TENNESSEE CITIZENS for WILDERNESS PLANNING NewsletterNo. 194 July 16,1993 nnnrrrrrrrrrrnnnrrrrrrrrrrrrrrnnnrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrnrrrrrrrrrrnnn 1. Big South Fork and Obed ...... , , ...... , , ...... p. 3 A. Appropriations still possible D. Obed Management Plan B. Oear Creek dam proposal E. Obed site manager C Otter Creek dam update 2. Fate of bills consideud by 1993 Tennessee General Assembly.,, ...... , ., .p. 4 A. Clearcutting D. Non-game wildlife F. Septic tanks B. Forestry study E. Ocoee Olympics G. Deferred initiatives C Golf courses in parks
3. Protection of Tennessee lands., ...... p. 5 A. Lands abutting Pickett D. Stan Murray Memorial tract B. Permit for Fiery Gizzard dam E. Key upland habitat C. Dept. of Defense lands 4. Cherokee National Forest ...... , •., , ...... p. 6 A. Tellico and Hiwassee WSR studies C. Ocoee Olympics B. Nolichucky bill needed D. Red-cockaded woodpecker
5. Stripmine news ...... p. 6 A. State primacy study B. Will OSM improve? 6. TVA capsules .... p. 7 A. Two Tennesseans join Board B. No chip-mill permits 7. Public-land issues nationwide ...... , • , , ...... p. 8 A. ANWR protection D. Wildlife refuges B. Bullets in parks? E. Canadian watershed saved C. Mining "reform" F. 'The Wise Use Agenda" 8. Other national news...... , ...... ·····P· 9 A. Endangered Species Act D. National Biological Survey B. Clean Water Act E. New NPS head; other appointments C. Wetlands protection F. Revenue opportunities for fed lands
9. Oak Ridge issues ...... , , , . , , ...... p. 11 A. Worthington cemetery tract B. Canoe trail C. Greenways 10. TCWP news ...... • . . . . . • ...... p. 12 A. Annual Meeting preview C. About TCWP members B. Computer & printer needed D. Miscellany E. Volunteers
11. Activities and reading matter ...... p.14 12. ACTION SUMMARY .•. p. 2
"Editor: Liane B. RussdJ.l)(lTabor Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Ph. 615,482·2153 Star in margin means "Action Needed." Don't be overwhelmed- check the ACTION SUMMARY! NL 194, 711&93 2 12 . ACTION SUMMARY
tN Issue Contact MMessageiM or Action
1A Big S. Forkand Obed Sen.Sasser "Thanks; and keep wonting Jor lundsl" acquisitions Other Sens.; Rep.Coope "Support Sen.Sassar's eff011r 18 Obed (Clear Creek Dam) TCWP Join Friends of Obed Network and take action 10 ObedManagement Plan Natl. Pant Service "Add me to mailing listl"
3E Key upland habitat Fish & Wildlife SeN. Help identify valuable areas In Tennessee
4A TeiUco R., Hiwassee R US Forest Servic& Comment on Wikl & Scenic River studies
48 Nolichucky Sen. Mathews: copies t "Sponsor Nolichucky WSR billl" Rep. Quillen, yoor Rep.
SA Stripmining Rep. Coffey "Thanks for amending primacy resolution!"
7A Arctic Refuge. coastal plain US Sens. and Rep. "Cosponsor S.39fHR.391"
78 Bullets in parks? Sens.Mathews & Sasser "Support S.21; oppose amendments to allow hunting in Mojave NPI"
7C Reform of 1872 mining law Your US Rep. ·s�port HR.322; oppose weakening amdmntsl" VaPres.Gore "Administration must stop patent plunderr
70 Wildlife Refuges USSens. and Rep. "Support S.823fHR.8331" SA Endangered SpeciesAd US Rep. andSens. "Support HR.2043fS.9211' 88 Clean Water Ad US Sens.; copyto Rep. "Pass strengthened reauthorization bill!" ac Wellands protection us Rep.. copy 1o cmte . "Co-sponsorHR.350; oppose HR.1330r
8F Public-land give-aways Pres. Clinton "Use all avenu&S!oendthese revenue lossesr lOA Annual Meeting TCWP Mark your calendar •• Nov.5-7
108 TCWP office TCWP Help us lind cheap compu!er and printer
10C Phone tree TCWP Volunteer lo be a caller.
