- Devil’s Breakfast Table Scour Prairie OutingMarathon, Crab Orchard, TN
Participants on this TCWP/TNPS outing will explore the Devil’s Breakfast Table area, including a short bushwhack to a small prairie area that is kept open by erosion during flood events. We will spend more time on other places in the same general area if the prairie is flooded. This is a spot to see the federally listed Cumberland rosemary.
Some may find the short bushwhack difficult. They may opt to spend that part of our time in other easily accessible areas. Bring water, lunch, and bug spray.
We’ll meet for carpooling in Oak Ridge at the Gold’s Gym/Books-a-Million parking lot (at the end close to S. Illinois Avenue, near Salsarita’s) in time to leave Oak Ridge at 8:45 a.m. Eastern; or participants can meet the group at the Marathon Gas Station (52 Main St., Crab Orchard) at the Crab Orchard exit (329) off I-40 east of Crossville at 9 a.m. Central (10 a.m. Eastern).
Your RSVP helps with planning and allows notification in case of cancellation. Contact Larry Pounds at 865-705-8516 or at PoundsL471@aol.com.
- East Fork Poplar Creek Greenway Cleanup with Clinch Valley Trails AllianceBoys & Girls Club of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, TN
TCWP and partners Clinch Valley Trails Alliance and Greenways Oak Ridge are sponsoring the fourth annual trash cleanup and hike on the East Fork Poplar Creek Greenway. This wonderful new trail, developed by CVTA and Greenways Oak Ridge, was recently completed along the banks of East Fork Poplar Creek in west Oak Ridge. The trail meanders through a nice riparian woodland along the creek.
This trail is subject to occasional flooding, and help is needed to remove litter left behind by the water. There are also a lot of old tires and other debris that have washed from places upstream. TCWP and CVTA will provide plastic bags and some pick-up tools for participants. Please bring gloves and wear mud/water-friendly shoes.We plan to start at the Jefferson Avenue intersection with the Oak Ridge Turnpike at 9 a.m. We’ll cover up to a mile downstream, and possibly some upstream if there is time. Park next to the Boys and Girls Club, a short distance from the Turnpike. For additional information, contact Jimmy Groton at 865-805-9908 or groton87@comcast.net with any questions.