Frozen Head State Park Champion William (“Foye”) Armes Has Passed
(Contributed by Annetta Watson, Vice-President, Friends of Frozen Head State Park) Foye Armes and his wife Juanita in front of the Frozen Head SP cabin where he and his family lived when his father was (the first) Forester, and he was (the second) Forester of the...Opposes motorsports proposal too
Below is a reprinted letter to the editor by Anne Child published online by The Oak Ridger on Nov. 20, 2020. To the Editor: David Wilson, chair of the Industrial Development Board (IDB), wrote a guest column to update us on the Motorsports Park project proposed for...
MOTORSPORTS PARK – City of Oak Ridge Officials need to hear your oppositions
The Industrial Development Board, Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission, and Oak Ridge City Council will all be meeting this month and chances are they will be discussing the proposed motorsports park proposed for the Horizon Center in West Oak Ridge. We...GivingTuesday
At a time when we are all experiencing the pandemic, generosity is what brings people of all races, faiths, and political views together across the globe. Generosity gives everyone the power to make a positive change in the lives of others and is a fundamental value...
Voice your opposition to DOE’s Environmental Assessment Addendum & proposed Motorsports Park today!
Deadline for comments is Wednesday, October 21. Submit comments to Katatra Vasquez at Katatra.Vasquez@science.doe.gov Last week TCWP published talking points that could be used to help you respond to DOE’s Environmental Assessment addendum for the Horizon Center...
Plea to TCWP Members Regarding the Motorsports Park Proposal
The Department of Energy has released an Addendum to the Environmental Assessment (EA) at the Horizon Center (HC). The addendum details a proposal favored by the Oak Ridge Industrial Development Board (IDB) that would remove or modify protection for natural area...
Oak Ridge Blueway Position Statement
Two Oak Ridge-based organizations, Advocates for the Oak Ridge Reservation (AFORR) and Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning (TCWP), with a combined history of over 70 years of attention to the natural resources of Oak Ridge, would like to share a vision for our...WE NEED TO ACT NOW: DOE seeks public input on Environmental Assessment Addendum at Horizon Center
The Department of Energy has released a notice of document availability for an addendum to the Environmental assessment at the Horizon Center. The addendum removes natural area spaces between the three tracts of land that the Industrial Development Board has voted in...
TDEC Issues Precautionary Fish Consumption Advisory on Daddy’s Creek, Extends Advisory on Emory River
Re-blogged from TDEC press release issued on July 1, 2020 https://www.tn.gov/environment/news/2020/7/1/tdec-issues-precautionary-fish-consumption-advisory-on-daddy-s-creek–extends-advisory-on-emory-river.html The Tennessee Department of Environment and...
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