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In terms of biodiversity, the only comparable temperate deciduous forest regions in the world are in central China, Japan, and in the Caucasus Mountains.Both the Appalachians (along with the neighbouring Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests ecoregion) and central China contain relict habitats of an ancient forest that was once widespread over the Northern Hemisphere.
These forests are known for their rich diversity of plants and animals, which is due to several contributing factors, especially that the area was an unglaciated refugium for many species. It shares species with the high elevation Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests to the east, the hardwood forests to the west, and the mixed hardwood/ conifer ...
Name (by alphabetical order) Location (of main entrance) Bledsoe State Forest: Bledsoe County: Cedars Of Lebanon State Forest: Wilson County: Chickasaw State Forest
Numerous species of economically important timber trees are found in the county, including white oak, walnut, black oak, hickory, and chestnut oak. [48] 561 species of wild plants have been collected in the county. [96] Perry County has numerous native game species, including whitetail deer, rabbit, eastern wild turkey, gray squirrel, and fox ...
Volunteer at local parks wildlife area to remove invasive species and educate others about the threat A Bradford Pear in bloom against the Downton Knoxville, Tenn. skyline on Tuesday, March 12 ...
According to the Tennessee State Park System, leaves in Middle Tennessee begin to change color mid-October and peak by Halloween. The viewing period doesn't last long, as deciduous trees are ...
The Cherokee National Forest mostly lies within eastern Tennessee, along the border with North Carolina, and comprises nearly the entire border area except for sections within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Copper Basin. The Cherokee National Forest has two separate sections: a northern region to the northeast of the Great ...
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