Today's Infrastructure News

Maryville College's Kim Trevathan Inducted into East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame | The Times Daily
Trevathan, who was honored for his nonfiction writing, has written three books about waterways: "Paddling the Tennessee River: A Voyage on Easy Water," "Coldhearted River: A Canoe Odyssey down the Cumberland" and "Liminal Zones: Where the Lakes End and Rivers Begin." In 2018, the 20-year anniversary of his canoe trip down the Tennessee River, Trevathan paddled the length of the Tennessee River — 652 miles — going upstream. His companion on the 58-day trip was Maggie, a 10-month-old puppy. He is at work on a book about this trip, tentatively titled "Against the Current: Paddling the Wrong Way up the Tennessee."

Senator Lamar Alexander Announces $14 Million for Tennessee Asian Carp Fight | Clarksville Online

On funding to help control Asian Carp, Alexander said: “Invasive species, especially Asian carp, are aggressively invading Tennessee waterways and threaten biodiversity, the economy and sporting from Memphis to Chattanooga. While the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is working to combat Asian carp in the Tennessee-Cumberland Sub-basin, additional federal resources are needed. I was glad to support the $25 million in funding for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to combat this issue and protect commercial fishing and our nation’s waters.” (Also) “The funding bill approved today includes increased funding to reduce the $11.6 billion maintenance backlog in our nation’s 419 national parks. Alexander said.

Senate Committee Approves More Money To Reduce The Maintenance Backlog At National Parks ... | The Chattanoogan
$465 million for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which will fund a project in Tennessee – The Big South Fork National River and Recreation ...
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