NASHVILLE - Ann Ellington-Wagner, daughter of Gov. and Mrs. Buford Ellington, was recognized as Museum Volunteer of the Year by the Tennessee Association of Museums. She received the Volunteer Award of Excellence at the annual conference which was held in Nashville on March 29-31. Ellington-Wagner coordinated the Preemie Evergreen project with the Tennessee Agricultural Museum.
“The Preemie Evergreen project was a tremendous success benefiting both the Nashville community and our museum,” said Anne Dale, museum director. “Ann is asset to the museum and the community. She is really making a difference.”
The Tennessee Forestry Commission will meet April 13 at 8:30 a.m. CDT in the Bruer Building conference room at Ellington Agricultural Center, located at 440 Hogan Road in Nashville.
The commission will hear reports on State Forest certification, the State Forest Resource Assessment, hunting regulations and deer platform access, horseback riding on State Forests, the Division of Forestry budget and forestry related legislation.
NASHVILLE - Emma Kerley, a fifth-grader at Nolan Elementary School in Signal Mountain was recently named state winner in the 2010 Tennessee Arbor Day Poster Contest. Second place honors went to Trenton Hodges of Northfield Elementary School in Sparta. Kayla Lowe of H.Y. Livesy Middle School in Harrogate was the third place winner. The annual contest was open to all Tennessee fifth-graders.
"The annual Arbor Day Poster Contest is a great way to raise awareness of the importance of agriculture and natural resources through education," said state Agriculture Commissioner Ken Givens. “I extend my congratulations to our winners and to all the fifth-graders who invested their time and talent in recognizing the value of trees in our environment."
NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is now accepting proposals for the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. These funds will help enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops, which are fruits and vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts and nursery crops including floriculture. Administered by TDA, the grants are authorized through the federal Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008.