Senator John Doe TheHon. John Doe Governor Ned McWherter Unlled States Senate U.S. House of Representatives State Capitol Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20515 Nashville, TN 37219
Dear Senator Doe Dear Congressmanfwoman Doe Dear Gov. McWherter Sincerely yours, Sincerely yours, Respectfully yours,
To call a Representative or Senalor, dial Congressional switchboard, (202) 224-3121 To find out about !he status of federal bills, call (202) 225-1n2 NL194, 7116'93 3
1. BIG SOUTH FORK AND OBED h A. There Is stlfl time lor you to supp ort �::::x�s��=::·� ecqulsltlon funds this and other Obed Issues, has grown and now Although the House Appropriations Bill has inc:Udesln:livWalst.-ilgin several staes.Weurge alreadybeen voted outo4 committeesand conlains * :i:�:i;:"e:����n�ne:=,:� noacq.JisHion lundsfor eHher the BigSouthForlt tear�lfformlson thelastpageolthisNL NatklnalRivef and Recrea!i::mMia or the CtJedWild and Scenic River. there is still a chance lor the C. Otter Creek dam update Senate bill (which has not yet moved). Senator Sassefhas twnsertl'NildliOta$3miion Two years ago, we !ought hard against the iXllmlGed proposal to l�nd upper Ot1er Creek, another appropriatiOnto some olthe needed acquire lands important lributal)';but anerwethtlugtt we 10 COmplete the BigSouth Fol1cNRRA; we don1 Obed know what he will try to do lor the Obed. If the hadsuc:c::eedecl , FarmersAdministration Home (!he Senate b�l ends up wnh the appropriations we federalfurldin;j agency) managed to sip I llwoogh wtile-weten'tlookir-g.We
the US Forest Service. Prior to that,he held ranget" positions in a few National Pal1< System un�s. We The bill provides for the State Building have no! yet me! Joe Kelly, but we look forward to Commission and the Dept. of Conservallon to worXJng with him. convnissionfeasblilysbxiesontheprofdabilyof proposednewgolcourses,andto enterintoj::lint· venture agreements for construction of new courses at locations determined to be sell FATE OF BILLS CONSIDERED BY supporting. The expectatiOn Is that private 2. enterprise wilnot guaranteetinancialsupportlor 1993 TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE projects that shoW no prospects for being sell
C/esrcuttlng on public lands to be studied �i"r;j. Because of !he defeat of HB.t 551SB.247, 0. To study non·gsme wildlife funding whichwoutlhavei'r'posedarro!3101i.J"noncai00Sa Because the Tennessee Wldme Resources WMAcleaf'l:l.lttrlg(NL193'1JA.),andbeca use ttvee Agency(TWRA) isfunded from the saleof tw.JI"U"Ig other bills(NL192t2A)thatwouldhave l&glslaled and ttshing licenses. there have bean soma dearruttl"gprottiions*>tvarbusOiherstatelands ob]adlons to the agency's support of non-..,ame never even made it lntooommillee,Senator O"Brien programs(a.g.,eagle andosprey restoratiOn). The introduced aSenate Join!Aesolution caiWnglora tegistatureauthorlzed a studyoommittae thatwil clearcuttlng study. The resolutiOn creates a meet in the fall to examine afternative funding oommitleethat iS caned upon"to achieve a better sourceslorseveralron...,arreiritiativesthaiTWRA understanding ol the pradiceol dearrutting on is proposing. EAF will be represented on this pubtic:lorestland an::l... too inlotman::leQ.Icatethe oonmlttee. I)Jbl"cabotJ:cleatrutling." E. Olympic event on OcoH The studyconvnitlee wil incUde4 legiSlature· A bill (58 972/HB 1045) was passed that oomm�tee chairs and 4 private land owners establlshesan authofity to plan,finance,manage, appointed by them.as welas ar&presentativeeach and operate an olympic event onthe Ocoee(also from TWRA, Dept. of Conservation, Dept. of see f4C, this NL). The Tennessee Scenic Rivers Agrlc:Uilure,andUT ForestryOepl. lnadditiOn,lhe Assoc.may seekrepresertationonthis�. Environmental Adlon Fund (EAF) will have a represetUtWeonttisstudyconTniltee. F. Subsurface uwage bill puses The objective of $8.491 (Greer)!HB.540 Sustslnsble forulry on private lands (Odom) (a majOr EAF initiative) was to eliminate Thesustanable-lorestryS!JJCtt (SJR.tOO, Hervy. "bootleg"subsurface sewage diSposalsystems that Greer,Crutchtield) remained In !he Delayed Bils are installed w�houtthe approval ol the Dept. ol Comm�tee when the session ended. This Environment & Conservation(OOEC) and have the resotution addresses