New York Times Highlights Species Diversity

March 8, 2022October 26, 2023

Take a look at this map. Go to the second letter N in the state of TN and look at the bright red coloration a bit to the left. That is the location of Coal Creek. I am thrilled the New York Times has run this story on the front page, highlighting the critically imperiled species diversity which exist in our neck of the woods.

We have been working with various universities for over a decade to preserve natural resources. This type of media really helps highlight the ecological importance of the Cumberland Plateau.

Read the full article here.

Ginseng and the Trade War with China

ByGeorge Lindemann January 31, 2020October 27, 2023

Ginseng has quite the reputation. Did you know that Rasputin used ginseng to treat the hemophilia of the last Czar of Russia’s son? Or that ginseng’s scientific name Panax means all-healing in Greek? Now researchers are looking at ginseng to treat COPD and boost cancer-treatment drugs. Wisconsin farmers who cultivate the plant are hopeful that…

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River Conservation and Ecotourism in River Management Society

ByTiffany Crockett May 19, 2020October 27, 2023

While we can’t literally look out our backdoors to see vast swaths of nature….still, living on the Cumberland Plateau, there is so much to appreciate. We’re a biological hotspot of diversity and there’s the water. Paddling… we love it. Here’s an example of one day on the creek. Here’s a story I wrote about the…

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Protecting and Restoring

ByTiffany Crockett September 10, 2020October 27, 2023

At Coal Creek Farm we are committed to generating profits while protecting and restoring environmental resources. We’ve had to make hard choices when invasive insects attack our native trees. We’ve been working with the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative to inventory the natural resources and restore lands that had been clear cut for years. We’ve deployed a…

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Benefits of Controlled Burning

ByTiffany Crockett April 29, 2020October 27, 2023

Coal Creek Farm has rolling hills, flowing water, flora and fauna, and clear cuts. Such beauty contrasted with such abuse. For years, as I drove by those clear-cut trees, I was troubled by the look of it. I knew that the land couldn’t be put into productivity and wasn’t providing much in the way of…

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Birds on the Cumberland Plateau

ByTiffany Crockett June 16, 2020October 27, 2023

While it’s challenging to be “trapped” quarantining, it’s also a blessing. We’ve been able to spend time hiking and bird watching on the Cumberland Plateau. As Cumberland bird observers, we have noticed that there are so many birds on the farm. With that knowledge, we have been diligently working to create habitat for native and…

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Saving the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow

ByTiffany Crockett February 5, 2020October 27, 2023

If you live in Florida, you know that fire ants are bad, bad news. They are particularly bad news for the ground-nesting Florida Grasshopper Sparrow. There’s some good news for the Sparrow, too. Though endangered, scientists have raised and released 100 chicks into the wild. Fire ants have made their way to the Cumberland Plateau;…

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