Who we are, what we do, and what we're planning

From the ashes of a terrible tornado strike, Phoenix beat the odds and rose up again

Sewanee is such a camera ham...

We installed a Barn Owl box at the Tullahoma Airport to entice a nesting pair of owls to move out of a hangar and into a box just for them. With the help of the fire department, we got the box up perfectly. Check out the process!

If you could see through the eyes of a bird of prey, what do you think you would you see? Wildlife Educator Lyle Russell walks you through the journey of three raptors, introducing the dangers they face in our world and the importance these amazing birds in our environment Lyle Russell is an author, blogger, ISA certified arborist, wildlife educator, and podcast host originally from Tampa, Florida. He is a member of multiple genealogical societies, with ancestral links in the United States back to the Mayflower landing. In April of 2021, Lyle and his wife Valerie founded the Middle Tennessee Raptor Center, a licensed non-profit wildlife rescue that helps injured birds of prey return to the wild. Injured raptors that cannot be returned to the wild become Raptor Education Ambassadors. Lyle and Valerie perform about one hundred education programs per year for schools, festivals, church and civic groups, along with scout camps and summer day camps. Their programs focus on raptor conservation and the importance of these amazing birds in our ecosystem. When he’s not writing, blogging, or creating podcasts, Lyle enjoys traveling to education programs with his birds, woodworking, reading, hiking and falconry. He lives in the heart of Middle Tennessee. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

We had a tremendous amount of successes in 2022, and a few tragedies. Take a look at this mashup to learn more about what we do at MTRC.