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PROJECT SPONSORS
Principal Partners
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Memphis Regional Chamber/Foundation
Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area
Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation
Partners and Advisory Organizations
Partners
Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee
Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area
(Center for Historical Preservation)
The University of Memphis
Each major Chamber of Commerce – six counties/West Tennessee
Friends of the Mississippi Corridor – Volunteer support group
Tennessee Department of Tourist Development
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Tennessee Department of Transportation
Tennessee Department of Economic Development
Mississippi River Trail (MRT)
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
The McKnight Foundation
American Land Conservancy
Nature Tourism Action Committee (Vicksburg, MS)
National Audubon Society
Board of Directors and Advisory Council
Six-County Task Force Committees
Advisors
University of Tennessee – Martin
Dyer State University
Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau
Riverfront Development Corporation
Farm Bureaus – six counties
Tennessee Historical Society
Harry Miller and Associates
The Nature Conservancy
Delta State University
Rhodes College
Command Consulting, LLC
Contributing Sponsors
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
Memphis Riverfront Development Corporation
Guy W. Forney, Jr., PE
Graphic Systems Inc.
International Paper Company
The McKnight Foundation
McNeely, Piggott & Fox
Ritchie Smith Associates, ASLA, Landscape Architects
The Pickering Firm
Thompson & Company
Toof Commercial Printing
John Threadgill
Friends of the Corridor
The University of Memphis
Fisher & Arnold, Inc.
Susan Jones
Endorsing Organizational Sponsors
Ducks Unlimited
Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee
Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau
Mississippi River Parkway Commission
Mississippi River Trail Corporation
Nature Conservancy of Tennessee
Tennessee Conservation League
Wolf River Conservancy
Endorsing Governmental Sponsors
The Honorable Phil Bredesen, Governor
The Honorable Richard Hill, Dyer County Mayor
The Honorable Macie Roberson, Lake County Mayor
The Honorable Rozelle Criner, Lauderdale County Mayor
The Honorable Gaylon Long, Obion County Mayor
The Honorable AC Wharton, Shelby County Mayor
The Honorable Jeff Huffman, Tipton County Mayor
Shelby County Conservation Board
State of Tennessee Conservation Commission
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Tennessee Department of Tourism
Tennessee Department of Transportation
Tennessee Valley Authority
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
John Sheahan, Chairman/CEO, Mississippi River Corridor, 109 South Street East Collierville, Tennessee 38017, Phone: (901) 854-4466; e-mail: johnpatricksheahan@comcast.net
Diana Threadgill, Executive Director, 291 Kenilworth Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38112, Phone: (901) 278-8459; e-mail: dianathreadgill@comcast.net
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Organization Background
The Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation is a statewide 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to conserving and protecting Tennessee’s rich heritage and natural resources. We were established in 1997 as the result of a merger between the Tennessee State Parks Foundation and the Tennessee Greenways Program of The Conservation Fund.
The Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation employs five part-time staff and is governed by a dedicated Board of Directors made up of prominent citizens, businessmen, elected officials, park professionals and others committed to the cause of conservation of Tennessee’s lands and waters.
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The mission of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is to preserve, conserve, protect, and enhance the fish and wildlife of the state and their habitats for the use, benefit, and enjoyment of the citizens of Tennessee and its visitors. The Agency will foster the safe use of the state's waters through a program of law enforcement, education, and access.
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The Memphis Regional Chamber mission is to grow the Memphis economy, serve our members and market Memphis to the World.
Originally founded in 1838, this 168 year-old organization has played a significant role in area development as the leading economic development organization. Over the past decade, the Memphis Regional Chamber has led the community to achieve over $13 billion in capital investment, creating more than 81,000 new jobs for the Memphis area during those years.
Although economic development is a major focus of the Chamber, the Chamber also focuses on membership. As a membership-driven organization, the Chamber provides its members with numerous programs and events. Current membership stands at roughly 2,000 members with most of the leading large organizations in the capital region as members.
The Memphis Regional Chamber serves the four-county Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) for economic development purposes; however, membership activities and member recruitment are focused on the City of Memphis.
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The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area tells the whole story of America’s greatest challenge, 1860-1875, through state-wide education, interpretation, and preservation programs and projects. Working with public and private partners, the Heritage Area provides support for quality heritage development programs while encouraging an enhanced preservation and conservation ethic for the state’s many significant Civil War and Reconstruction resources. Tennessee’s landscape is rich with powerful reminders of the Civil War’s compelling stories of the home front, the demands of occupation, the freedom of emancipation, and the promise of Reconstruction. Our partnerships are devoted to using these invaluable resources to build new educational, tourism and recreational opportunities for all Tennesseans.
Designated by Congress in November 1996, The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area (TCWNHA) is administered as a program of the Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University.
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