Conservation
Assignment Earth: Bill and Jody Play Underground
Submitted by joestewart on Sun, 2007-06-03 13:32.Bill and Jody made a nice video. Good work guys.
SERA Karst Task Force
The SERA Karst Task Force, Inc. (SKTF) is a non-profit resource organization dedicated to karst conservation
and the clean up of cave and karst features through the education of both the public and caving communities.
Earth Day at Centennial Park
Submitted by joestewart on Fri, 2007-03-16 05:27.The Nashville Grotto will be an exhibitor at the Earth Day Festival at Centennial Park again this year.
Entertainment to include Rodney Crowell with Lee Roy Parnell and also The Gabe Dixon Band.
Volunteers needed throughout the day. More info later.
TNC: New Program Expands Conservancy's Cave Protection Work
Submitted by joestewart on Tue, 2007-03-13 11:02.New Program Expands Conservancy's Cave Protection Work
Tennessee Chapter is first to use federal grant exclusively for caves
Nashville, TN — March 12, 2007 — Tennessee property owners will soon have new incentives to protect caves and their creatures.
To keep Tennessee’s caves healthy, The Nature Conservancy has begun a two-year federally funded Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) administered by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). Through LIP, Conservancy stewards provide guidance and financial help so landowners can safeguard caves and their surrounding habitats. Although LIP programs have been used extensively by The Nature Conservancy to protect rivers, this is the first instance of any state chapter in the Conservancy using a LIP grant exclusively for protection of caves and their creatures.
Wolf River Public Hearing
Submitted by joe on Thu, 2007-01-04 08:20.Public hearing in Jamestown, TN at 6:00 pm in regards to TDOT highway expansion plan which could impact Wolf River Cave in Fentress County. This will be discussed at the Grotto Meeting on January 4.
Exploring Tennessee's Caves for New Species
Submitted by joestewart on Tue, 2006-10-31 15:51.NPR Radio Expedition: Exploring Tennessee's Caves for New Species
The Nature Conservancy: Tennessee Caves Initiative
Listen to this NPR Radio Expedition as Cory Holliday of The Nature Conservancy and NPR correspondent David Kestenbaum join biologist Dr. Jerry Lewis underground outside Nashville as caves are inventoried and explored for new and threatened species.
Cave Management
Currently, the Nashville Grotto manages four caves in the Nashville region. Three are leased by the Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc. and one is leased by the Tennessee Chapter of the Nature Conservancy. If you are interested in finding out more, send us an e-mail.
