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There are 15 state forests in the U.S. state of Tennessee. [1] Tennessee state forests. Name (by alphabetical order) Location (of main entrance) Bledsoe State Forest:
The forest is located in parts of ten counties in Tennessee and one county in North Carolina. In descending order of forestland area they are Polk, Monroe, Carter, Unicoi, Cocke, Johnson, Greene, Sullivan, Washington and McMinn counties in Tennessee and Ashe County in North Carolina. [5]
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.
Map of wood-filled areas in the United States, circa 2000 [1]. In the United States, the forest cover by state and territory is estimated from tree-attributes using the basic statistics reported by the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program of the Forest Service. [2]
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]
In various states, steps have been taken to outlaw invasive species, such as the foul-smelling Bradford pear tree, a common sight in Tennessee. Other invasive species which plague Tennessee ...
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 ...
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