ENVS
4950 Integrative Seminar in Environmental Studies
ETSU, spring 2012
Maintaining the Appalachian Trail:
A Public-Private Partnership to Promote Conservation
and Recreation
Customized syllabus for: W.C.A
Statement
of purpose: I would like to work for the TWRA or a similar agency doing
wildlife management.
In
my service placement I helped with trail building around a bad section of trail
at the laurel fork trail head. We cut some trees that had fallen across the
trail and built around 200ft of new trail. I also worked with the East
Tennessee youth turkey hunt. I prepared a blind and took a kid hunting that
didn’t have a place or people to take them hunting. The kids also participated
in a shot gun shoot, turkey calling contest, and a program with arrow ministries.
Service placement information:
Contact: Carl Fritz At maintenance
coordinator, Tennessee Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club.
423-477-4669
Kim
woods, East Tennessee youth turkey hunt coordinator
423-791-0282
Additional readings:
A Walk in the Woods: By Bill Bryson, 304 pages. Published by Anchor Books, New York, 1998
Of Wolves and Men: By Barry Lopez, 330 pages. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1978