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Post by CMF Newsman on Feb 3, 2012 8:51:03 GMT -5
A 1,200 acre hot spot for off-roaders is expected to close. Now we may know why. The group fighting to keep Aetna Mountain open to four-wheelers says the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is closing the area because of erosion. The area is known as Cummings Cove. It sits on top of the mountain overlooking Chattanooga's Lookout Valley and the Nickajack Lake. It's owned by the TWRA and has been known for decades as an off-roader's playground. www.wrcbtv.com/story/16666575/off-roaders-continue-fight-to-keep-aetna-mountain-open |
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Post by Justin Thyme on Feb 3, 2012 9:29:18 GMT -5
Cummings Cove is on the TWRC meeting agenda for February 9 at 1:00PM. If you want to send someone to Nashville you can probably find some answers then. www.tn.gov/twra/evenmain.htmlwww.tn.gov/twra/pdfs/commissionagenda.pdfAlso, William Brown, a Chattanooga attorney with Miller-Martin is the TWRC Chairperson. You might be able to get some answers directly from him. 1071 Candlewick Ct. Signal Mountain, TN 37377-3088 Business: (423) 785-8253 Fax: (423) 785-8480 E-mail: wbrown@millermartin.com www.tn.gov/twra/comnames.html |
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Feb 3, 2012 9:46:07 GMT -5
Nothing says "Environmental Conservation" like 4-wheeling through a pristine forest. I'm sure the "outdoorsmen" pick up all their trash and never destroy anything.
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Post by Justin Thyme on Feb 3, 2012 10:05:15 GMT -5
Nothing says "Environmental Conservation" like 4-wheeling through a pristine forest. I'm sure the "outdoorsmen" pick up all their trash and never destroy anything. People have been using this area for 4-wheeling and 2-wheeling for fifty years or more. Whatever pristineness it had has been used up by now. From my understanding the club in this article works as much picking up trash and repairing the area as it does recreating there. What bothers me is TWRA's refusal to share their plans for the area. The area is on the agenda for the 9-Feb meeting, though, so some answers should be forth coming. Too bad the meeting is in Nashville and those affected are in Chattanooga. Someone should send one or more representatives to the meeting. |
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