Pocket wilderness

Pocket wilderness is a name used by Bowater corporation and the State of Tennessee for any of several tracts of Bowater-owned private land on and near the Cumberland Plateau that the company set aside beginning in 1970 "for preservation in its natural state, with no logging or development other than hiking trails permitted within its boundaries" and registered as Tennessee state natural areas.^[1]^[2] Several areas formerly managed as Bowater pocket wilderness are now incorporated into state-owned natural areas or National Park Service sites.^[2]

The Virgin Falls State Natural Area in White County was the first pocket wilderness established, originally consisting of 317 acres (1.28 km²) along the Caney Fork and including Virgin Falls.^[1] This area was acquired by the state in 1996 and is now part of a 1,157-acre (4.68 km²) state natural area. ^[3]

Other Tennessee natural areas established as Bowater pocket wildernesses include:^[1]^[4]

Bacon Ridge in Roane County ^[5]
Honey Creek State Natural Area in Scott County, 109 acres (0.44 km²) within the boundaries of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
Laurel-Snow State Natural Area on Walden Ridge in Rhea County, consisting of 710 acres (2.9 km²) and featuring two waterfalls, Laurel Falls and Snow Falls.
North Chickamauga Creek, originally about 1,100 acres (4.5 km²).^[6] The Bowater Pocket Wilderness Area was transferred to the state in 2006 and became a part of the North Chickamauga Creek Gorge State Natural Area, which consists of 7,073 acres (28.62 km²) in Hamilton and Sequatchie counties. ^[7]
Piney Falls State Natural Area in Rhea County^[8] on the east side of the Sequatchie Valley, a 187-acre (0.76 km²) area including two waterfalls ^[2]
Stinging Fork Falls State Natural Area in Rhea County, consisting of 104 acres (0.42 km²) and including the 30 ft (9.1 m) Stinging Fork Falls.

References

1 2 3 Pocket Wilderness Areas by Carroll Van West, in Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
1 2 3 Ross Manning (1993), The Historic Cumberland Plateau: An Explorer's Guide, University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville
↑ Virgin Falls Class II Natural-Scientific State Natural Area, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of State Natural Areas
↑ Bowater Pocket Wildernesses on East Tennessee Outdoors website (accessed March 23, 2008)
↑ Bacon Ridge on East Tennessee Outdoors website (accessed March 23, 2008)
↑ North Chickamauga on East Tennessee Outdoors website (accessed March 23, 2008)
↑ North Chickamauga Creek Gorge Class II Natural-Scientific State Natural Area, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of State Natural Areas
↑ Piney River on East Tennessee Outdoors website (accessed March 23, 2008)

Protected areas of Tennessee

Federal

National Parks	Great Smoky Mountains National Park

National Historical Parks & Sites	Andrew Johnson National Historic Site Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Manhattan Project National Historical Park

National Military Parks	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Fort Donelson National Battlefield Fort Donelson National Cemetery Shiloh National Cemetery Shiloh National Military Park Stones River National Battlefield Stones River National Cemetery

National Recreation Areas	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

National Trails System	Appalachian National Scenic Trail Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Trail of Tears National Historic Trail

National Forests	Cherokee National Forest

National Wildlife Refuges	Chickasaw Cross Creeks Hatchie Lake Isom Lower Hatchie Reelfoot Tennessee

Wilderness Areas	Bald River Gorge Big Frog Big Laurel Branch Citico Creek Cohutta Gee Creek Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Little Frog Mountain Pond Mountain Sampson Mountain Unaka Mountain

Other Protected Areas	Foothills Parkway Gatlinburg Bypass Natchez Trace Parkway Obed Wild and Scenic River

State

East Tennessee State Parks	Big Ridge Booker T. Washington Cove Lake Cumberland Mountain Davy Crockett Birthplace Fall Creek Falls Fort Loudoun Frozen Head Harrison Bay Hiwassee/Ocoee Indian Mountain Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail Norris Dam Panther Creek Red Clay Roan Mountain Rocky Fork Seven Islands Sycamore Shoals Warriors' Path

Middle Tennessee State Parks	Bicentennial Capitol Mall Bledsoe Creek Burgess Falls Cedars Of Lebanon Cordell Hull Birthplace Cummins Falls David Crockett Dunbar Cave Edgar Evins Fall Creek Falls Harpeth River Henry Horton Johnsonville Long Hunter Montgomery Bell Mousetail Landing Old Stone Fort Pickett Port Royal Radnor Lake Rock Island Sgt. Alvin C. York South Cumberland Standing Stone Tims Ford

West Tennessee State Parks	Big Cypress Tree Big Hill Pond Chickasaw Fort Pillow Meeman-Shelby Forest Nathan Bedford Forrest Natchez Trace Paris Landing Pickwick Landing Pinson Mounds Reelfoot Lake T.O. Fuller

State Forests	Bledsoe Cedars of Lebanon Chickasaw Chuck Swan Franklin Lewis Lone Mountain Martha Sundquist Natchez Trace Pickett Prentice Cooper Scott Standing Stone Stewart

State Natural Areas	Bays Mountain Big Bone Cave Colditz Cove Honey Creek House Mountain Piney Falls Laurel-Snow North Chickamauga Creek Gorge Ozone Falls Stillhouse Hollow Falls Stinging Fork Falls Virgin Falls

Other

Other	Catoosa Wildlife Management Area

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (web) - Tennessee Department of Agriculture (web)

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