incentivesto landowners to potentialolpolllinggroundwater. Thebillreq.Jires maintain forest reserves on plivate lands. EAF that a legal subsurlace sewageperrrit�nbe supported thisstvdyinlieuof abil thaiWOIJidhave filed belore electricity can be connected to the req.rired tolol"esl operators useManagemert BeSI building Site. tttacedrumerouslegislalive hufdles Pl'actices(BMPs)(seeNLt9t '13Biofproblemswith and had amendmentsattached to it that (thanks to lhisBMPbil). EAF efforts) ended up notas weakenhg as they had been tntend&d. After wor111ng on this Issue for 3 C. Golf coursas In steta parlt• years,EAF hly got a bilsewage passed! Qui'concerns about locatinggolf courses in Slate paJKsare!hat sensitivetanctsare tiketytobe G. TWo EAF lnltlfiiiVfiS dflffl«8d selededas�es,andlhslwaterresources'M)Uidbe The Clllzens' Suit bill (S8.t496, negatively impacted (pesticides, herbicides, CoherVHB.1381, Clark), as well as the PollutiOn ifrigatlon). Seven separate golf-oourse biUs were PreventiOntil- of both themEAF ifljjiafives- were introduced thiS year. Some ol them would have deferreduntilt994. retied on funds generated by the bond issues authorlzed lastyearthat werelntended tosupport Nota: lor Stripmine primacy resotuUon, HJA 236 buller·land acquisition for state·par11 boundary (Rhlnehart),see,SA,thlsNL. protection and for needed maintenarw:e and i�Tpt'ovementof exlstingstate-padlfacililies.(Even onegollcourse ooutlabsorbthiserb"e lurd.) The seven bills were rotted into one which passed withoiAaspeciliesoun::eollunclng. NL194, 7116193 5
3. PROTECTION OF STATE LANDS �n:t.Jdn;jerMomataJ� in�IU!xepermlt� A. Scenic land$ msy be sdded to Pickett Slate Fore8t c. Dept. ot Datensa land$ In Tennessee In May,TCWP wrote to CoovnlsslonerLuna, TN Large tracts of Oepar1ment of Defense(DoD) Dept of Environment & Conservation (OoEC). landsinTennes.see havebeen restnctedto human urglng the state to acquire about 8,000acresof access for many years,a cin:umstance thathas Steams Coal & Lumber Co. landsthat abut Pidlen served to protect numerousplant andanlmal StateForesttothe we�(NL193f4A). It isestimated specieson theselancls. Biological inventories of lhalthe property,indudilgmineralrlghts.couklbe the 000 tracts- which total over 142,000 acres in purchasedtor $1.2 million, welt wHhln the sum ol our state .. are nowbeing carried out uncler the pafklarda(XJ.IiSlionlunds�IOthestale. aegisof The NatlJre Conservancy (TNC). CotmlissionerlunarespondeclonJune15an:l Thisprogramhad Hslnception in1988,when e TNC signedan agreement with 000 to sea"?hlor ��reo�,:�r:=� J� �:! n:ny�� . and protect rare species ancl habitatson military �ate ac::qJisition. He poQed OUI, l"l:twevef", that the installations nationwide. In 1990, Congress land In questiondoes 1101adjoin �iekenState Par11. estab�shed !he Legacy Resource Management Program, to promote the ld nlificatiOn st dy, (which Is a VOf'J smallenclave w•hin PicketC State manage � ! � Forest)ardthatls purehase woukllhereforehave mett,am resloralionlandsIJ1Xlrlart of biological IObeclass�iedasa"newparkiniliative."The funds an:!rullural resourceson DoD . Apptqlriation availableto DoEC 1rom the Real EstateTransfer Tax forthisprooramgrew from $10millicm In FY 1991 to are lor ac:quis�ions related to existing parks rather $50million lnFYt993. 1halll0tnewritialives. TNC inven!orifJShavebeen co"l'leted ,orarein The goodnews, however,is that the OiviSbnof progess,tor the 101ow1ng000 �inTe MeSSee: Forestry (nowwithin the Dept. of Agricuaure) "Is HolstonAmrl Arnm.riion Plart {Kingsport), Amokl ptamingto bring thiS project torwardto the ooec Er1gi'1eernJIJrForee Base (Tullah:lma), Mlan Amrf L.ardsCommtteelor�asanacldllonto AmiTI.In-.ion Pianl,ancllhe huge(100,000acres) PickellStale Forest: Fort CampbeU Military Reservation. WorK at t� VokJrteerlvmf AnYrunilion Plar1 (Chatt.an;x)ga)IS a. State w/11 grant permit tor Fiery Gizzard aboultobegin. d•m lna lelter o!July2,AssistantCommisslonel'ol Stan Murny Memorial Tract purchasad Environment ard Conservalion, Wayne Scharber. tn April,The US Forest Service purcha�ec:t3n responcls toTCWP's plea that nelher theBigFiery acreson 1-tlflllin Mourtain theRoan Mourta111 area, Gizzard Creek northe even more scenic Sewanee U!rnzing(ln additionto leder:aiiRlfOPIIalior"6)1unds