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November 23, 2009
Greetings,
December Activities Are Online
Planned activities at the Park for December are now online
http://www.friendsofscsra.org/activities.htm#december
Park Wish List Updated
For the past several years we have been asking the
Park staff to tell us about things that they could use to do a better
job that aren't in the budget. The latest report I have is that
the 2010 budget for the Park will be reduced another 6 to 9 percent
based on the state of the state budget and economy. We have listed
our wish list with Giving Matters this year. Please visit the
Friends website
http://www.friendsofscsra.org/south-cumberland-wish-list.htm
Don't Believe Everything You Read in
the Newspaper
Last week Winchester, Tennessee's The Herald
Chronicle reported multiple bear sightings in Savage Gulf and that
Savage Gulf is in Franklin County, Tennessee.
STOP THE PRESSES!
Read the correct information in the Friends blog
http://www.friendsofscsra.org/2009/11/freedumb-of-press.html
South Cumberland
Prominently Featured in New PBS Premiere
Sunday, November 29, 7:00 p.m. Nashville Public Television Channel 8
Thanks to David Owenby for this report:
“beautiful Tennessee: Parks
and Preservation” will premiere on Sunday, November 29, at 7:00
p.m. CST on Npt, Nashville Public Television - Channel 8.
“Parks and Preservation” is the third installment of the beautiful
Tennessee series produced by Ed Jones of Nashville Public
Television. Ed and his Npt production team aimed to develop their
third episode as a Tennessee-based conservation piece to complement
Ken Burns’ recent landmark series “The National Parks: America’s
Best Idea” that ran this past September on PBS.
The first episode of
beautiful Tennessee aired in 2007 and featured scenic sights
and natural wonders from state parks such as Fall Creek Falls,
Harpeth River, Montgomery Bell, Natchez Trace, Radnor Lake, Reelfoot
Lake, Paris Landing and Rock Island.
The second episode of
beautiful Tennessee: Our Scenic Waterways aired in 2008 and
featured water based wonders and recreation at state parks and
natural such as Burgess Falls, Henry Horton (Duck River), Hiwassee
River, Ozone Falls and Rock Island.
The third entry of
beautiful Tennessee: Parks and Preservation focuses on the
cultural and historical assets of our state parks and federal
military battlefield sites:
“Tennessee's forests,
mountains and rivers offer endless opportunities for nature
enthusiasts, thrill seekers and work weary souls seeking a
respite from their daily routine parks. They have the power to
refresh our spirit, make us stronger, and remind us of how we
came to be. They preserve not only natural wonders across our
state, but also the history of this great land and the people
who called it home. Protecting these treasured spaces is crucial
to understanding who we are.
beautiful Tennessee: Parks &
Preservation, the third in our beautiful Tennessee series,
explores the majesty of Tennessee's parks, from sacred sites
revered by ancient cultures for their beauty and mystery; to
battlefields sanctified by those who fell fighting for their
beliefs; to more recent additions facing the challenges of
preservation in the new millennium. These lands are priceless
gifts we owe not only to ourselves, but to generations to come.”
Tennessee State Parks’ voices and
locations featured in beautiful Tennessee: Parks and Preservation
include:
Mack Prichard, State
Parks Naturalist emeritus
Randy Hedgepath, State Parks Naturalist
Dunbar Cave State Natural Area
o Adam Neblett, Park Ranger
o Michael Fulbright, Seasonal Interpretive Specialist
Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park
o Tim Poole, Park Manager
Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park
o Ward Weems, State Parks Historian
Fort Loudoun State Historic Park
o Eric Hughey, Interpretive Specialist
Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park
o Bob Fulcher, Park Manager
South Cumberland State Recreational Area
Friends of South Cumberland
o Ron Castle
o Norm Feaster
o Mary Priestly
Cove Lake State Park
Cumberland Mountain State Park
Montgomery Bell State Park
Friends New
Facebook Page
Come sign up as a fan and make a comment. We are going to
be looking for some Facebook Admins, particularly younger folks.
Contact the webmaster if you are interested.
Best wishes,
Ron
Castle
Webmaster & Board Member
Friends
of South Cumberland State Recreation Area, Inc.
South Cumberland State Park
11745 US 41
Monteagle, Tennessee 37356-7609 USA
Visitor
Center & Park Headquarters 931 924-2980
Park
Headquarters FAX 931 924-2956
Stone Door Ranger Station 931 692-3887
Savage Gulf Ranger Station 931 779-3532
Ron's
Phone 931.962.8665
roncastle@roncastle.com
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