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MISSION TCWP (Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning) is dedicated to achieving and perpetuating protection of natural lands and waters by means of public ownership, legislation, or cooperation of the private sector. While our first focus is on the Cumberland and Appalachian regions of East Tennessee, our efforts may extend to the rest of the state and the nation. TCWP's strength lies in researching information pertinent to an issue, informing and educating our membership and the public, interacting with groups having similar objectives, and working through the legislative, administrative, and judicial branches of government on the federal, state, and local levels.
TCWP STEWARDSHIP AREAS
ACTION ALERT Please make a contribution to the TCWP Obed Fund or General Fund ----------- Dear TCWP Supporter, 2011 has flown by, but for TCWP, the year has been a full one: On your behalf, we've submitted science-based comments on key issues such as the Lands Unsuitable for Mining Petition for ridge-top mining in the Cumberlands (now under review by OSM), TVA's Natural Resources Plan, Tennessee oil- and gas-drilling regulations, and oil- and gas-management for the Big South Fork and Obed. We have played major roles in achieving successful outcomes, such as retention of state land-acquisition funds, postponement of a plan to hunt sandhill cranes, and adoption of policies to halt tree cutting in the Oak Ridge greenbelts. The acclaimed TCWP newsletter is now up to 300 issues! I'm sure you noticed the many accolades we included in that issue. The digital archiving of 45 years of this valuable resource is well under way. Most important, we continue to work on Obed Wild and Scenic River completion. This entails watchfulness for willing sellers of the 30+ tracts the park still needs to fulfill its Congressionally set boundaries, and doing all possible to see that those tracts are bought by the National Park Service, by a conservation buyer who will protect the land from development, or by us (to hold until NPS can acquire it). Last year, we bought a piece of property (shown in the picture below), and we were instrumental in an additional purchase by a conservation buyer. We want to be ready to purchase any other property that comes on the market, and we need your help to do it.  Please, can you make a contribution to TCWP's Obed Fund? With your help, we will be ready should would-be park land become available for purchase. We will continue our informative newsletter, and science-based commentary and actions on the environmental issues that arise in 2012. Thanks for considering TCWP in your charitable (deductible) giving (Obed Fund or General Fund). You may do so by clicking on the donate button at the bottom of this page. Sincerely, 
Jimmy Groton Due to extremely muddy trail conditions that are easily damaged by many feet, the January 28 Whites Creek Trail Clean up is cancelled. This will be rescheduled in late winter or early spring. ----------- TCWP will sponsor a day of trail work at Whites Creek Small Wild Area in Rhea County at 10 a.m. Eastern time. This is part of our ongoing stewardship activities for this TVA Small Wild Area trail. The trail loops onto land that TCWP purchased from Bowater several years ago, thanks to the generous support of our members. In addition to routine trail maintenance chores (brushing and removing limbs and logs), we will install a hand rail on the small footbridge that we built three years ago. Participants should wear sturdy shoes or boots and bring work gloves, loppers, and small bow saws or folding saws. Some hand tools will be available at the event. Please be sure to wear clothing appropriate for weather conditions, and bring water, snacks, and/or a lunch. Participants can meet for carpooling in Oak Ridge at the Rush/Books-A-Million parking lot (on South Illinois Avenue opposite the Oak Ridge Mall). We plan to leave Oak Ridge at 9 a.m. Eastern time, or volunteers can join the crew at the trailhead at 10 a.m. Eastern. We plan to spend three to four hours at the site, but people may come and go as they wish. (NOTE: If the weather is uncooperative -- excessive rain or snow and ice -- we will reschedule for the following Saturday.) For additional information, contact Jimmy Groton at 865-805-9908, or send email to groton87@comcast.net. For additional information, contact TCWP Executive Director Sandra Goss at Sandra@sandrakgoss.com or at (865) 583-3967. For more information, call TCWP Executive Director Sandra at 865-583-3987, or send email to sandra@sandrakgoss.com. Click here to sign up for, or be removed from, E-Mail Alerts
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