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TWRA tests birds after dead vultures reported

Posted at 10:55 am December 23, 2022
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

A black vulture is pictured above perching on a tree between Edgemoor Road and Haw Ridge across from the Bull Run Fossil Plant on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has tested birds after black vultures were reported dead between Edgemoor Road and Haw Ridge, but the state agency does not have test results yet.

On Thursday, Oak Ridge Today counted at least a dozen dead birds in the brush and submerged near the shoreline along the concrete portion of the trail across from the Bull Run Fossil Plant. There were also at least four dozen live vultures perched nearby in trees close to the high-voltage power lines from Bull Run.

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Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Health, Premium Content, State, Top Stories Tagged With: avian flu, bird flu, black vulture, Emily Buck, Haw Ridge, highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, Joe Benedict, Matthew Cameron, Samantha Beaty, Scott Dykes, Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, TWRA

Dirtlab mountain bike park opens in Oak Ridge

Posted at 4:18 pm October 10, 2020
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Dirtlab, a mountain bike park and pump track at Haw Ridge Park, opened Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in Oak Ridge. (Submitted photo/Explore Oak Ridge)

The Clinch Valley Trail Alliance opened the new Dirtlab mountain bike park on Friday.

The Friday celebration included a ribbon cutting and an expression of appreciation for volunteers who worked on the project. The mountain bike park and pump track was built over the past year with volunteer effort from the community, a press release said.

Brad Spears, president of the Clinch Valley Trail Alliance, said the community, city of Oak Ridge, and the backing of local businesses helped build the park as they stretched resources as far as possible after construction began in fall 2019.

“Every feature, the kiosk, the bench, the pavilion, the pump track…was built by a volunteer,” Spears said in the press release. The undulating pump track unveiled Friday complements the existing mountain bike park at the 780-acre Haw Ridge Park. The park is off Edgemoor Road along the Clinch River in east Oak Ridge and a short drive from Knoxville.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Recreation, Slider, Sports, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Brad Spears, Clinch Valley Trail Alliance, Dirtlab, Haw Ridge, mountain bike park, Oak Ridge, Warren Gooch

Missing Oak Ridge man found safe by neighbor after search

Posted at 1:20 pm February 14, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

A missing 77-year-old man was found safe Tuesday night after a roughly 2.5-hour search by Oak Ridge and Anderson County authorities, and neighbors.

The man was reported missing just before 9 p.m. Tuesday in the Rivers Run neighborhood in east Oak Ridge.

The man’s family became concerned when he did not return home from his daily walk by dusk, the Oak Ridge Police Department said in a press release. They were unable to find the man during a search of his normal route to Haw Ridge Park, so they called the Oak Ridge Police Department for help.

A team from the Oak Ridge Police Department and Oak Ridge Fire Department responded to search the surrounding area, the press release said. Crews also called in a scent-tracking dog and handler from the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department to aid in the search. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Haw Ridge, missing man, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge Police Department, Rivers Run, scent-tracking dog, search

Photo: Oak Ridge Track Club starts 2018 with chilly run at Haw Ridge

Posted at 1:31 pm January 4, 2018
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Braving single-digit wind chills, members of the Oak Ridge Track Club and friends prepare for an hour-long trail run at Haw Ridge to start 2018 off on New Year's morning. (Submitted photo)

Braving single-digit wind chills, members of the Oak Ridge Track Club and friends prepare for an hour-long trail run at Haw Ridge to start off 2018 on New Year’s morning. (Submitted photo)

 

Braving single-digit wind chills, members of the Oak Ridge Track Club and friends had an hour-long trail run at Haw Ridge to start off 2018 on New Year’s morning.

Filed Under: Recreation, Sports Tagged With: 2018, Haw Ridge, New Year's, Oak Ridge Track Club, trail run

City provides information on what power poles on Pine Ridge could look like

Posted at 8:56 pm December 22, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

H-frame or H tower transmission towers are pictured at the main entrance to the Y-12 National Security Complex off Scarboro Road on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

H-frame or H tower transmission towers are pictured at the main entrance to the Y-12 National Security Complex off Scarboro Road on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was updated at 1 p.m.

The City of Oak Ridge this week provided information on what the power poles on Pine Ridge could look like.

The logging work to install the power line poles, or transmission towers, on top of Pine Ridge has been temporarily delayed for 45 days after Oak Ridge City Council members raised concerns in November and December.

One of the concerns for City Council members has been the potential visual impact the power poles could have on top of Pine Ridge. That prominent ridge in south Oak Ridge separates Y-12 from the center of the city.

So far, the National Nuclear Security Administration and its Uranium Processing Facility Project Office haven’t provided a visual representation of what the transmission towers could look like on top of the ridge.

