The Watersheds Program - Caney Fork Watershed Association
Mission Statement: The mission of the Caney Fork Watershed Association is promoting conservation and improvement of the aquatic ecosystems of the watershed.
Description: The Caney Fork River Watershed is approximately 1,771 square miles and includes parts of 11 Middle Tennessee counties. A part of the Cumberland River drainage basin, the watershed has 2,038 stream miles and 25,817 lake acres. Five Designated State Natural Areas, six interpretive areas, and one wildlife management area are located in the watershed. Sixty rare plant and animal species have been documented in the watershed, including four rare fish species, seven rare mussel species, one rare snail species, and one rare crustacean species. Portions of eight streams in the Caney Fork River Watershed are listed in the National Rivers Inventory as having one or more outstanding natural or cultural values.
The Caney Fork Watershed Association (CFWA) partnered with the Compact in applying for a Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative grant through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). We received the grant, and will work to restore the natural stream and riparian habitats at appropriate sites of the Caney Fork Watershed and to analyze and improve carbon sequestration capacity of landowners. Carbon sequestration is the process through which carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere is absorbed by trees, plants and crops through photosynthesis, and stored as carbon in biomass (tree trunks, branches, foliage and roots) and soils. For more information on carbon sequestration, visit this page http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/integlobalclimateccarbonsequestration.html on the EPA website.
Website: www.cfwa-tn.org
Contact: Caney Fork Watershed Association
P.O. Box 165
Cookeville, TN 38503-0165
Phone: 931-738-4500 or
931-528-6395
Email: cfwa@blomand.net
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