[TN-Bird] Fwd: [ALBIRDS] TVA Marbut Bend Trail - Grand Opening, Bird Walk
- From: "Damien Simbeck" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "tnbarredowl@xxxxxxx" for DMARC)
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- Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 22:42:40 -0400
This site is only a few miles south of Pulaski and is just south of the state
line. Thought some Tennessee birders might be interested.
Damien Simbeck
Killen, AL
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djsimbeck@xxxxxxx [albirds]" <albirds-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
</div><div>Date:09/20/2014 9:26 PM (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To:
albirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx </div><div>Subject: [ALBIRDS] TVA Marbut Bend Trail -
Grand Opening, Bird Walk </div><div>
</div>On Saturday, September 27 (National Public Lands Day), TVA will be
hosting opening ceremonies for a new walking trail along the Elk River in
Limestone County, AL, the Marbut Bend Nature Trail. The day’s events will
begin at 06:30 with a bird/nature walk along the trail. The trail will be
officially opened at 10:00 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. After the ribbon
cutting, we will take another brief walk along the elevated boardwalk section
of the trail. I invite everyone to join us for the walk and opening
ceremonies. Bottled water will be provided after the bird/nature walk.
This trail is approximately 1.1 miles in length (loop trail) including
approximately 4300 feet of crushed gravel walking trail and an 1100 foot
section of elevated boardwalk through a beaver pond. The property is managed
by TVA through an agricultural agreement with a local farmer for hay
production, but also includes areas of scrub/grassland that will be maintained
with prescribed fire, and scrub/forest thickets and riparian forests along the
Elk River and two embayments of Wheeler Reservoir. Habitat diversity at this
site is good, and will be getting better.
From the Shoals: Travel east on Hwy. 72 to Rogersville. At the red light (AL
Hwy 207), turn left. Travel north on Hwy. 207 9.3 miles, through Anderson, to
AL Hwy. 99. Turn right on Hwy. 99 (south) and travel 9.5 miles to the site.
Note: You will pass through the Salem community (West Limestone High School)
just before you get to the site. After passing through Salem, Hwy. 99 will go
down a large hill and then make a sharp left curve (Marbut Curve). The site
will be on the right after the curve.
From Athens/I-65: From I-65, exit 354 (Hwy. 31) for Athens (this is the
northern exit for Athens, not exit 351, Hwy. 72). Travel south on Hwy. 31 1.1
miles to Hwy. 99 (Elm Street). Turn right and travel on Hwy. 99 3.3 miles.
Hwy 99 will then turn to the right. Turn right (stay on Hwy. 99), then travel
another 9.1 miles to the site, on the left. Note: You will cross Elk River on
Hwy. 99 1.6 miles before you get to the site.
Here’s a link to a google maps site for this location:
https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=AL-99+N&hl=en&ll=34.910851,-87.100983&spn=0.014746,0.030556&sll=34.909514,-87.087507&sspn=0.029492,0.061111&geocode=FSO2FAIdKN3O-g&t=h&mra=mr&z=15
Damien J. Simbeck
Watershed Representative
Tennessee Valley Authority
Natural Resource Management - West Operations
P.O. Box 1010, MPB 1H-M
Muscle Shoals, AL 35662-1010
Phone: 256-386-2543
Fax: 256-386-2954
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