Another excellent course at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont with a wonderful group! #geology #geologicmap #metasedimentary #quartz #anakeestaformation #limestone #metcalfphyllite #greatsmokyfault

Adventurous hike (off trail scramble through rhododendron) to a gorgeous heath bald at chimney tops. #heathbald #Ericaceae #rhododendron #mountainlaurel #lichen #chimneytops #grateful

So much fun working with local students for MCEF Youth Leadership Day in the awesome lab of @maliecology @TNWesleyan. Learning about ecosystems is SWEET! The m&m’s were pretty good too! #sciencerocks

Wonderful visit to @stlouisaquarium Great exhibits! Knowledge and helpful staff! #fish #aquariums #aquaticlife

Thoroughly enjoyed spending a few days in St. Louis! #stlouisferriswheel #stlouisunionstation #stlouiscitygardensculpturepark #stlouisgatewayarch

I had so much fun presenting @NABT_News with Steve this morning. Thank you to all of the amazing science educators who attended our session! @BIOINTERACTIVE #scienceeducation #scienceteachersrock

Nice walk to Gateway Arch this morning! I noticed @NatlParkService was present. So grateful for all those who take care of our #publiclands They are priceless! #gatewayarchnationalpark #mississippiriver

Ready for @NABT_News in St. Louis! @HHMINEWS #scienceeducation #scienceteachersrock

My sweet Moxie crossed the Rainbow Bridge last week. So grateful for every day with her. I can never fully thank @spcaofbc for allowing her to be in my life. #rescuedog #grateful So grateful to Appalachian Animal Clinic for helping me love her. #Moxie

Last summer I had the opportunity to work with Xingli, Matthew, Mehmet, and a wonderful group of K-12 STEM educators. Today, I had a blast presenting with Xingli @TnSTA! We plan to offer the program again. If you are interested, go to the link. @UTKnoxville @TNWesleyan @UTSA

Please share: I am recruiting a master’s student to research two undescribed darter species that are syntopic with one another in the Arkansas River valley. Will be open until filled. Position starts in January (2026).

How wonderful to live in a world where these amazing people had fun working hard to clean our beautiful river. And how wonderful that I could spend time with them. @mywaterways @tnRiverLine @BryanCollege https://t.co/N0N9gAE0fq #tennesseeriverrescue2025 #tennesseeriver

Enjoying #worldriversday spending time at the confluence of my two favorite rivers. Do you know them? #rivers #tennessee

Happy to spend the day meeting with so many interesting people in our region. Exciting collaborations! I love my museum in my hometown. ❤️ @MuseumCenter5 @smithsonian @TNWesleyan #museums

Sweet little hike this morning at Booker T. Washington State Park @TennStateParks with https://t.co/CW6sLXa50f Grateful for #publiclands and fellow hikers.

Just returned to my office after teaching class and found a new student waiting to meet with me. #scienceeducator @TNWesleyan #skeleton 💀

Incredibly grateful to visit the @tnwildlife Bridgestone/Firestone Centennial Wilderness. Thank you to @segrasslands and @nature_org for letting me tag along and learn in the prescribed fire demonstration area! #tnwildlife #tnwildflowers #prescribedburn #grasslands

Bee survey at #KilbrideNatureSanctuary #bees #pollinator #grassland #insect #environmentalfieldwork #environmentalscience #conservation @segrasslands @TNWesleyan

Last week, I learned how to drive this while spraying water around the perimeter of a burning field. Trial by fire? 🔥 #lifelonglearner #prescribedburn #myjobisneverboring #keeplearning Did I mention, fire makes me nervous? #fire

Thank you to the conservation heroes who helped with our grasslands restoration project at #KilbrideNatureSanctuary. Led by Zach, @segrasslands , we had volunteers from @tnrivergorge @Chattanooga_gov @LulaLakeLT @NoogaNature as well as other individual volunteers. @TNWesleyan