Western View-Shed of Chattanooga Protected

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Western View-Shed of Chattanooga Protected

TN - The Tennessee River Gorge Trust has been working with heirs of the Leo Stolphmann family to acquire a 308-acre conservation easement which protects, in perpetuity, the western view-shed of the City of Chattanooga. This brings the total preserved land to more than 16,700 acres or 62% of the Gorge in only 27 years.

Photo: by Frank McKay

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