Welcome to part two in our exploration of the most amazing places in the Central and Southern Appalachian Mountains — this time exploring some of our most fabulous Public Lands. Fiery Gizzard Mountain Located in the heart of the South…
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HIDDEN TREASURES #2 – Tennessee
TAGS: Firey Gizzard Creek Firey Gizzard Mountain Jamestown Pickett State Park South Cumberland Plateau Tennessee Tennessee River Gorge The Tennessee Wall
Emory River System: Beauty and Biodiversity in Peril?
By Dr. Anna George, Tennessee Aquarium “There is nothing more eloquent in Nature than a mountain stream.” On September 12, 1867, John Muir crossed the Emory River on his 1,000-mile walk to the Gulf of Mexico. He had set out…
TAGS: biodiversity Clinch River Emory River hydroelectric dams Obed River River preservation South Cumberland Plateau
