Endangered Species Day Activities

 

The City of Crossville is hosting a Sustainability Fair on Friday, May 8th from Noon to 5:00 PM. The fair will be held at Martin Elementary School and admission is free. Come get to know today's hottest technologies to make you more energy efficient, give you a smaller carbon footprint, and save you money! Representatives from the University of Tennessee, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, and Cookeville Field Office who are involved with the Cumberlands Habitat Conservation Plan project will be on hand. Associated links:
Crossville Sustainability Fair: more...
Cumberlands HCP: more...

We will be joining staff from the Tennessee Division of Natural Areas for a couple of field trips featuring endangered and threatened species on Saturday, May 16, one of which is hosted by the Tennessee Native Plant Society :

Tennessee Native Plant Society field trip to Middle Creek Gorge, Signal Mountain: This hike will be from the Signal Point Overlook trailhead on Signal Point Blvd. to the Rainbow Lake Wilderness Area trailhead on Ohio Ave. in Signal Mountain. The hike will offer spectacular views of the Tennessee River Gorge and the federal and state threatened large-flowered skullcap (Scutellaria montana).

See the 2009 Tennessee Native Plant Society field trip schedule for all the details: more...

Click here for more information on the large-flowered skullcap: more...

Sequatchie Cave State Natural Area & Town Creek Tour, Marion County: Enjoy this in-depth examination of two spring-fed stream systems, home to the only known populations of the federally endangered royal snail (Marstonia ogmorhaphe). We will start by visiting Sequatchie Cave State Natural Area in Sequatchie, Tennessee. This biologically significant area is located where Owen Spring Branch flows from the mouth of Sequatchie Cave Park. It also is home to the federal candidate Sequatchie caddisfly (Glyphopsyche sequatchie) and several rare cave species. From Sequatchie we will travel south to the privately owned Town Creek in Jasper, where we will witness ongoing stream restoration to benefit the snail.

See the Tennessee Division of Natural Areas schedule of 2009 field trips for all the details: more...

See the following websites for more information on:
royal snail: more...
Sequatchie caddisfly: more...

Learn more about Endangered Species Day here: more...