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Tim Pharis was officially welcomed to the Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork State Park manager position on Wednesday by Tennessee State Park personnel and park namesake former Sen. Lamar Alexander.
Rocky Fork State Park was officially designated as a state park in 2012 and was opened in 2015. It became the Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork State Park in 2019, after former Gov. Bill Haslam named the park in honor of Alexander.
âEvery now and then amidst the political controversy that we see on television, people get together to do a good thing, and this is a good example of that,â Alexander said of the parkâs creation.
Volunteers help replace trees downed by tornado in Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
More than 100 trees were uprooted in March 2020
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â More than a year after roughly 100 trees were uprooted by the March 2020 tornado, dozens of new saplings are in the ground at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park.
On Sunday, a group of volunteers helped park rangers plant the final nine trees that were donated by the Tennessee State Park Conservancy. This has been going on for a year that people have been coming together to help us fix up the park after the storm, said Tennessee State Park Ranger Jed Hall. Just like Nashville came together after the tornado, we ve seen that time and time again as we ve tried to fix the trees and damage that happened in the park.
Tennessee State Parks Partners With Arrive Outdoors To Deliver Affordable Gear Rentals Tuesday, February 16, 2021 In response to a surge of visitors to Tennessee State Parks last year, the parks announced Tuesday a partnership with Arrive Outdoors to make gear more affordable for park visitors. The plan is to offer gear that visitors can rent as opposed to buying expensive gear outright. Arrive Outdoors provides equipment for hiking, backpacking, camping, winter recreation and other outdoor activities. The company offers high-quality, sturdy equipment for rent either individual items or complete sets. A two-person tent rents for as little as $12 per day. Camping sets that include a tent, sleeping pad, cooler, camp stoves and more, rent for as little as $60 per day.