writing class takes to the heat of high ground

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Hello and hi, to Dr. Mark Littmann's environmental writing class at the University of Tennessee. We met recently outside at High Ground Park near campus in search of an environmental topic for the day.

And it was so easy to find with the afternoon temperature hitting 94 degrees on a date that normally averages 64 degrees, a full 30 degrees hotter. The last time it was that sultry on October 3 was 1884, just a short time after the Civil War and the need to maintain Fort Higley on the high ridge top had ended. 

For this field trip, I served as host and source for the story and answered an array of questions about the ecology of the site, plants, trees, birds and other wildlife. Just how do they survive during a prolonged dry spell? It is not easy. 

Good luck to you all. And thank you for inviting me Dr. Littmann.

   

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