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UC Outdoors: Tennessee's Assistant State Naturalist

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This week on Upper Cumberland Outdoors... Host Brad Halfacre is joined by Assistant State Naturalist in the state of Tennessee Holly Taylor. They talk about where the rest of the chapters are based at in Tennessee, how many spots are available in the class and what happens if you miss a class, and what the program means to Holly and other ways she's been involved.

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27 Jan 2024 English United States Wilderness · Leisure

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