116 AMERICAN CHESTNUTS
PLANTED ON RECLAIMED MINE LAND
IN EAST TENNESSEE!

3 March 2021

TWO EVENTS DESCRIBED BELOW:

Eight volunteers planted 68 trees at Triple H Mining on property owned by the State of Tennessee and managed by Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) in the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area. The trees were grown from chestnuts by Barry Thacker. We planted 50 hybrids and 18 pure American Chestnut trees. Volunteers were from Tennessee Mining Association (TMA), Coal Creek Watershed Foundation (CCWF), Office of Surface Mining (OSM), Mark V Mining and Engineering, and Triple H Mining.

 

Volunteers included:

Barry Thacker, PE – Coal Creek & TMA
Phil Boggs, LPG – Mark V Mining & Engineering
Bert Hatmaker, Triple H
Chris Miller, OSM
Will Debord, OSM
Whitney Nash, OSM
Adam Ramsey, OSM
Carol Moore, Coal Creek & TMA

ELK AND MORE AMERICAN CHESTNUTS!

Back to the mountain today with three sweet kids and two Daddies and Papaw. Forty-eight more trees planted... makes a total of 116 this week. The kids earned some community service hours and learned how to dig holes and plant trees the correct way. After planting trees we went up to the Elk viewing tower and were not disappointed. There were at least 50 or 60 gorgeous elk in clear view of our picnic lunch area. Gorgeous!

 

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