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Introducing TCWP – Past, Present, and Future | by Liane B. Russell
Here we are – half a century old and going strong. How did we get started? What have we accomplished? What are we doing now?
One of two stimuli that led to the formation of Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning, TCWP, was a TVA proposal for a dam that would inundate the wild and uniquely beautiful [Read More]
Big South Fork – Long-term Impacts (1966–2024)
Across nearly six decades, TCWP consistently advocated for ecological protection, water quality improvements, and strategic land acquisitions around the Big South Fork, Clear Fork, and New River systems. Their sustained vigilance prevented destructive developments such as major dams and uncontrolled mining, helped secure funding for critical conservation lands, promoted water-quality improvements, and facilitated community engagement through education and outreach.
TCWP Timeline: Big South Fork, [Read More]
How the Obed got saved from being turned into a reservoir and became a National Wild & Scenic River
The dam proposal. The superb wild gorges of the Obed, Clear Creek and Daddys Creek that increasing numbers of people are now getting to know and love came very close to being condemned to disappear forever at the bottom of a deep reservoir. When TVA announced about 50 years ago that it was studying a [Read More]
Liane Russel featured in ORNL Podcast
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Facebook page recently posted a link to “Chromosomes, conservation & chocolate: The life of Liane Russell,” an episode from their The Sound of Science podcast. The episode was originally published on March 30, 2020 and covers the life and legacy of Liane Russell, a founding member of TCWP. TCWP even gets a mention during the podcast.