Tag: river protection
Join me!
If you are in Chattanooga, TN this Saturday and have ever thought about joint me for a cleanup, this one will be great! I’ll be with State Representative Greg Vital at Ware Branch TRWA boat ramp. This place is known for illegal dumping so it’s bad! There’s no telling what we will find.
Trust Your Wild Side
I am so proud to be featured in a new documentary. Please go check it out and let me know what you think!
Bill Dance!
If you know anything about Bass Fishing from the past 50+ years, you e probably heard the name, Bill Dance!
Bill Dance is a legend in the fishing world but also a great Tennessee native. Being from Tennessee and having spent a ton of time on the river, I knew this name. My whole family knows his name. My mom grew up watching him on television.
This week I had the honor of meeting this legend! Mr. Dance was presented with a resolution in his name in Nashville. I was invited and even got to be on the floor in the House of Representatives when he was honored. This is a day I’ll never forget!
Rivers are Life
I have consistently said when I “grow up” I want to do photography & cinematography. I have been filmed several times and I love the process of sharing about conservation and wildlife. Cinematography is such an amazing way to share a message to a larger broader audience. Check out this new film I am in with Rivers are Life!
SEWE 2023
Over the weekend, I had the great honor of not only attending SEWE (Southeastern Wildlife Exposition) but, introducing one of my heroes in wildlife conservation, Forrest Galante!
Being invited to such an event is inspiring on its own, but being able to meet and introduce a hero of mine and a person who has devoted his life to conservation is such an experience.
Weekends like this, when people want to hear what I have to say and know my voice matters, keeps me motivated to keep making changes and improving the world around me.
Clean up success!
Last weekend I hosted a cleanup for the new year. It was a great time meeting new people who care about our environment and our planet. We removed a little over 550 pounds.
Environmental Grant
I am so excited to say I was awarded a grant from Tennessee American Water. This funding will further my monofilament recycling project. I am hoping to expand this project into more state parks and hopefully national parks!
If you know of a spot with a lot of fishing and discarded fishing line, let me know me I will try to add a monofilament bin and address this problem.
40!!!!
If you’ve been following along with me for a while, you know I’ve been partnering with Tennessee State parks. Recently, I went to Tim’s Ford, Edgar Evans & Rock island state park and now officially have 40 monofilament receptacles out! I am so excited this program is really taking off and spreading across our state. Our watersheds will be a little safer from excess fishing line and now it can properly be taken care of and recycled.
Tennessee State Parks
Recently, I’ve been contacting Tennessee State Parks and have now partnered with 4 to place monofilament recycling bins. These 14 bins placed between Booker. T Washington, Fall Creek Falls, Harrison Bay, & South Cumberland State park will collect fishing line to reduce this waste in our rivers and landfills. So happy to be able to work on this project which is funded by a grant from Youth Serving America & Hillshire Farms. How special, all of these were placed on World Water Day!
The Conservation Kid 