Mar 23, 2023 | Blog, Environment
The farm hosts an American Chestnut Forest (an extinct historic plant community). There’s a hardwood forest, too, and Southern Hemlock—a species threatened by pests across the U.S. and threatened on Coal Creek a few years back, though a management solution was...
Mar 21, 2023 | Blog, Environment
The land was clear-cut for years, but recently, controlled burns have helped clear thickets to provide for the natural recruitment of native seeds and plants. The vegetation of the Cumberland Plateau has changed dramatically since the onset of widespread logging and...
Mar 16, 2023 | Blog, Environment
Coal Creek Farm is blessed with creeks originating on it. Alloway Creek, Coal Creek, Garrison Fork, Whites Creek, and Powderhouse Creek. These watersheds drain Brown and Bear Den Mountains and run from northwest to southeast. Alloway Creek flows into Sandy Creek,...
Mar 9, 2023 | Blog, Environment
The Southeastern Grassland Institute has been conducting an inventory, a biodiversity study of the plants and animals on Coal Creek Farm on the Cumberland Plateau. Beyond the biodiversity study a variety of experts have been advising George Lindemann on controlled...
Mar 8, 2022 | Environment
Take a look at this map. Go to the second letter N in the state of TN and look at the bright red coloration a bit to the left. That is the location of my farm, Coal Creek. I am thrilled the New York Times has run this story on the front page, highlighting the...
Mar 4, 2022 | Blog, Environment
My working farm on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee is one of my passions. Another is paddling the region’s rivers. Because of that I have, for years, worked with other landowners, the government, non-profits and environmentalists to ensure the preservation of...
