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ROAN MOUNTAIN â A quick response from volunteer firefighters and state and local forestry personnel brought a forest fire off Tiger Creek Road to a stop after about 30 acres were burned on Wednesday and Thursday. Carter County Emergency Management Director Billy Harrell said he spoke with James Heaton, forestry technician with the Tennessee Division of Forestry, around 3:30 p.m. Thursday. âHe said the fire was out and most of them were pulling out,â Harrell said. Firefighters from the Roan Mountain Volunteer Fire Department and the Hampton-Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Department and crew members from the Cherokee National Forest battled the blaze with the state division of forestry. ....
(Update 3/10 2:30 p.m.): The Tennessee Department of Agriculture said crews are making good progress and the Fentress County wildfire is now 35% contained. 19 personnel, three dozers, and 12 engines/pumpers continue to work to contain the fire. Crews said they are able to reinforce control lines thanks to minimal fire behavior. Gouldstown Rd Fire (Fentress Co) - AFTERNOON UPDATE - March 10 (1/2) 1,000 acres; 35% contained Resources: 19 personnel, 3 dozers, 12 engines/pumpers Crews are making good progress developing and reinforcing control lines to contain the fire thanks to minimal fire behaviour. TN Dept. of Ag (@TNAgriculture) March 10, 2021 (Update 3/10 10:53 a.m.): The Tennessee Department of Agriculture said that 10% of the fire has been contained. ....
TN Division of Forestry: 75-acre fire in Grainger County The Tennessee Division of Forestry said a fire started Saturday and is 0% contained as of 7 a.m. Sunday. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 7:02 AM EST March 7, 2021 GRAINGER COUNTY, Tenn. The Tennessee Division of Forestry is working to contain a 75-acre fire in Grainger County, according to its website. The Tennessee Division of Forestry said a fire started Saturday and is 0% contained as of 7 a.m. Sunday. Officials said that although it is not contained yet, the fire is no longer considered active and is now considered controlled. That means barriers have been used to help stop the fire from continuing to spread. ....
February 28, 2021 by Sarah Owens Tennessee Tree Day 2021 is March 20, and students can register to participate until March 7. A donation is required to participate in the event, but the recommended donation is only $1.99 per tree. Those facing financial hardship can still participate and receive a tree at a discounted rate or for free by emailing tec@tectn.org. Participants should expect the trees they receive at pick up to look similar to this. Those who register to participate must pick up their trees from their chosen pickup site on March 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The local pick up site for Carter County is at First Presbyterian Church, 119 West F Street, Elizabethton, Tenn. ....
Warnell professor helps keep U.S. forests healthy February 19, 2021 Elizabeth McCarty helps landowners make research-based decisions The research and outreach of the University of Georgia’s Elizabeth McCarty has helped keep more than 150,000 towering hemlocks across the eastern United States healthy, all while minimizing the use of insecticide. McCarty, an assistant professor in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, developed a method to optimize the dosing of an insecticide that controls a pest from Asia that has devastated hemlocks from the north Georgia mountains to Maine. The trees require treatment every five to seven years, meaning that insecticides targeted against the invasive hemlock wooly adelgid (pronounced uh-del-jid) provide only a partial victory. Still, the destruction caused by the hemlock wooly adelgid is emblematic of the complexity of the challenges that are facing U.S. forests, which depending on their location and manageme ....