LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES, KY/TN – August 26, 2016 – Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area requests comments from members of the public regarding their Fox Hollow Project proposal. Comments are due on or before September 21, 2016, to Land Between the Lakes.
The complete scoping letter can be found at https://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/FoxHollowScopingLtr_Signed_8_22_16.pdf.
“For the past year we worked with members of the public, our partners and natural resource scientists to identify needs in the Fox Hollow area,” said John Westbrook, Environmental Stewardship Manager. According to Westbrook multiple site tours found stream beds, old wildlife trails, heritage sites, and recreation use along the shoreline. He explained they found where old farm fields once existed by comparing the current vegetation coverage with old aerial photographs taken through the decades.
Some of the proposed activities that people can comment on include:
- Enhancing existing recreation opportunities that could include fortifying some user-made campsites.
- Providing for wildlife by creating a buffer zone around the known eagle’s nest and building wood duck boxes along the shore line.
- Maintaining existing roads and improving parking areas to better accommodate usage and help control erosion.
- Inventorying for historical sites and maintaining access to Nolan Cemetery.
- Reclaiming old fields and replacing with vegetation like native grasses to provide food and shelter for wildlife including pollinating bees and butterflies.
Comments can be sent to Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, c/o Fox Hollow Project, 100 Van Morgan Drive, Golden Pond, Kentucky 42211 or via email to comments-southern-land-between-lakes@fs.fed.us.
A citizen science opportunity also came out of the discovery phase. Members of the public can take part inventorying tree stands at Fox Hollow. More information can be found at https://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/3-reasons-join-us-in-field/.
The Fox Hollow area sits between Forest Service Roads 219 and 220 just north of Brandon Spring Group Center in the Tennessee portion of the national recreation area. Maps, photos and additional information can be found at https://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/fox-hollow-collaborative-effort/.
For more information on the Fox Hollow Project proposal, please contact John Westbrook, Environmental Stewardship Manager, at 270-924-2204 or email jdwestbrook@fs.fed.us.
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