LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES, KY/TN - Land Between The
Lakes Woodlands Nature Station received a mini-grant to improve their red wolf
habitat enclosure from the Red Wolf Coalition, a non-profit conservation group for
the critically endangered red wolf. The grant will enhance the environment for the
Nature Station's breeding pair of red wolves.
In addition to planting native trees that will provide shade for the
wolves and visitors, plans include adding top soil, mulch and water bars
to support native grasses and wildflowers. The end result will enhance
the habitat enclosure to resemble a Kentucky Woodlands. The work will be
done by volunteers visiting from the University of Connecticut as part
of their alternative spring break program.
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area served as part of the
original range for red wolves. For the past 25 years, the Nature Station
has partnered with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to host this captive
breeding pair of endangered red wolves. The pair provides environmental
education opportunities as well as the survival of the species. In May
of 2014, the pair produced a young pup that still lives at the Nature
Station. March 1, 2016, the Nature Station will reopen for the season.
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area manages more than
170,000 acres in western Kentucky and Tennessee as part of the U.S.
Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture's public lands program.
Land Between The Lakes offers outdoor recreation, lake access, land
management, and environmental education to over 1.4 million visitors
annually. The Friends of Land Between The Lakes works in partnership
with the Forest Service providing program services, funds development,
and volunteer support.