Creek be lrrpouncled.and thata watersupplylor O:mated lo the Southam Appalachian Conservancy Trac,City be sough!elsewhere - poss�lrom the in memoryof Stan Murray,one oftan:f SAHc·� fou�ers existing Ramsey lakeandlorfrom tappf'9 ground andb lof'9·tennpresklent. The , whiCh wil be water. Scharberpresentsarguments agalnstthe cSEtsign.atedthe Munay MemorialTract, is �� alternatives we suggested (Ramsey Lake h�s spectarular(an:lviStielromlhe AppatactianTrail) relatively smaller drainage area; gro�ndwater •s anclproYi:lesacivers.tyofhaObls. expensive ancf unproven) and impl•es_ that the E. FWS Identifying kay upland habitat snas Depattment(DoEC) wil make a decisionbetWeen The US FISh andWiklli le Service is Gizzan:tCleek and Sewanee Cleek. askinglor Big Fl8f)' assislaneewihldertlicalion ofoti:::al�areas inTaMassee. are lor areas thai are W�hln less than a week afler this letter w�s They looking W�t;ten,DoECSialediiSitenlionolissulngapermit umetpotential�e�lhreats,aswelasJor lor theBigFieryGizzardCreekimpound�am habitats having hlgh flsh,wildlife, and/� plant heklalocalmeetitQIOHormTracyClyf9Si:Wts. It values.Aieasthalmeetlhe criteria oftlav.ng"hlgh species and thai FatmersHome (which vakselor evaluation " benJ"uniq.Je � appealS AdrOOiSiration iTeplaceable onanationalbaslsorlnlhe ecoregiOn had proposedto tuncltheBig Fiery Gizzard Creek secti:m"wilbei""IOIYlnatedforResourceCateg;�ryt. dam) has stated they would notfuncl the Ramsey Lake alternative. We nowhave 3 weeks(follow.ng _ the aMOUncemem)to o::mwnent on the content ot * orJ�:' a�1�r2�� � �e�l�a:: lhepermlanclwillatte�loha.velhe �atelncllde r of USFWS). Nominations of habitats shoukl be el1ective There is some evidence that restrk:lions. receivedbyAI.9JS!6. lheCOO:rowrsyoverBig Fl&r}'Gizzard(NI..t89 14A; NL191 1JC; Nl192 f38; Nlt93 f4B) may have made OOEC more mindful of the needlor more NL194,711&93 6
4. CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST pro arxlcon,sotethim hearlrom)Ql. Rep.QJilen (in whose dlstrlcl the river lies) may also be Study Tellico snd Hlwsssss Rivers for -· possible WSR deslgnstlon Studies follow studies. A 1991 study by the Cherokee National Forest determined that the * :�:e:sv(��n.:�i� C�l�ay� ,0;��i;:�;, �:��� Te�icoardHiwassee Rivers are ellgible lorlut1her OffiCe Bldg., Washington, DC 20510, Phone 202- SIUCtttodetennineltheyaresuil�lorlnc:llslonin 224-3345 . Send copies of your tetter to Rep. Jimmy the Nallonat Wild & SceniC River (WSR)System. Ouilten and your own US Rep.,as well as to Sen. Jim The Cherokee NF is now soticHing publiC Input Sasser (ldeas,comments,cotK:ems)into the upcoming C. Proposed1996 Summer Olympics In OCoee -· gorge Thesubbity ol the lolbNing rfller segnentsis Later this suflYI"IBf,theUSForest Servk:ewil lobestudied. Tellico, 22.8 miles:from he�aletS publish�s Oral! EIS on use o1 the OcoeeRiver lor r.Nolth Carolinalothel-t.Yy-165bn:gecrcssilglhe the proposed 1996 Oly"l)ie Whitewater Venue Tebneati"Wermie30:thelirsl:511mlesarer.NC. (Nl189 t4C: NL190 tSA: Nlt94 tS C). To get on Hiwassee,10.5 miles:Appalachia powerhouse to the�istfortheoeJSandretatedmaterial,you boundaryat long Island. The areastudy wl i"OJde rruslnotjylhe CherokeeNatlonaiForeslby.klly t9 acorridoro41andatleast114mile oneactlsicleofthe (call 815·476-9700). We realize that you are main stream of each river. The preliminary study probablyreadinglhlsamouncementtoolaleforthe reoort"mBnded"nlaeationarclassifk:atlon(theleasl dead�ne: the copyof the OEIS beingreQJeS!ed b� restri:tlveofthreedassif�ealklosp:>SSibleunderlhe TCWP can, however. be made available to you. In WSRAct),b&cause ot the vieinilyofroads tothe yo urperusalol lheOEIS,you shouldbepa:rtieularly rillers. About80%ofthesludyarealorthet.vo r1ver mincfulof theJolowirot.votssues:(1)00estheplan segments is publiCly owned, and condemnation adequately safeguard the Little Frog Wik:lemess , cannot,therelore, beused in acqulring addHional whiCh lies immediately adjacent to the proposed aaeaga ioleetitle{thecon:lerrnationcei�undef Olyrrpicde?(2)wouldU. Oiyrrpicevertgenerale the WSR Act is 50%publiC ownership): hoWever, any newroad conslrucfun atlectf)g the Cherokee theUSFSwloonsi:!erpurchasingland fromwiling NF (newroad corridoiS or mocilieationol exisling seller. ones)?
