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Wildlife Officials Say They Plan to Move Deforestation Efforts to Different Area

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 4, 2022

State wildlife officials say they now plan to raze a different portion of forest on public land in White County after their original plan met with resistance from local residents, a threatened lawsuit and demands from lawmakers to “stop all action on the plan immediately.” In a letter sent to members of the General Assembly, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency now says it will clear other parts of the Bridgestone Firestone Centennial Wilderness Area, Tennessee Lookout reports. Opponents of the original plan were surprised by the move after the agency indicated it was backing away from the effort. “TWRA informed a member of our community that they were stopping the entire project. Less than 48 hours later, they have changed their story again,” said attorney Austin Warehime, who has been retained to represent the county’s interests in the matter.

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