Features
![Large lake at the UT Lone Oaks Farm](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2022/11/FW-22-Lone-Oaks-1-820x450.jpg)
Restoring Waterways, Revitalizing a Region
Education and workforce development are the deeper goals behind fun experiential learning at UT’s Lone Oaks Farm.
![A red-spotted newt on top of leaves](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2022/11/FW-22-Reptiles-1-e1670961961528-820x450.jpg)
Why Amphibian and Reptile Health Matters, and What UT Researchers are Doing to Protect It
The inaugural Global Amphibian and Reptile Disease conference was held in August to bring researchers from around the world together.
![Students from the 2022 trip pictured with the Mayan women’s group Kemajachel](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2022/11/FW-22-Smith-Center-1-820x450.jpeg)
Connected through the Global Story of Food and Agriculture
Students from diverse populations and backgrounds find common ground in Smith Center immersive experiences in locales around the world.
![A photo of Morgan Hall in the summer](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2022/09/SS-22-Award-Winners-1-820x450.jpg)
We are pleased to highlight the recent honors that UTIA individuals and departments have received while working in pursuit of providing Real. Life. Solutions.
![Two 4-H students in a kitchen cooking together](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2022/06/SS-22-4-H-Chefs-0-820x450.jpg)
Roast a Salmon? Whip Up a Smoothie? Tennessee 4-H Chefs Can Help
State 4-H Extension specialist Shelby Brawner coordinates a series of cooking classes for that helps bring life to the 4-H pledge – “I pledge my health to better living.”
![Debra Ashton points to damage in her front yard that marks the area where she was swept away by the flood waters](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2022/06/SS-22-Waverly-Floods-1-820x450.jpg)
In Waverly Floods, Senior Says the Strength She Gained in UT Extension Classes Saved Her Life
An Extension exercise program for seniors was pivotal during a natural disaster in Waverly, Tennessee, and may have even saved a life.
![Veterinarian working with surgical tools in a surgical prep area](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2022/06/SS-22-Shelter-Medicine-2-820x450.jpg)
During their two-week rotation in UTCVM's elective spay-neuter course, veterinary students travel with the College’s mobile clinic to shelters throughout East Tennessee to learn safe and effective anesthetic and spay-neuter surgical techniques.
![Photo of The Clays at Lone Oaks Farm, a building with black and brown wood exterior in front of a blue sky](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2022/06/SS-22-Lone-Oaks-1-820x450.jpg)
A New Season Begins at Lone Oaks Farm
The upcoming and dynamic West Tennessee 4-H Center and Camp celebrates construction milestones.