Sewanee Environmental Institute

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SEI joins the Alliance for the Cumberlands

October 14, 2009

SEI has joined with the Alliance and hosted their July meeting on the Sewanee campus.

The Goals of the Alliance for the Cumberlands are:

  • Conserve and restore the lands and waters of the Cumberland Plateau; protect the area's unique natural, cultural, and recreational resources; and foster sustainable forestry and agricultural practices
  • Educate the public about the need for conservation of the Plateau's wildlands and natural resources
  • Promote sustainable human communities and wise stewardship of natural resources on the Cumberland Plateau

Their web address is http://allianceforthecumberlands.org/.

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Sewanee student gives presentation amid camouflage

March 8, 2013

Meg Armistead, a Sewanee junior from Charlotte, NC, recently had a very unusual opportunity for an undergraduate. Read more…

Universtiy Garden in the news

February 19, 2013

The University's garden is bedded down for winter. Read more…

Peter Crane to give PBK lecture on the history and culture of the Ginkgo

February 16, 2013

Dr.Peter Crane will be on the Sewanee campus as the 2012-13 Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar. He will give a lecture, “Ginkgo: The History and Culture of the World's Most Ancient Tree,” at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18. The lecture is free and open to the public. Read more…

Ecological Diversity

From the dry sandstone outcrops and vernal pool wetlands that dot the surface of the Cumberland Plateau to the Hemlock stands and limestone caves nestled in its coves, the region is internationally recognized as a hotspot for biodiversity.

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