Gov. Bredesen was in Knoxville today to celebrate the "the successful conclusion to the largest land conservation initiative in our state since the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was dedicated in 1940."
Connecting the Cumberlands is a joint project of the State of Tennessee, the Nature Conservancy, and two timber companies. More details here.
Submitted by WhitesCreek on Thu, 2007/11/08 - 6:47pm.
I hope folks realize how big a deal this is.
One thing that is rarely pointed out is the aquisition of timber rights in the MARTHA Sundquist forest as part of this. I detested the original deal whereby the State bought the dirt but someone else owned everything that grew out of it. Crazy!
Now, we have to protect the Royal Blue conservation area from Coal mining destruction. The Clean Water Protection act working its way through the House is a huge step. Call Lincoln's Office when you get a chance...And it's not too soon to call Lamar and Bob, either.
I hope folks realize how big a deal this is.
One thing that is rarely pointed out is the aquisition of timber rights in the MARTHA Sundquist forest as part of this. I detested the original deal whereby the State bought the dirt but someone else owned everything that grew out of it. Crazy!
Now, we have to protect the Royal Blue conservation area from Coal mining destruction. The Clean Water Protection act working its way through the House is a huge step. Call Lincoln's Office when you get a chance...And it's not too soon to call Lamar and Bob, either.
Healthy forests!
Brian A.
I'd rather be cycling.
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