It the new studies resuU in posilive Red·coclcsded Woodp ecker recommendations, lt w�t then require an Actor In response to TCWP's expressed cotK:em Congress to add the river segments to the WSR about Red-cockaded Woodpecker habitat, !he System. WSR designation would prevent dam CherokeeNatlonatFOtest hasassuredus lha!Sieps construction, and would make It the USFS"s aretleh;ltaken tof�alethe!il.lrvivalol thes.-.gle responsibllilyto assurethalthevakJeslor whlch lhe remainingblrdinthe Forest. AtO·acretractoll)'ne rMtrs were are in proteded.tad lorest Is being maintained surrounding the desqla\ed woodpecke�shomebase. and additional1wo sites have been created In the event that other Red· * :��nt!�����est��� a�tJ��� �gco�i� cockaded Woodpecke11! migtlt be in the area. Tellico and/or Hiwassee studies to Cherokee Biologists v!sit the oolony at least once a monlh. National Forest. P.O. Box 2010, Cleveland,TN While thiS ellort Is directeci!Oward maintenance, 37320,AM: Wild & SceniC Rivers. Future WSR nothing Is so lar being done to bring about ma�ing �sts wi" be limited to those Individuals or augmertation.Alqnertidlonpri)rilieSiortheertire organiutlonswho providecommenls at this time. regionareeslablshedbylheUSfSRegionaiOtliee and !he A!lanta olliee ol the us Fish & Wildlife Protection of the Nolichucky River SeM:e.To ao:::on1)1i5hoogmertallonwouldrequr& While the study process for theTelllco and habi:atrestoration,whiehshouk:lbringwj:h-m;)(B Hivr.lsseewil takesometime,there"sarotherri'lerfl ecologiealysound management ol lhe /ofest. the Cherokee NatbnalForest thatcould be acted on right away. As long as6 years ago,a USFS study r&COmmanded that the beautiful Nolichucky River be included In the National Wild & Scenic Rivers 5. STRIPMJNE NEWS System. To bring about the Congressional action that would aocol1lJiishthis will require concerted A. State to study feulblllty of regaining citizen support. Sen. Harlan Mathews has primacy expresseclsome inlerest inlooking atthe matter. A ooal-i'nJs\ry-d"lvenresokrtion, HJR 236, was Hisolflolliso..mrtlyilvestigalirgpublicsenti'nel1 lntrocklced near the end of the legislative session, NL194, 711&'93 7
directlng lhe Siate to negoliatewith the lederaiOHice ,hat they have not only the responsib�ilybul an of Surlace Mining (OSM) concerning resurnplion ol of::lligalk::lrloer'lorc:e9.11acenti"'Qiaw. primacy (slate control) in Implementing the lederal striprnineJaw (SMCRA). Tennessee gave up primacy in 198<', when it lound enlorcemenl too expensive ancllnellec1ive. Coal·mining ac1ivities In lhe stale TVA CAPSULES have subsequenUy been regulaled diredly by the 6. federal government (OSM). Signillcanlly, HJR 236 A. Clinton names two Te nnesseans to TVA was introduced by Rep. Rhinehart, who represents Board coumles in whlch the stripmine industry has,ror the ChairmanMalVin Runyon leftTVA last year, ard past lew years, gotten away with blatant violations of succeeding Chairman John Waters (a Reagan SMCRA (Nl192 17A), a situation that OSM, under a appointee) relired In mid·May. President Ctimon new administration in Washington, is $heWing now nominaled twoTennesseansloliDihevacancles signsol wantingtoremedy. andjOin W�liam Kenney,(a Bush appointee,who hailsfromKei'Cud PUBLIC LAND ISSUES NationalPall!. status, create a newEastern Mojave 7. NaUonal Pall!., and designate 4.4 million acres of NATIONWIDE widemesson BLM lands. Administration must nudge Congress to Therema main inngcontroversy about this til protect the Artie Refuge (wtllch wou!d protect significant areas of truly lhe1.5-million-acreooaslalplainlslhecerterol stunnlngtand lhatlshometo 2,000ptant and600 wilcmeac:tMiy(cari:lou,grtzzlieS,rnJSko�en.loxes, animalspecies)certersonwtlelhortopemitsports and wolves) lor the ertire Arctic National Wikll�e tJ.Jrtinginlhepoposedt.CoiaveNationaiPa!ll.. The ReiUQEt(ANWR), serves as btee HR.322, and opposition to an weakening Ameftan Rivers caDs the decisiOn ·one o1ttl8 amendments. Addresses and phone No. are on mostsignificartri'lerconservalionachievemeru p.2. 