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Etiqueta: Conservación de la tierra

5 Tennessee State Parks Where Fall and Donor Impact Meet

Fall leaves surrounding a wooded trail in a Tennessee State Park

The first day of fall usually sends our thoughts toward cooler hikes, changing leaves, and weekends outside.

Tennessee offers plenty of places to enjoy the season. Some of these places also show how donor support improves the parks and public lands we visit.

These projects are not always obvious. Visitors may cross a repaired bridge or follow a restored trail without noticing the work.

That quiet progress deserves attention.

Here are five places where fall scenery comes with a meaningful story about conservation, preservation, and access.

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Clinch River Valley: How 21 Acres Helped Create Tennessee’s 67th State Park

Group gathered at the Clinch River Valley State Park sign during the dedication of Tennessee’s 67th state park.

A remarkable stretch of Northeast Tennessee is now protected as Tennessee’s newest state park.

Clinch River Valley State Park officially became Tennessee’s 67th state park in August 2026. Located in Hancock County, the park protects land along the biologically diverse Clinch River.

The Tennessee State Parks Conservancy helped acquire key properties that made the new park and public river access possible.

For those who support the Conservancy, this is what protecting Tennessee’s public lands can look like.

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Nuevos parques estatales en camino: Conservancy y TN State Parks se unen

Imagen aérea de Horse Shoe Bend, un río con forma de herradura.

Cuando el gobernador de Tennessee, Bill Lee, presentó su ambicioso proyecto de ampliar nuestro sistema de parques estatales hasta alcanzar los 70 parques, supimos que había llegado nuestro momento de dejar una huella duradera.

Ahora, esa visión se está haciendo realidad. La Tennessee State Parks Conservancy (TSPC) se complace en colaborar con Tennessee State Parks para crear dos nuevos parques estatales antes de que termine 2026, ampliando así el acceso a la belleza natural que caracteriza a nuestro estado.

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