Our Progress

Community News

Pictured above is the graduating class from the 2011 Junior Ranger Day Camp, along with the volunteers who made it possible.

TFEEA is proud to have sponsored the 2011 Junior Ranger Day Camp. Planning has already begun for next years event. This is just one more way TFEEA can help educate our children on the importance of conservation and living in harmony with nature.

Heritage Day is scheduled for October 8, 2011. Click here to see the details.

TFEEA Chairman, Gary Farris, gave a wonderful presentation to the Tims Ford Council meeting on January 24. He elaborated on how the state parks impact the economy of the local community and what TFEEA's goal is for Tims Ford State Park. Gary also used this opportunity to kick off our 2011 fund raising campaign. We need to raise $100,000 for renovations to the old visitor center. The old visitor center will be turned over to TFEEA when the new visitor center is completed. This will be a major project requiring a lot of work and money. We need the help of everyone to complete this project.

NEWS FLASH:
We are excited to announce that Jack Daniels Distillery has donated $5,000.00 to the Visitor Center Project. We are so grateful for all the support Jack Daniels has given us.

NEW BOARD MEMBERS:
We are pleased to announce the appointment of two new TFEEA Board members.
Sandy Eichenberger and Cindy Latham joined as Board Members at Large. We welcome them onto the TFEEA Board of Directors and welcome their input as we move
forward.

Recent News

Our 2011 Birds of Prey program was held on September 25th at the State Park. We had over 150 people attend the show. SOAR (Save Our American Raptures) has brought their show to us before and it is always a thrill to have them show off their beautiful birds. The highlights of the show are always the "free flight" exhibitions and the presentation of the American Bald Eagle. We thank Dale and John Stokes for bringing us another fantastic show. SOAR has already been booked for next year.

A luncheon for TFEEA members only was held prior to the show, and their was plenty of good food for everyone. Many thanks to Gary, Vickie, and all those who helped make this years program a success.
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Dale Stokes with a Bold Eagle Dale & John Stokes with park personnel

The Butterfly Garden is complete and the plants are growing. We thank the employees from Jack Daniels Distillery who volunteered to work on this project. We welcome Jack Daniels as a Sustainer supporter of TFEEA.

BEFORE AFTER THE WORKERS

Our Raptor cages were home to some bald eagles, owls and an osprey from Reelfoot Lake State Park. The park was in danger of flooding from the Mississippi river, so they were brought to us for safe keeping. They have since been returned to Reelfoot Lake State Park. However, we have acquired our own Turkey Vulture and Owl.

THANK YOU

To all our members, we say thank you for your generous support. Did you know you can help us in other ways? We need your input concerning what TFEEA could do to better serve our mission. You can help by attending our monthly meetings. Meetings are generally held at 5:00pm on the second Tuesday of each month in the Recreation building at Tims Ford State Park. These meetings are open to anyone who is interested in our program. We welcome your comments and suggestions and would like for all members to become involved in our programs. Make plans to attend our next meeting.

We couldn't do any of this work without the generous support of our members. If you have not renewed your membership this year, please take a moment to complete the membership application on the back of the newsletter and send in your membership dues. Membership application form can also be found by clicking here. Your continued support will help us realize our vision of an environmental education and wildlife rehabilitation center at Tims Ford State Park. And, feel free to tell a friend or two about us! Our newsletter is available on our web site at www.tfeea.org or extra copies can be picked up at the Tims Ford State Park Visitor Center.

Our Winter 2011 newsletter is available and may be read by clicking the button below.