8Vef .•. which ra!Q with stoppingthe dams in the (2) Write/call Vice Pres. AI Gore (TheWhite House, Grand Canyon: Protection of the DC 20500 I 202-456-7t25) and tell him the Alsek/Talshenshlnl region links it with adjacent Administration must take action to stop the patent CanadianWU.S. parks (Giacier6ayand Wrangeii plunder under the 1872 Law, and to ensure that a St.Eiias National Pan.:s, and Canada's Kluane true retorm bill is enacted. Nationai Pa� Aeserve), COflllletinga22·rrini::ln-acre wilderness area, the largest protected nemational D. Bill� to ,.form Wildlife Refuge System areai'lthewortl. AlrJuswhoworkedonttls tssue The natiOn's 91-million-acre witdl�e retuge shrukltakeprkleinlheslg'lic::a1vk::lory. system otters much tess of a refuge than most peoplerealize. tnover60'%ollhe refuges, harmul '7h• Wls• Us• Ag•ndaN adivities (e.g., military exercises, power boating, Thars lhe name ol a book!hat constitutesthe CMt�)have been�permittecL offic:ialdoo.Jmef1: ol u. wis&-usemovemenl, wttil is supported by lrterests that seek 1o log, mine, 5.823 (Graham, D-FLYHA.833 (Gibbons, 0-FL) graze, and dif1·blke our publiC lands. Among the mal letter to your own representative, lo chairman systems, can'1lQI'OUnds,etc.,and needs foincrease Applegate, and to Speaker Foley (all messages are ma.irlenance sUdl35%10 actcnss the idraslruclure weQ-written,t4 pank:utarty so). delicils (not to mention Increases in natura�sts, rangers,etc.thalare bacly needlld). D. National Biological Survay Secretary BabOltl recently commiSssiOned an TheGAO repon also coJ'11)11es an�sslve liSt inter-agency NatiOnal Biological Survey, (modeled of revenue opportuMies that could counterthese on lhe U.S. GeologiCal Survey). "Mapping the natuml-n!soon:e-managementdefd s. IICOsyslems of the U.S. wi� show us \he types of • lncrease fhe pate ntfee for han:trock mlnlng haMat which are In danger and give us a solid (see f7C, thiS NL). The governmentreceived foundatiOn from whiCh to chan the future of aM less than $4,500 lor 20 patents valued oon5efVationellons,"saX:ITom lovejoy, Babbitt's between $14n6;)nand$48n"ili0n.. Science Miisot. Cfwgeroyaltiestor�TW1efalextraction. ln 1990 alone, $1.2 bjllion wonh of minerals were This proactive and scientific approach to extractedfrom federal landswHhoul payments preserving ecosystems is a major ingredient of to the government. Babbitt's philosophy. The Secretary believes it fncrease concessi0n leesln parks. ln 1989. couldpreventclashes between iiCOnomicneeds oon:essior\Ues grossed $14 billion. whllefhe and environmental ptOiectiOn, ending "the false goverrvnettrec:eived0ft1$35milon. choice debate that has arisen around the EiTinalebetJw.o:StirTDirsales. Evenfor)Jsl erlorcemert otthe Endangered Speci&sAd.." 3 of the USFS's 9 regions, this would save $230 f'ljllon ln4ye8lS. E. New Head of Perk Serv/ca and other sub GraclJaly lncrease gazingfees tomarketvalle. Cabinet-leva/ appointments Thiscould generaie $120 milli0n by199fl. On May 21, Pres. Clinton named Roger Kennedy to head the NatiOnal Park Service. Unlonunately, rfl.lch of this llsl represents Kennedy, who has served as diredOl ol the opportlri:lesthalwere bstwhen poiticalpn!SSUf&S Srrihsonian'SNationalt.'useumotAmertanHislo!y forced the Administration to withdraw similar brthepast 13years, isanoted l\islol'lan. Heisalsoa measures 110m the budget profXISal193 (NL 19A). broadcaster of note, having hosted several TV Separate legislation orother aveooes are sorely series, including RogerKe tllledy'sRSOiscovering needed, snce inactiOn iSthe most costly course of AmeriCa, !hal seek to guide !he public to a new " aweaatilnbr Amertan t"isa:llyan::l Q.Jiure. w A number of Assislant Secretary positiOns * =�! (�� �!,� s���nla l�:-.0����o� (directly beloWthe Sectetary leveQ have alsobeen 20500: Ph. 202-456-1111 Ol 456-6224) and tell filled. In the Dept ol lhe Interior, these