Each time you use GoodSearch to search the web they donate to us!
The Fund partnered with The Land Trust for Tennessee and the Friends of the South Cumberland State Recreation Area to purchase and protect more than 6,200 acres of the western bluff of Fiery Gizzard Cove and more than a mile and a half of the Fiery Gizzard trail system.
The Fiery Gizzard area had been an urgent priority within the conservation community for several decades. The protection of these acres ensures the trail and bluff are conserved forever.
Fiery Gizzard is a place many Tennesseans hold dear. It is the heart of the South Cumberland Plateau and is one of the most intact, biologically diverse, natural landscapes remaining in the eastern United States. It is home to some of Tennessee’s most beautiful natural areas and offers incomparable recreational opportunities.
The Fiery Gizzard trail is approximately 17 miles long and is one of the top hiking trails in the nation according to Backpacker magazine. More than 250,000 visitors enjoy this prized recreational area each year creating a strong tourism economy that is essential to the overall economy in the South Cumberland Region.
Although the trail is open to the public and managed by the State of Tennessee as part of the South Cumberland State Recreation Area, half of the trail itself and the majority of the views were privately owned by a timber investment firm. The firm was required to sell the land, making it available for purchase.
Click on the map to download a PDF version.
Funding to purchase the property at Fiery Gizzard came from a variety of sources. The total cost of the Fiery Gizzard project was about $8.1 million. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation committed to contributing more than $4 million. Once more than $1 million in donations was acquired, a challenge grant from an anonymous donor encouraged the community to complete the campaign.
Acres Protected: 1,100,408
When you give to us, you don't get calendars or toys. You get results.
Note: A pop-up may appear to verify our site—press continue, our site is secure!
Charity Navigator and
American Institute of Philanthropy
give us their highest rating.
Go to The Land Trust for Tennessee's Fiery Gizzard website to learn more about this property.
Powered by: Phase2 TechnologyThe Conservation Fund National Office
1655 N. Fort Myer Drive, Suite 1300
Arlington, Virginia 22209-3199
Phone: 703-525-6300
Fax: 703-525-4610
Email: postmaster@conservationfund.org
