The Nickajack Naturalist

Sandhill Crane Festival January 14 - 15

  The 21st Sandhill Crane Festival will be held at the Hiwassee Refuge near Birchwood, Tennessee on January 14th and 15th.  The sandhill cranes present quite a spectacle as they gather in large numbers, and if you're lucky, you might spot a rare whooping crane or a bald eagle.  To learn more, visit www.tncranefestival.org.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from the Nickajack Naturalist

 

Conservation Vision for the South Cumberlands

  Cumberland Voices, a long awaited document resulting from two years of work by the Land Trust for Tennessee and the University of the South has been released.  The 68 page document presents a comprehensive vision for conserving the natural and cultural resources of the South Cumberland region of Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia.

 Read more.

View the plan.

Read an article about the project in the Tennessean.

East Tennessee MapGuide Launched

  National Geographic's East Tennessee River Valley Geotourism MapGuide can now be viewed at www.TennesseeRiverValleyGeotourism.org.  For a report from the Southeast Watershed Forum on the launch of the site, including some TV news videos, go to www.southeastwaterforum.org.

  A number of natural areas in the South Cumberlands, including Foster Falls, the Tennessee River Gorge, the Tennessee River Blueway, Cloudland Canyon State Park, and Fall Creek Falls State Park, are featured.  The public will be able to continue to contribute to the guide.