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TDEC is legally responsible for the protection of Tennessee's air, water, and soil quality. As of 2006, the department had at least fourteen divisions: the Division of Air Pollution Control, the Division of Archaeology, the Division of Geology, the Division of Ground Water Protection, the Division of Internal Audit, the Division of Natural Heritage, the Division of Radiological Health, the ...
Tennessee has 59 designated state parks, operated by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). The largest park, Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail, is made up of land along the Cumberland Trail, stretching from Cumberland Gap at the Virginia state line to Prentice Cooper State Forest in Marion County, just northwest of Chattanooga. [1]
East Tennessee: 317-acre arboretum, 15 miles of trails, live animals indoor and outdoor, treehouse, formerly the Chattanooga Arboretum & Nature Center Steele Creek Park: Bristol: Sullivan: East Tennessee: website, over 2,200 acres, operated by the City, includes a nature center, golf course, 54 acre lake, 21 miles of trails Shelby Bottoms ...
Exhibits on Texas' venomous snakes, geology, seashells and marine life, North Texas ecosystems, 289-acre wildlife sanctuary with over 6 miles of trails Helotes Creek Nature Center: Helotes: Bexar: Central Texas: website: Houston Arboretum and Nature Center: Houston: Harris: Texas Coastal Bend: 155 acres with over 5 miles of trails Jesse H ...
In addition there seems to be a number of effects on ecological systems throughout the United States. In the state of Tennessee, one of the key effects of global warming seems to be the radical changes to the geological composition as well as wildlife health of the Ohio-Tennessee Basin. [2] Some of the changes to the Ohio-Tennessee Basin include:
The park was developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) between 1934 and 1942 on about 12,000 acres (49 km 2) of land donated to the State of Tennessee in 1933 by the Stearns Coal and Lumber Company. CCC crews built hiking trails, a recreation lodge, a ranger station, five rustic cabins, and a 12-acre (4.9 ha) lake known as Arch Lake.
Radnor Lake State Natural Area, also known as Radnor Lake State Park, is a popular state natural area and state park in Oak Hill, Tennessee within Nashville. The 1,368 acres (5.54 km 2) nature preserve lies just outside Nashville. Five miles of unpaved trails wander through the woods surrounding the lake.
The name reflected the high quality of air in the community, which may have been enhanced by the waterfall's mists. [2] The Ozone Falls State Natural Area was established in 1973, and originally consisted of 14 acres (57,000 m 2). In 1996, it was expanded to 43 acres (170,000 m 2). [5]