Tennessee Wildlife Federation is partnering with Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society and others to enhance more than 6,800 acres of wildlife habitat in Tennessee and Kentucky.
The project will identify three large restoration areas totaling more than 60,000 acres on the Cumberland Plateau, two in Kentucky and one in Tennessee, to improve forest structure and health to benefit a suite of wildlife species that require mixed-aged forests.
Restoration efforts in Tennessee will primarily take place near Catoosa Wildlife Management Area (WMA) and Lone Mountain State Forest, and include a mix of responsible timber management, prescribed burning and tree plantings on public and private lands.
Habitat improvement efforts will be supported by Tennessee Division of Forestry, Kentucky Division of Forestry, The Nature Conservancy of Kentucky, and Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture.