The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has announced the awarding of grant dollars to assist cities, schools, community organizations, civic groups, watershed organizations, and conservation groups, etc., with stream clean-up projects for the fiscal year 2014-15.
Five grants, at $1,000 each, were available for TWRA’s four regional Aquatic Habitat Protection projects (a total of $5,000 per region). The projects are to be completed, the money spent, and a report submitted by June 30, 2015.
The grant money can be used to buy supplies, such as rakes, work gloves, and garbage bags. In addition, the funds could be used to pay disposal fees for solid waste and tire removal or to provide promotional items such as project advertisement or T-shirts and refreshments for volunteer support.
Boone Watershed Watauga River Watershed which includes Watauga River
Partnership tributary streams, Washington County
City of East Ridge Spring Creek in East Ridge, Hamilton County
City of Millersville Slater’s Creek headwaters within the city, Sumner County
Clarksville-Montgomery County
School Learning System Cumberland River, tributaries
Cumberland River
Friends of the Cumberland
River Bicentennial Trail Clean-up along trail Ashland City, Cheatham County
Darden Community Center
and Park
Friends of Warner Parks Little Harpeth River, Vaughn’s Creek, including feeder creeks, Davidson County
Harpeth River Watershed
Association Steam clean-up, Harpeth River, Williamson County
Jackson County Chamber
of Commerce Remove litter, Rock Dam to Roaring River Park
Keep Bristol Beautiful South Holston River and Lake, Sullivan and Washington counties
Keep Cocke County
Beautiful Big Pigeon River, Cocke County
Little River Watershed Little River and tributaries, Maryville, Blount County
McMinnville Breakfast
Rotary Club Barren Fork and Collins River, Warren County
Middle Nolichucky
Watershed Alliance Nolichucky River at Tenn. Highway 107 (Kinser Bridge), Greene County
Historic Old North
Knoxville Beautification First Creek in Knoxville, Knox County
Town of Farragut Turkey Creek, Farragut, Knox County
Trevecca Nazarene
University Fres. Class Brown’s Creek, Nolensville Road to Murfreesboro
Road, Nashville, Davidson County
Trout Unlimited,
Hiwassee Chapter Hiwassee River and tributaries, Bradley County
University of Tennessee,
Department of Biosystems,
Engineering, Soil Science Third Creek in Knoxville, Knox County
Woodland Community
Land Trust Roses Creek by Clearfork Valley, Claiborne County