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In the forest between Warner Park and Cheekwood, Nashville wants to build a road

By Caroline Eggers

July 31, 2025

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Nashville officials have proposed a road through a forested area in Warner Parks. Many parkgoers, conservationists and the family tied to the land for the park are upset.

Filed Under: Environment, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Cheekwood, conservation, forests, trees, Warner Parks

Appalachian forests fall under Trump’s logging plans. In Tennessee, 500,000+ acres are at risk.

By Caroline Eggers

July 2, 2025

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Forests in the Appalachian Mountains may soon see more logging due to new executive orders and the possible end of certain protections.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Cherokee National Forest, forests, logging, Tennessee Heartwood

Logging threatens a scientific research area in Franklin State Forest

By Caroline Eggers

September 11, 2024

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The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is developing a plan to sell timber from the Franklin State Forest on the Cumberland Plateau.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: conservation, forests, Franklin State Forest, tennessee department of agriculture, trees

Tornadoes topple trees. What does that mean for forests?

By Caroline Eggers

December 14, 2023

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Tornadoes snapped and felled trees across the region this weekend. 

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: December 2023 tornadoes, December tornadoes, forests, severe weather, trees

The Cumberland Gap is a natural trail across the Appalachians. One little piece just got protected.

By Caroline Eggers

October 6, 2023

The Appalachians span 2,000 miles from Alabama to Canada. At the Kentucky and Tennessee border, there is a natural break in the mountains called the Cumberland Gap.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: appalachians, conservation, forests, National Parks, the nature conservancy

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