I first became involved with the Tennessee Coneflower nearly 21 years ago. At that time I created photographs of the flower everyday for 2  months and ended up with an image being chosen for the phone book cover for the entire state of Tennessee.

See a video about my early involvement with the TN Coneflower HERE. It is exciting to see that the tireless efforts of the Nature Conservancy and so many state and local agencies have finally paid off!

Twenty years ago I was introduced to the Tennessee Coneflower by The Nature Conservancy on a cedar glade in Middle Tennessee on a hot day in late May. I am not sure exactly why these flowers captivated my imagination maybe it was the knowledge that they were feared to be extinct until just a few years before my visit. I found my self photographing this flower and all the life on the cedar glades over and over again through the years.I returned for another photo shoot last summer and I was accompanied by Ken Tucker from The Tennessee Wild Side television show here is what we found….