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May 05, 2008: Plateau Communities Develop Habitat Conservation Plan
The Conservancy is working with Cumberland Plateau communities to develop a federally funded Habitat Conservation Plan, which will guide land development and reduce its impact on endangered wildlife and their habitats.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400
Nashville,TN 37212 (615) 383-9909
ghancock@tnc.org |
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February 01, 2008: Gift of Mountain Land Safeguards Nature Conservancy Preserve
With their gift of land, an Oak Ridge-area couple has ensured that a Conservancy mountain sanctuary is protected forever.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400
Nashville,TN 37212 (615) 383-9909
ghancock@tnc.org |
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December 14, 2007: Northwest Airlines Partners with Conservancy
Northwest Airlines announced the launch of a new environmental partnership with The Nature Conservancy, which includes a focus on Tennessee.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400
Nashville,TN 37212 (615) 383-9909
ghancock@tnc.org |
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November 08, 2007: State and Conservancy Connect Cumberlands
The Nature Conservancy and the state of Tennessee have completed the largest land protection deal in Tennessee since the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400
Nashville,TN 37212 (615) 383-9909
ghancock@tnc.org |
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August 30, 2007: Conservancy Helps Acquire Wolf River Land
A 722-acre tract of rich bottomland forest surrounding West Tennessee's Wolf River will soon become a state wildlife management area, thanks in part to support from The Nature Conservancy.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. So. Suite C-400
Nashville,TN 37212 (615)383-9909
ghancock@tnc.org |
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June 14, 2007: Legislature Approves $82 Million for Innovative Cumberland Land Deal
The Tennessee legislature passed the governor's measure to protect 124,000 acres on the Cumberland Plateau.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400
Nashville,TN 37212 (615) 383-9909
ghancock@tnc.org |
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March 14, 2007: Bredesen Announces Rutherford County Land Acquisition
The state of Tennessee has acquired Flat Rock Cedar Glade preserve from The Nature Conservancy.
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Dana Coleman
Tennessee
Department of Environment
& Conservation
(615) 253-1916
Gina Hancock
The Nature Conservancy
(615) 383-9909
ghancock@tnc.org |
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March 12, 2007: New Program Expands Conservancy's Cave Protection Work
Federally funded program gives Tennessee landowners incentives for protecting caves on their properties.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400
Nashville,TN 37212 (615) 383-9909
ghancock@tnc.org |
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March 08, 2007: Wetlands Protected in West Tennessee
A prime wetlands habitat for ducks in West Tennessee's Carroll County will soon be added to a state-managed wildlife area with the help of The Nature Conservancy.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400
Nashville,TN 37212 (615) 383-9909
ghancock@tnc.org |
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November 07, 2006: Conservancy Expands Mountain Wetlands Preserve
The Nature Conservancy has more than doubled the size of a significant wetlands preserve in East Tennessee, home to the rare bog turtle.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400
Nashville,TN 37212 (615) 383-9909
ghancock@tnc.org |
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September 21, 2006: TNC Buys Key Property on Cumberland Plateau
4,200-acre Skinner Mountain tract is vital habitat for migratory birds and bats.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400 Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 383-9909 ghancock@tnc.org |
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March 31, 2006: 218,000 Acres of U.S. Forestland Protected Through Historic Land Acquisition Project
International Paper, The Nature Conservancy and The Conservation Fund have reached an agreement to protect 218,000 acres of forestlands across 10 states in the single largest private land conservation sale in the history of the South, and one of the largest in the nation.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400 Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 383-9909 ghancock@tnc.org |
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February 09, 2006: The Nature Conservancy Purchases Bellamy Cave
The Nature Conservancy has purchased Bellamy Cave, one of the most critical bat nurseries in the state.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400 Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 383-9909 ghancock@tnc.org |
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October 19, 2005: Governor Dedicates Trail to Walls of Jericho
Governor Phil Bredesen will dedicate a hiking trail leading to the Walls of Jericho on October 25th.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400 Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 383-9909 ghancock@tnc.org |
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August 25, 2005: Alcoa to grant conservation easements to Nature Conservancy
Alcoa Power Generating Inc. will grant to The Nature Conservancy, at no cost, permanent conservation easements covering approximately 5,900 acres and term conservation easements on an additional 3,975 acres of land.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400 Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 383-9909 ghancock@tnc.org |
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August 09, 2005: Tennessee Chapter Gates Alexander Cave
Cave shelters federally endangered Gray bat nursery.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400 Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 383-9909 ghancock@tnc.org |
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February 02, 2005: TNC Buys Key Property on Cumberland Plateau
The Nature Conservancy has purchased 3,720 acres in Fentress County, adjacent to Pickett State Forest.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400 Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 383-9909 ghancock@tnc.org |
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January 27, 2005: Alexander Cave Donated to The Nature Conservancy
Alexander Cave, which serves as a baby bat nursery, has been donated to The Nature Conservancy by a Florida businessman.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400 Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 383-9909 ghancock@tnc.org |
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May 12, 2004: TNC Protecting Smoky Mountains Site
Under a historic agreement with Alcoa Power Generating Inc., The Nature Conservancy’s Tennessee Chapter will protect 10,000 acres in the Great Smoky Mountains.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400 Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 383-9909 ghancock@tnc.org |
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January 06, 2004: “Walls of Jericho” Permanently Protected
A unique natural area once the home of Davey Crockett’s family and known throughout Tennessee and Alabama as the “Walls of Jericho” was purchased in late December by The Nature Conservancy.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400 Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 383-9909 ghancock@tnc.org |
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October 17, 2003: Don’t Let Bat Myths Scare You This Halloween
One of the scariest images of Halloween is the blood-sucking bat – biting the necks of terrified maidens and magically transforming into evil monsters. But in reality, bats are essential to man's well-being, playing a critical role in the global environment.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400 Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 383-9909 ghancock@tnc.org |
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August 22, 2003: Biological Surveys Find Duck River Most Biodiverse in U.S.
Recent biological surveys of the Duck River indicate that it is one of the most biodiverse rivers in North America. Free flowing for most of its 269 miles and brimming with species, the Duck River is one of the last rivers of its kind anywhere in the nation.
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Gina Hancock
ghancock@tnc.org
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400
Nashville, TN 37212
615) 383-9909 |
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March 03, 2003: Nature Conservancy Transfers Lauderdale County Property To TWRA
An additional $3.5 million has been secured in Forest Legacy funding to cover the cost of 12,000 acres of bottomland forest in Lauderdale County. This is the final step in a cooperative land deal between The Nature Conservancy and the state of Tennessee.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400 Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 383-9909 ghancock@tnc.org |
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September 04, 2002: The University and the Bog, An Ecological Partnership
For the past several years, East Tennessee State University and The Nature Conservancy at Shady Valley have had a sustained partnership. Each semester students in Service-Learning courses and Americorps programs climb the mountain to aid their environment.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400 Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 383-9909 ghancock@tnc.org |
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August 02, 2002: The State of Tennessee protects 75,000 on Cumberland Plateau with partners.
The state of Tennessee has joined forces with The Conservation Fund, Renewable Resources Inc. and International Paper to protect 75,000 acres of forestland on the Cumberland Plateau.
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Kriste Goad
Press Secretary
Office of Governor Don Sundquist
Office (615) 741-3763
Pager (615) 539-0316
Fax (615) 741-1416 |
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May 14, 2002: The Nature Conservancy joins the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers To Construct Eight Cave Gates
The Nature Conservancy joins the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers To Construct Eight Cave Gates
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400 Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 383-9909 ghancock@tnc.org
ghancock@tnc.org |
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November 14, 2001: The Nature Conservancy receives $1 million grant for work on Marshall County creek
The Tennessee Chapter's Duck River Project has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture to restore Big Rock Creek in Marshall County.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400 Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 383-9909 ghancock@tnc.org |
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November 01, 2001: TNC purchases land in West Tennessee.
The Nature Conservancy has purchased two properties totaling 1,224 acres along the Hatchie River in West Tennessee, including a portion of one of the most unique geological and biological sites in the area – Millstone Mountain.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400 Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 383-9909 ghancock@tnc.org |
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October 31, 2001: TNC joins hands with the Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc. to protect cave.
The Nature Conservancy of Tennessee and the Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc. have pooled their resources to buy an important Gray bat cave in Wayne County, Tennessee.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400 Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 383-9909 ghancock@tnc.org |
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May 08, 2001: The Nature Conservancy Announces Largest Preserve Acquisition in Chapter’s History
In its largest preserve acquisition ever, the Tennessee chapter has purchased nearly 5,000 acres comprising forests, cliffs and gorges on the Southern Cumberland Plateau as part of the group’s efforts to protect and restore large-scale natural systems.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400 Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 383-9909 ghancock@tnc.org |
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April 02, 2001: The Nature Conservancy Sues Developers for Trespassing, Destroying Endangered Plants, Habitat
The Nature Conservancy has filed suit against Southern Land Company and others for trespassing on a private nature preserve that resulted in the destruction of a state and federally endangered plant population as well as its habitat.
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400 Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 383-9909 ghancock@tnc.org |
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March 15, 2001: Horseshoe Cliff purchased and protected.
The Nature Conservancy’s Tennessee chapter has a contract to purchase 1,541 acres of northern Cumberland Plateau hardwood forest known as Horseshoe Cliff (also known as the Jim Creek tract).
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Gina Hancock
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400 Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 383-9909 ghancock@tnc.org |
