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A Tennessee Wildlife Federation review of TWRA’s proposal to create a quail habitat in White County found the plan meets the requirements set forth in the gifting of the land.
The Federation said in a statement released Monday that it has supported science-based, proactive management of lands to maintain or restore diverse habitats and diverse wildlife. TWRA wants to clear cut land in the Bridgestone Firestone Centennial Wilderness Area to create a habitat for the northern bobwhite quail.
“The fact is savannas are an endangered habitat in the Southeast that were once common and provided essential habitat to many species across Tennessee,” Tennessee Wildlife Federation Director of Communications Colleen Dolan said in a statement.
The Tennessee Wildlife Federation was charged with ensuring the state honors the conditions of the land.
The 16,000-acre Bridgestone Firestone Centennial Wilderness Area was a late 1990’s gift to the state from the tire company that came with certain strings attached, including that state officials “preserve the property predominantly in its present condition as a wilderness area.”
