 2016


Savannah Morning News Writes About Hog-Nutsedge Research
Asher Kolman (Savannah Morning News) wrote about the importance of our hog-nutsedge research. Read the full article on the Savannah...
Jun 1, 2016


Plateau Deer Herbivory Study Published in Forests
Our study examining the impact of deer herbivory on the Cumberland Plateau has been published in the journal Forests. We found that...
May 6, 2016


Showy Orchis and Yellow Lady's Slipper Found in Lost Cove
Jonathan Evans and Callie Oldfield discovered a healthy population of Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) while hiking through Lost Cove....
Apr 28, 2016


Rare Plants of Sewanee Poster
The Plant Ecology & Conservation Lab with the Sewanee Herbarium have created a new educational poster on the Rare Plants of Sewanee. This...
Apr 27, 2016


Callie Oldfield Selects UGA for Grad School
Callie Oldfield, post-baccalaureate fellow for the Sewanee Herbarium, will be attending graduate school at the University of Georgia. She...
Apr 18, 2016


Hog and Nutsedge Manuscript Published!
Callie Oldfield and Jonathan Evans have published their research on an interaction between wild hogs (Sus scrofa) and yellow nutsedge...
Apr 7, 2016


Callie Oldfield Presents at ASB conference
Callie Oldfield represented the University of the South at the Association of Southeastern Biologists conference April 2016. She traveled...
Apr 5, 2016


Faculty Research Grant Received for Cane Genetics Project
Dr. Jonathan Evans received a faculty research grant for his proposal to study hillcane population genetics. Hillcane (Arundinaria...
Apr 1, 2016


The Vascular Flora of the University of the South Submitted!
After many years of plant surveys and database management, the Flora of the Sewanee Domain was finally submitted for consideration for...
Jan 28, 2016


Hillcane Culm Dynamics Field Season Complete
Hillcane (Arundinaria appalachiana), a newly split species of cane, exists in watersheds around Sewanee. Thomas Walters (C'15) set up a...
Oct 20, 2015


Botanizing for the Land Trust for Tennessee
Jonathan Evans, Callie Oldfield, and Mary Priestley (Sewanee Herbarium) were invited by the Land Trust for Tennessee to explore a...
Aug 4, 2015




