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Thursday, April 22 2010, 8:00am
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Wally Brines will conduct 8 Threatened and Endangered Species Cargo Kit Programs at area schools, will send letter to area schools announcing availability of Cargo Kit Program, and, will send letter to area boy and scout troops announcing availability of Cargo Kit Program.
Botanical Tour at the Couchville Cedar Glade State Natural Area.
Date: Saturday June 26th, 2010
Time: 10:00 a.m. central
Reservations Required: Contact Todd Crabtree at (615) 532-1379 or at
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by May 22.
This natural area protects one of the best examples of a glade-barrens complex. We will take a botanical tour and see a healthy population of the federally endangered Tennessee coneflower ( Echinacea tennesseensis) and other rare plants of cedar glades as well as those of grassy barrens. The Tennessee coneflower was proposed as a federally endangered species in 1976 and determined to be endangered in 1979. The coneflower grows near the edge of open cedar glades. Other rare and uncommon species inhabit the open glades. Grassy barrens are nearby and we will see an odd, possibly undescribed, variety of little bluestem there. Limestone outcrops in the cedar-blue ash woodlands contain an interesting assemblage of mosses. The best way to learn about plants is to see them in their natural environment and we will see numerous species that are members of a unique community of plants found in cedar glades and barrens of Middle Tennessee.
Hike the Twin Arches Trail at Big South Fork
Hike the Twin Arches Trail at Big South Fork (BSFRRA) to view the endangered Cumberland sandwort and other rockshelter species. We will hike the 1.4 mile loop trail that goes around the arches and also hike a short out and back portion of the Twin Arches Loop Trail that goes in and out of several rockshelters for another 1.4 miles (2.8 miles total hike, rated moderate). These arches form the largest natural bridge complex known in Tennessee and represent one of the world’s largest such complexes. The two sandstone arches are situated end-to-end, and are commonly referred to as the North and South Arches. The tops of the arches support vegetation adapted to dry conditions and include a mixed pine-oak-heath community, a fragile moss-lichen community and sandstone barrens scattered along the top of the gorge bluffs that support populations of needlegrass, little bluestem, and blazing star. The vegetation appears stunted because of the harsh conditions related to rock outcropping and shallow soil. The vegetative cover on top of the plateau along the trail from the parking area to the arches is dominated by scarlet oak along with other oaks, hickories and pines. The river gorges provide ample site conditions to support rich mixed-mesophytic forest communities below the bluffs containing such species as yellow poplar, eastern hemlock, sugar maple, red oak, magnolias, basswood, yellow buckeye and rhododendron. In the protected environment of some rock shelters, growing in the sand, are a number of rare species, such as Cumberland sandwort and Lucy Braun’s white snakeroot. Only a few other plant species regularly grow in these habitats. If it rains (thunderstorms), we won’t go, so you must reserve a space and provide a way to contact you in case of cancellation. If you RSVP for a space on the hike, you must commit to come or cancel by the RSVP date. Please don’t take a space away from someone who wants to be there! Bring a lunch, water and sturdy boots.
Wally Brines will conduct an Endangered Species Cargo Kit Program at the Nature Fest on the TN Tech University Campus on April 22, 2010.
Wally Brines will conduct a hummingbird program at Austin Peay State University on May 6, 2010, for the Audubon society. |
Location : Varies
Contact : Wally Brines and Geoff Call; 931-528-6481 |
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