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Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation Inc

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5000 Linbar Drive suite 275, Nashville, TN 37211, USA

EIN Number: 62-1806324

contact information

Phone: 615-831-9311

Hours: Closed

Mon - Fri 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (EST)

Sat Closed

Sun Closed

Website: https://twrf.net/

Email: info@twrf.net

NTEE Code: C30: Natural Resources Conservation & Protection

MISSION - WHAT WE DO

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation (TWRF) was established as a 501c(3) nonprofit organization to support our Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). We support the Agency by promoting habitat conservation, responsible land stewardship and Tennessee's hunting & fishing heritage. We also assist with TWRA youth education programs and strategic land acquisitions to provide opportunities for habitat conservation/restoration and public hunting. Bottom line: Through our fundraising efforts and support, we provide a synergy to help the TWRA realize its goals which ultimately are the goals of our state's fishing and hunting users. Our Heritage Club members can participate in any of the exclusive events we host throughout the year; the Tennessee Governor's One-Shot Turkey Hunt and the TWRF Regional Invitational Dove Hunts.

SERVICES - HOW WE DO IT

Tennessee Stream Mitigation Program The Tennessee Stream Mitigation Program (TSMP), Tennessee’s in-lieu-fee program, was established under the TWRF in 2002. The TSMP was developed to serve as one alternative for providing compensatory mitigation to offset unavoidable stream impacts permitted through §404/401 of the Clean Water Act. The TSMP is committed to providing meaningful mitigation by improving in-stream and riparian habitat and overall water quality. The TSMP uses the principles of natural channel design and process-based methodologies, to identify and develop stream restoration projects statewide. The program uses a watershed approach to complete large-scale restoration projects. Working with private landowners, non-profit organizations, municipalities as well as state and federal agencies, the TSMP funds projects on significantly degraded streams to arrest bank erosion, improve water quality and restore aquatic and riparian habitat. Tennessee Outdoors Youth Summit (TOYS) Students are introduced to many outdoor activities including boating, hunting, trapping, archery, photography, marksmanship, plant identification, forestry, camping, water quality, trap & skeet shooting, wildlife identification, and several classes with wildlife and fisheries biology as the topic. They will participate in hands-on classes that will teach the importance of natural resources and management. Instructors are wildlife and fisheries biologists, wildlife officers, college professors, professional shooting coaches, and experts from fields of interest. Classes are 2-4 hours long. Once the students are accepted in the program, they will be able to attend at least 10 classes of their choice during the week. Many of these classes will provide certification for the students on the particular skills that are learned. Students that are interested in a career in the natural resources field will also enjoy the experiences that normally are not learned until you join the work force. Hatchie River Wetland Mitigation Bank In 2007, the TWRF purchased 685-acres of prior-converted property along Big Muddy Creek in Haywood County, TN. The site had been cleared, ditched, leveed and converted to agriculture in the late 1960s. Working with state and federal resource agencies, the TWRF developed a plan to restore the site and establish a wetland mitigation bank. The TWRF restored the site in 2008-2009 by removing the levees, filling the ditches and planting thousands of native bottomland hardwood trees. Today the site is on the road to recovery. Once again functioning as natural wetland, the site now provides a myriad of water-quality benefits and valuable wildlife habitat. The ecological success of the project will be documented through a seven-year monitoring period. Once the bank is closed, the TWRF will transfer ownership of the property to TWRA. Through TWRF’s efforts, future generations of Tennessee’s sportsmen will be able to enjoy this unique resource the wildlife habitat provides.