The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency recognized two partner contributions at the Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission meeting held at the Tennessee Aquarium Friday.
The National Wild Turkey Federation’s Tennessee State Chapter presented a $250,000 check to the agency, and the Agency recognized the Austin Knight Foundation for several years of donations, both supporting critical habitat management projects.
The donation will be put towards the Agency’s landmark acquisition of Hatchie Bottom Property, a 7,457-acre expanse of ecologically rich bottomland hardwood forest along the Hatchie River.
NWTF’s total commitment to this acquisition will be $250,000, including this year’s $170,000 contribution. This brings NWTF’s total contributions to the agency for habitat management support to more than $500,000 since 2008.
