Post by L Roebuck on Jun 6, 2007 7:53:03 GMT -5
Heritage Conservation Grants Announced
Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen and the members of the Heritage Conservation Trust Fund Board have announced that four projects protecting approximately 1,975 acres have been approved for $3.8 million in grant funding.
Friends of Warner Parks Hill Tract Acquisition, Davidson County – A $1.6 million grant to assist in the acquisition of 323 acres from the H.G. Hill Realty Company to protect park viewsheds and provide additional public access via a master plan to be developed by the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation with citizen and governmental input. A substantial portion of the project area consists of a unique stand of quality old growth timber, some of which appears to be virgin timber. Vaughn’s Gap Cave, which has been described by The Nature Conservancy as the best and largest cave in Davidson County, is also located in the project area.
Metro Parks and Greenways Mill Creek Park Land Acquisition, Davidson County – A $200,000 grant to acquire an ecologically significant 72-acre tract of land in the riparian zone of the Mill Creek watershed to establish a primarily passive recreation park along Mill Creek and expand the Mill Creek greenway system. The project will positively impact the Mill Creek watershed, which is listed on the state’s 303(d) list of impaired waters for sediment and habitat alteration due largely to the dramatic rate of development and loss of open space in this area of southeast Davidson County. Mill Creek also provides habitat for the endangered Nashville Crayfish.
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Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen and the members of the Heritage Conservation Trust Fund Board have announced that four projects protecting approximately 1,975 acres have been approved for $3.8 million in grant funding.
Friends of Warner Parks Hill Tract Acquisition, Davidson County – A $1.6 million grant to assist in the acquisition of 323 acres from the H.G. Hill Realty Company to protect park viewsheds and provide additional public access via a master plan to be developed by the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation with citizen and governmental input. A substantial portion of the project area consists of a unique stand of quality old growth timber, some of which appears to be virgin timber. Vaughn’s Gap Cave, which has been described by The Nature Conservancy as the best and largest cave in Davidson County, is also located in the project area.
Metro Parks and Greenways Mill Creek Park Land Acquisition, Davidson County – A $200,000 grant to acquire an ecologically significant 72-acre tract of land in the riparian zone of the Mill Creek watershed to establish a primarily passive recreation park along Mill Creek and expand the Mill Creek greenway system. The project will positively impact the Mill Creek watershed, which is listed on the state’s 303(d) list of impaired waters for sediment and habitat alteration due largely to the dramatic rate of development and loss of open space in this area of southeast Davidson County. Mill Creek also provides habitat for the endangered Nashville Crayfish.
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