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The environment of Tennessee includes the nature centers of Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, Lichterman Nature Center and Owl's Hill Nature Center.In addition to these nature centers, there are many more options throughout the state like those in the capital of Nashville.
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]
Middle Tennessee: 900 acres, features the Merritt Nature Center Discovery Center at Murfree Spring: Murfreesboro: Rutherford: Middle Tennessee: 20 acres of wetlands, children's museum with themes of the arts, culture, science, health and the environment Fall Creek Falls State Park: Pikeville: Bledsoe: East Tennessee: Over 25,000 acres, Betty ...
This category includes articles relating to the natural environment of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
The Tennessee Division of Archaeology (TDOA) is a division of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation responsible for managing prehistoric archaeological sites on lands owned by the U.S. state of Tennessee, conducting archaeological excavations and research, informing the public about Tennessee’s prehistoric past, and coordinating with other state agencies regarding ...
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. [1] Downtown Nashville flooded, 2010. In 2016, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported that "Tennessee's climate is changing. Although ...
Tennessee covers roughly 42,143 square miles (109,150 km 2), of which 926 square miles (2,400 km 2), or 2.2%, is water. It is the 16th smallest state in terms of land area. The state is about 440 miles (710 km) long from east to west and 112 miles (180 km) wide from north to south.