CLARKSVILLE, TN – Dr. Dwayne Estes, Austin Peay State University professor of biology, principal investigator for the Center of Excellence for Field Biology and cofounder and executive director of the Southeastern Grasslands Institute, has been named a Champion of Conservation by Garden & Gun Magazine.
Highlighting the efforts of 10 people called to the vital work of conservation, Garden & Gun declared that “the work of this year’s under-the-radar Southern eco-heroes is more important than ever.”
Estes has positioned SGI as the premier grassland restoration institution in the Eastern United States. His work has united partners for on-the-ground conservation, research and education, developed approaches to curb Southeastern grasslands loss and recreate lost landscapes, trained the next generation of conservationists in biodiversity research, seed banking and restoration, and workshop solutions for lost grasslands throughout the Eastern United States…