are: (a) Pres. Clinton you were disappointed that he gave George Frampton (formerly president of !he up budget reforms designed 10 end public-lands Wii:lemess Sodely) asAsst Sec. lorFISh ,. Wkkltile& give-aways to special Interests. Urge him fo take Parks; (b) Bob Armstrong (Tuas Land everyotheravenueposslble -- adminiStrative aswell CommisSiOner 197G-82. and aide to Gov. AM as legislative - to bring about simUar reforms, thus Aichartls) as Asst Sec.lor\..arl:l and Mineral Mgmt.; moving to end environmental abuse at t�·payer (c) Elzabeth Alln (lormertfRieKe dAclor, Arizona expense. F&deral spending includes $31 b�liOn of Dept. ol ater Resoun:es) as Asst Sec. for Water anti-environmental subsidies that actually w and Science; and (d) Bonnie Cohen (SeniOr VP, encourage environmental destroction naliOnwide. NatDrlaiTruslforHistori::iOn)as Preservat Assi:Sec. for Policy, Mgmt. & Budget In the Dept. of Agrirunure. the Ass! Sec. lor Natural Aesoorces (who oversees the Forest Service)James is Lyons, 9. OAK RIDGE ISSUES lormerty stal1 assistant for the House Agrirunure Comminee. In EPA. David Gardiner. formerly Wo11hlngton Cemetery legislative direclorof the Sierra Club, has been As a resul of TCWP's expressed Interest in this named Assistart Actr*'listralorforPOicy. 29-acre TVA area on the water!ront near Elza Gale Park, there has been/TIJChprogresstowardgelling F. GAO oulf/n a:t revenua opporrun/tles tor the fract prese/Ved lor uses moreappropriate than tederat land• thecumtrtttash �an::l� A recent repor1 by the General Accounting abuse. In Oecerrber, the Cky Council rezoned the O!fiee(GAO) compiles a catalog of unmet lederal parcelfromiN0-1 [n1.lslrtai} IOG(geert)el). Amid obligations In natural resource management To June meeting, helcl on the sHe, was anended by fi/eOOtone exarrple: theNalionai Park.Servi::e has TVA sta11. the City Recreation Director (Josh a backbg$2.1 � billonlor malrlenance.road sewer Nl194, 711&93 12 Collins), TCWP members, end represeniatlves of TCWP NEWS the wonhlogton heirs (the cemetery occupies a I 0. smaller area within the 29-acre tract). Several Preview of Annual Meeting, Nov.5-7 residents ot the Rivers coodominum subdivision The programforour NovemberS-7 meeting at also anended. Pickelt is shapillg uplobeatighly �restingone. tnspired bythe ca�igns we have had to wage The following maners were resolved. TVA will duting thepastcouple ol yeaf! againstthe Otter lnstall a tamper-reslstani gate {which iS iocatedon Creek, Clear Creek, and Ft ery Glztard Creek dam C-y and give the key to Worthington heirs. property) proposals. \heprog-amOI)rTITitlee (Jemy Freeman. TVA win also post signs that will prohib� cenaio Joan Bums, Dave Mter, Nel Mc6ride.and Jimmy activities on TVA land. The C!ty will post sim�arSigns Groton) chose atheme lhatwil anerrptoexamint oo C�y land. Most lmponant, H was determined that thebroadlssueot "ProtectiogourWatersheds." local ordinances are tully applicable even on TVA Speakers are now lined land, and that city police can therefore patrol the bei"lg "41· areaand/orrespond tocalls from adjacent residents As in past Annual meetings. Ihe program will {In the Rivers Condo area) or trom other illterested OCClJPI SalurOay rroming,andFrldayand 5atumay citizens. evenings. For Saturday alternoon and all day Sullday, wewill orgaolzeoutings in the beautnul These are the first important steps toward lasting Pickett area. We hope very much you will MARK Improvement of the tract. TCWP plans to assist in * YOUR CALENDAR NCINAND PLANTO ATIEND. developing/promoting the area tor environmental edUcatlon andother natural·areatunctlons 8. Can you help TCWP secu�e computer? The�erand printer avaalable lntheTCWP Haw Ridge Canoe Tre /1 tor City'• 50th oflice during the past year were kindly lent by birthday Maureen Cunningham, who now needs this .k.itj 17 (1he dayaflerltisNLgoesk)\heprinter) 8(J.Iipmenlelsewhere. We roosttryto prorure -as Is the dedication datefor the Haw Ridge Caroo Tm� cheaply as possible (lncludlr"Q second-hand, � on Melton Hill Reservoir (Clinch River). advlsable) -aMacinlosh computer {SEor higher) Developmelll ot thiS 4-mile·loop trait Is a TCWP andaprintet. Doanyofycu have lnlom"laliontha: project In commemoratiOn of Oak Ridge's 501h blnhday. TCWP has produced a broc�ure (call * :��� -�;� �: �r��:OA�::ef:2. Ct"uckCoutart. 