NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) will start accepting applications for wildlife officer positions June 2-23. The requirements for wildlife officers are listed on the TWRA website under the Law Enforcement section. Applications …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is pleased to report there were no boating-related fatalities over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The holiday weekend extended from 5 p.m. Friday through midnight Monday and is considered as …
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency announces the inaugural Tennessee Biodiversity Summit. an event celebrating Tennessee’s rich habitats and multitude of species, will take place Oct. 22, 2025, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. at …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency announces the availability of grant dollars to assist cities, schools, community organizations, civic groups, watershed organizations, conservation groups and others with stream clean-up projects during …
NASHVILLE --- The application period for the 2025 Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Big Game quota hunts and the Cherokee party hunts for bears is June 11 through July 23. Mailed applications will not be accepted. Entries must be submitted before midnight ( …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will participant in the 2025 National Safe Boating Week, May 17-23, reminding all boaters to brush up on boating safety skills and prepare for the summer boating season. This observance week is the …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission set the state’s 2025-26 hunting and trapping seasons at its two-day April meeting which concluded Friday. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s Wildlife and Forestry Division had presented its …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s Wildlife and Forestry Division will present recommendations for the 2025-26 hunting and trapping seasons to the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission for review and approval at its April 24-25 …
JACKSON --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has closed the Obion River access area on Tennessee Highway 78 at Bogota. This access area shall remain closed to all members of the public until further notice, except emergency management services and …
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. --- The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has announced plans to replace the current aeration system at Cherokee Dam with new turbine technology by 2026. These upgrades, designed to improve water quality downstream, may have unintended …
NASHVILLE --- The winners have been announced for the 2025 Tennessee Fish Art Contest. The contest was created by nonprofit Wildlife Forever and the state contest was hosted the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. The winners are as follows: …
NASHVILLE --- Tennessee’s statewide spring turkey hunting season opens Saturday, April 12 and continues through Sunday, May 25. The Young Sportsman Hunt preceded the start of the statewide hunt this past weekend. All 95 counties are open to the spring …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission (TFWC) has welcomed four new members to serve as part of the 13-member governing body of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). New appointees include Hanes Torbett of Johnson City for …
NASHVILLE --- A Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) Weekend will be held June 14-15 at Buffalo Ridge Refuge in Humphreys County. The event is expanding from the BOW Field Day from the last two years. Hosted by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, this …
HUMPHREYS COUNTY, Tenn. --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency presented its recommendations for the 2025-26 hunting and trapping seasons at the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission’s March 21 meeting held at Buffalo Ridge Refuge in Humphreys County …
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. --- Central Magnet High School, Blackman Middle School, and Christiana Elementary School won titles in their respective divisions at the 2025 Tennessee National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) State Championships held at …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will preview its recommendations for the 2025-26 hunting and trapping seasons at the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission’s Friday, March 21 meeting at Buffalo Ridge Refuge in Humphreys County. The …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will host the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) 17th State Championships, March 12-14 (Wednesday-Friday) in Murfreesboro. The 2025 NASP State Championships will be returning to the …
NASHVILLE --- The March 17 deadline for entry into the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency 2025-26 photo contest for publication in the Tennessee Wildlife annual calendar is quickly approaching. All interested photographers are invited to submit up to 10 …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission voted on the 2025-26 Sport Fish and Commercial Fishing proclamations at its February 20-21 meeting which concluded Friday at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s Ray Bell Building. It was also …
