Wildlife Officials Scale Down Deforestation Plans in White County

 Anita Wadhwani / Tennessee Lookout

                   (Photo: John Partipilo / Tennessee Lookout)

State wildlife officials have reluctantly scaled back plans to raze large portions of forest on public land in rural White County after blowback from local residents, a threatened lawsuit and the demand last week from a bipartisan group of 34 Tennessee lawmakers to “stop all action on the plan immediately.”

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• Lawmakers Prod Wildlife Agency for Better Communication   Anita Wadhwani - Tennessee Lookout

The Republican chairman of the Tennessee Senate Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on has asked state wildlife officials to consult with the legislature before embarking on any portion of a controversial plan to clearcut hardwood forests in a White County wilderness area.

• TWRA Changing Plans for Bridgestone Firestone WMA    The Chattanoogan

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