483-5976) w�h traild8SCI1JOOn and 2153 or 574-0860. smal map, and will panlclpate wfth the city In pro'.'i:lingsigns. C. News about TCWP members and friends Ernie Qlckf!(manone of TCWP"s tounding Thetrai prcMdesat�canoeingopportu�. member!,now 82 and livingin Virginia, hasbeen mosttj inalarge, sha!lowbackchatnel area thalls waging a ceaseless campaign to gain wi!demess generaltj lei!abne bypoNelboats. Wildllelhal may designatiOnlor Vifginia's unspoi!edareas. Solar, be seen includes herons, osp.-eys, klng1ishers, 89,000 acres have been designated, and he Is roosktats: oeese,varied dJcks, and and the shole�ne iS currently workingtoward gening more added. A , rangingfmm rela!Nety Sleep wooded� Virginia congressmanhas called him ,he lather or torrashywettan:Ss. wilderness In Virginia." Those of you who can remeni)er that far back will recan thai Emie, then c. Greenwer• Oak Ridge ltvlnginKnoxvile, wasoneOCihectieiengirleersOC TCWP President Jemy Freeman recertly wrote the defeat of the proposed second transmountaln to Greenways Oak Ridge suppolting their ertons in roadttvoughthe Sr"nol who, lor the past year, has lent her computer and Mines, Western Governors' Assoc. and Soc lor printertothe TCWP otlice. EcologiCal Restoration. Contact Bronwyn Weaver, 717-528-7062. Kenand Helen Warren,wHh pruning shears and Stream of Conscience: Natural Solutions for Clean paint brush, have taken careof the Nonh Ridge Trail Water is a 15-minute video designed 10 educate (NAn between its east terminus (Endicott Lane) people about runoff Issues. Available for $15 1orm and Highland View School -- a major task lor which The Georgia Conservancy (1n6 Peachtree St. we thank them sincerely. They are nowdeferring to 400South Atlanta, GA 30309. Ph. 404-876-2900) . Dan Hubbard and Dan Hamilton who have TheAmorican Rivers Guide to Wik1 and SceniC River temporarily taken on NAT maintenance as an Eagle Designation, by Kevin Coyle, 59 pp. plus Scout project appendices. ($15.95 + $2.00 shipping from American Rivers, 801 Pennsylvania Ave, SE, Washington DC 20003, Ph.: 202-547-6900.) Briefing papers on the Clean Water Act 11. ACTIVITIES READING Reauthorization, March 1993, a 50-page and publication, is available from the Clean Water MATTER Network, 1350 New York Ave, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005, Ph.: 202·624-9357. Sept. 18-19, Tennessee Environmental Congress, How Greenways Werle A Handbook on Ecology. by Nashville, sponsored by TEC. Speakers will include Jonathan Labaree. Greenways as antidotes to S. David Freeman (former TVA Chair) and Barry habitatlragmentation, 50 pp. Published by National Commoner. Numerous workshops. Contact Park Service and Atlantic Center lor !he JennHer Walker, TEC (1700 Hayes St., Nashville, TN Environment, Ipswich, Mass. (Obtain through 37203, Ph: 321-5075). regional NPS olliees.) Nov. 4-7, Fall River Conference, Washinglon, DC. The Green Book: Guide to the t03rd Congress, by Contact the sponsors, American Rivers (202-547- the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), proliles 6900). new members as well as incumbents ($15 1rom LCV, Nov. 5-7, TCWP Annual Mealing, Pickett State Park 1707 L St., NW, Suite 550, Washington, DC (see ,10A,this NL). 20036). March 22-24, 1994, Wildlands Conference, Houston, TX. Sponsored by EPA, USFS, Bureau of Please check theappropriate box(es) and fillout the informati011. As a TCWP membe-r, I wouldlike to participate in theof Frienda the Dbed Network (no charp) Name ...... PboDa: Horne ...... Work ...... •...... 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