project – Land Between the Lakes

26 Aug 2016

Update on Fox Hollow Scoping Letter

Fox Hollow Collaborative, Natural Resource Management, Stewardshipcollaboration, Fox Hollow, Kentucky, land between the lakes, land management, project, tennessee

Dear Interested Party, We received some questions about the scoping letter for Fox Hollow Project dated August 22, 2016. Many of you expected more detail to be provided. We will provide more information as it becomes available. As part of the collaboration case study on Fox Hollow we want to involve you earlier in the process so we can consider your ideas and concerns before the project is firmly defined. Therefore, we do not have all the detail you are used to seeing at the scoping phase of a project. We posted the information we do know about Fox Hollow…

01 Jul 2016

By LBL_Admin

Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area Fox Hollow Public Meeting Thursday, June 23, 2016

Community, Fox Hollow Collaborativecollaboration, collaborative meetings, Fox Hollow, Kentucky, land between the lakes, land management, natural resources, project, public input, public meeting, tennessee

The following contains meeting notes captured during the Fox Hollow public meeting on Thursday, June 23, 2016. The Fox Hollow meeting convened at 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at the Forest Service Administrative Office located at 100 Van Morgan Drive, Golden Pond, KY 42211. The meeting was open to the public: Twelve members of the public and six Forest Service employees were in attendance. Forest Service Staff present Tina Tilley, Area Supervisor John Westbrook, Environmental Stewardship Department Manager Barbara Wysock, Area Planner Jan Bush, Communications Department Manager Josh Frye, Public Affairs Specialist Christine Bombard, Executive Assistant Introduction Tina…

01 Jul 2016

By LBL_Admin

Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area Fox Hollow Public Meeting Wednesday, June 22, 2016

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The following contains meeting notes captured during the Fox Hollow public meeting on Wednesday, June 22, 2016. The Fox Hollow meeting convened at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at the Forest Service Administrative Office located at 100 Van Morgan Drive, Golden Pond, KY 42211. The meeting was open to the public: Sixteen members of the public and six Forest Service employees were in attendance. Forest Service Staff present: Tina Tilley, Area Supervisor John Westbrook, Environmental Stewardship Department Manager Barbara Wysock, Area Planner Jared Baker, Budget Officer Josh Frye, Public Affairs Specialist Christine Bombard, Executive Assistant Introduction Tina Tilley opened…

07 Apr 2016

By LBL_Admin

Nickell Branch Road Improvement Project

Community, Customer Service, Maintenance, Questions from the Public, Roadsimprovements, Kentucky, land between the lakes, maintenance, project, roads, tennessee, upgrades

Road 102 just off the Woodland Trace National Scenic Byway leads to the Nickell Branch recreation area. An estimated 15 thousand people frequented the 1.2-mile gravel route last year. Heavy rains we received lately left it a bumpy road and in need of improvements. Kevan Paluso, transportation program manager at Land Between the Lakes, took me and Customer Service Manager Jeff Laird with him to see Road 102 first hand. Kevan pointed out features and described a project proposal during a recent site visit. Where most people simply see a scarred gravel road, Kevan sees damage, roadside swale restoration, and…

18 Dec 2015

By LBL_Admin

Reports from the oak-grasslands research

Natural Resource Management, Questions from the Publicdemonstration, fire, grasses, Kentucky, land between the lakes, monitoring, native, Oak-grassland, project, research, restoration, students, tennessee, timber, University of Tennessee

The data from those monitoring sites. What reports or publications have resulted from these data? Your assessment of progress on this project. When will native grasses be established? If native grasses are not established, what will you do? You’ll find a listing of reports and publications at the end of the answer to this question for more information. Work to reestablish native warm season grasses is an on-going process. In order to achieve the desired results, additional management activities such as prescribed burning will take place. All activities will be monitored for success. Monitoring data Dr. Patrick Keyser an Associate…

10 Jul 2015

By LBL_Admin

The Ants are Marching

Community, Field Guide, Stewardshipfire ant, imported, invasive species, Kentucky, land between the lakes, mounds, project, tennessee, treatment, wildlife

The invasive species of fire ants officially known as “Imported Fire Ants,” have made their way to Land Between The Lakes. The species first made their way to the United States around 1918 and have spread through the decades. Imported fire ants collectively include red and black fire ants and their hybrids. Damage Caused by Fire Ants Urban and agricultural areas suffer annual losses amounting to almost $6 billion caused by fire ants. This includes about $750 million in agriculture related damage, and $5 billion in damage to households, business, schools, government, and institutions. If left untreated, they can…

08 Jun 2015

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Osprey Family Finds a New Home

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When Daniel Hagan of Boy Scout Troop #422 constructed and put up a nesting platform for osprey in Land Between The Lakes for his Eagle Scout Project in the spring of 2011, he had high hopes. He hoped that a pair of these magnificent fish-eating hawks would adopt his platform and use it as a safe place to build their nest and raise their young. He hoped that his platform would give visitors to Land Between The Lakes great views of nesting osprey, since he installed it in an easily viewable area near the Woodlands Nature Station. One year went…

02 Apr 2015

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Forest Management Update

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Dear Friends, In a conference call on Tuesday, we met with the Forest Service Washington Office and Congressional Staffers from Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Congressman Ed Whitefield’s offices. I shared our plans with them of how we will move forward with our Forest Management. I want to also share them here with you. We are working with our Regional and Washington Offices to modify our existing timber sales. We will be adding “buffer zones” to address visuals along Woodlands Trace National Scenic Byway. We have a better understanding now of visual importance to our visitors. In…

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