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September 25, 2008: Chestnut Group Paints for Duck River
Plein air painters to hold exhibit and sale to benefit the Conservancy's Duck River Program.
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Paul Kingsbury
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400
Nashville,TN 37212 (615) 383-9909
pkingsbury@tnc.org |
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August 29, 2008: Rare Salamander Protected in Knoxville Cave Gating Project
The Conservancy and Ijams Nature Center have collaborated on the construction of three state-of-the-art cave gates at a cave system adjoining the Ijams property in Knoxville.
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Paul Kingsbury
2021 21st Ave. South, Suite C-400
Nashville,TN 37212 (615) 383-9909
pkingsbury@tnc.org |
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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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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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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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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 |
