Participants on this TCWP/TNPS outing will explore the Devil’s Breakfast Table area, including a short bushwhack to a small prairie area that is kept open by erosion during flood events. We will spend more time on other places in the same general area if the prairie is flooded. This is a spot to see the […]
TCWP and the North Ridge Trail maintenance volunteers invite everyone to our 2024 National Trails Day work project on the North Ridge Trail in Oak Ridge. The Orchard Lane access trail is located along a water drainage route. Erosion along the ditch has made the trail difficult to follow. We will work to relocate the first […]
TCWP and partners Clinch Valley Trails Alliance and Greenways Oak Ridge are sponsoring the fourth annual trash cleanup and hike on the East Fork Poplar Creek Greenway. This wonderful new trail, developed by CVTA and Greenways Oak Ridge, was recently completed along the banks of East Fork Poplar Creek in west Oak Ridge. The trail […]
The June 22 Oak Ridge Outdoor Festival, sponsored by Oak Ridge Parks and Recreation, Explore Oak Ridge, and the Clinch Valley trail Alliance, will introduce participants of all ages and abilities to new activities and skill development. TCWP and the Alliance for the Oak Ridge Reservation (AFORR) will be at the Melton Lake Park waterfront […]
Unfortunately, due to the TVA not releasing on their normal schedule this Saturday, we are cancelling this trip. We will try to reschedule for a future date. Bring your kayak and join us on Saturday, July 20, for a scenic paddle trip down the Clinch River. The usual kingfishers and great blue herons are sure […]
Oak Ridge Public Library's World Wise Wednesdays presents From Your Backyard to Our Wilderness: TCWP’s Conservation Efforts Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning (TCWP) has a long history of preserving our wild lands and waters through protection, advocacy, stewardship, and education. Ms. Manning will share highlights of the impact TCWP has had on protecting and advocating […]
This will be the second of our three annual workdays at the Oak Ridge Cedar Barrens. Located next to Jefferson Middle School in Oak Ridge, the Barrens is a joint project of the City of Oak Ridge, the State Natural Areas Division, and TCWP. One of just a few cedar barrens in East Tennessee, the […]
In this joint outing with the Tennessee Native Plant Society, we will caravan from Crab Orchard to the power line, then walk along the power line right-of-way to see many species of goldenrods, asters, and other fall flowers. The walk will be less than four miles round-trip, with opportunities to return early. We will meet […]
On September 28, TCWP and TVA will partner again for our annual National Public Lands Day (NPLD) celebration, to be held at TVA’s Worthington Cemetery Cedar Barrens Small Wild Area on Melton Hill Reservoir in Oak Ridge. TCWP has for many years partnered with TVA to enhance and protect natural resources at Worthington Cemetery and […]
For this hike, we will meet in front of Norris Middle School (across from the library) at 9 a.m. and carpool to the trailhead in the Norris Municipal Watershed. We’ll begin the hike on Foresters Trail and travel to Belmont Trail, where we will hike to an old road that is not maintained but easily […]
The Oak Ridge Cedar Barren will again be the site of exotic invasive plant removal as we conduct our fall cleanup, our third and final cleanup of the barren this year. Located next to Jefferson Middle School in Oak Ridge, the Barren is a joint project of the City of Oak Ridge, State Natural Areas […]
TCWP’s annual meeting will be held on November 9 at Cumberland Mountain State Park. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. CT, 10:30 a.m. EST. The program will begin at 10:00 a.m. CT, 11:00 a.m. EST, and will feature Mark Thurman, the Tennessee Nature Conservancy’s Director of Conservation Collaboration. President Mark Bevelhimer will give an overview […]