On Tuesday, Oak Ridge City Manager Mark Watson and Electric Director Jack Suggs provided some visual comparisons to City Council members during a non-voting work session. Watson said a light pole at the city baseball field is about 80 feet. That’s close to the same size as the roughly 79-foot-high power poles expected on Pine Ridge. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, National Nuclear Security Administration, Oak Ridge, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: City of Oak Ridge, Ellen Smith, H tower power pole, Haw Ridge, Jack Suggs, lattice towers, Mark Watson, National Nuclear Security Administration, Oak Ridge City Council, Pine Ridge, power poles, transmission towers, uranium processing facility, Uranium Processing Facility Project Office, Warren Gooch, Y-12 National Security Complex

UT Arboretum Society to hold fall wildflower walk meet & greet in September

Posted at 5:28 am August 24, 2017
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Kris Light is pictured above on a fall wildflower walk at the University of Tennessee Arboretum. (Photo by UT Arboretum Society)

Kris Light is pictured above on a fall wildflower walk. (Photo by UT Arboretum Society)

 

The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society will host a meet-and-greet followed by a fall wildflower walk at Haw Ridge Trails on Saturday, September 2. The event is scheduled from 9-11 a.m.

Kris Light, an expert naturalist, educator, and photographer will lead this fun, educational, and easy walk, a press release said. Participants may want to bring a camera to take pictures of the many wildflowers, the release said.

Describing the walk, Light said, “Most people think of springtime as wildflower season, but late summer and fall color the fields and roadsides in gold, purple and white. Come to the fall wildflower walk to learn more about the wildflowers of the fields.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Nonprofits, Recreation, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: fall wildflower walk, Haw Ridge, Haw Ridge Trail, Kris Light, University of Tennessee Arboretum Society, UT Arboretum Society

Emergency crews use boat to rescue injured mountain biker

Posted at 12:09 pm October 17, 2016
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Emergency crews use a boat to rescue an injured mountain biker from Haw Ridge Park on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. (Submitted photo)

 

Emergency crews used a boat to rescue a mountain biker with a broken ankle in Haw Ridge Park on Sunday, authorities said.

The Oak Ridge Fire Department responded at 5:12 p.m. Sunday, October 16. Dispatchers had received a reported a man down on a Haw Ridge bike trail with a broken ankle.

The Oak Ridge 911 dispatchers were able to ping the caller’s cell phone and determine the approximate location of the accident, a press release said. They determined the biker was near the water on the southeast side of the trail.

Oak Ridge paramedics from Engine 3 and Rescue 1 began hiking to the incident while the rescue boat responded and was launched from Solway Park boat ramp. The ORFD boat located the patient within 25 minutes of the call, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire Tagged With: biking accident, Haw Ridge, Haw Ridge Park, mountain biker, Oak Ridge Fire Department, ORFD boat, rescue boat, Solway Park

Haw Ridge Park, greenways to be closed during TWRA hunts

Posted at 10:04 am October 27, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

City of Oak Ridge SealHaw Ridge Park and the North Boundary and Gallaher Bend greenways will be closed for hunts in the Oak Ridge Wildlife Management Area on several dates starting this weekend, the City of Oak Ridge said.  The closure on Haw Ridge includes the portion of Melton Lake Greenway through the park, from the lake to the parking lot on Edgemoor Road.

The hunts will take place on the following dates:

  • October 31-November 1
  • November 14-15
  • December 12-13

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge, Recreation, Sports, State Tagged With: City of Oak Ridge, Gallaher Bend, Haw Ridge, Haw Ridge Park, Melton Lake greenway, North Boundary, Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, TWRA, TWRA hunt

Harvest Hike on Melton Lake Greenway on Oct. 3

Posted at 2:00 am September 21, 2015
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

City of Oak Ridge Harvest Hike

A Harvest Hike on Melton Lake Greenway on October 3 will feature a 4.2-mile “out and back” walk with optional trail hiking.

The hike is scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, October 3 at Melton Lake Greenway, Phase 4.

The walk path has varied elevations and can accommodate bicycles and strollers.

The hike will start from the Haw Ridge parking area on Edgemoor Road promptly at 9 a.m., organizers said. The hike is sponsored by the City of Oak Ridge Wellness Committee and Oak Ridge Schools Coordinated Health.

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Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, Government, K-12, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge, Recreation, Sports Tagged With: City of Oak Ridge Wellness Committee, Harvest Hike, Haw Ridge, Melton Lake greenway, Oak Ridge Schools Coordinated Health

ORFD uses boat, cell phone signals to rescue mountain bikers lost at Haw Ridge

Posted at 11:55 pm June 14, 2015
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge Fire Department and Haw Ridge Rescue

The Oak Ridge Fire Department used cell phone signals and a search crew in a boat to rescue three lost mountain bikers at Haw Ridge Park on Sunday night.

 

Note: This story was updated at 3:45 p.m. June 15.

The Oak Ridge Fire Department used cell phone signals and a search crew in a boat to rescue mountain bikers lost at Haw Ridge Park after dark on Sunday.

Dispatchers received a call that the three young men were lost at about 10 p.m. Sunday. Three firefighters launched a large rescue boat stored at East Tennessee Technology Park, the former K-25 site, by about 10:45 p.m. from a boat ramp at Solway Park, which is near Haw Ridge Park.

Oak Ridge Fire Chief Darryl Kerley said the three had stayed on the trails past sunset and became disoriented.

“Without flashlights, they were unable to find their way back to the parking lot, so they called 911 for assistance,” Kerley said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fire, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Clinch River, Darryl Kerley, East Tennessee Technology Park, Edgemoor Road, Haw Ridge, Haw Ridge Park, K-25, mountain bikers, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Red Shore Trail, rescue boat, Solway Park

Hike for Your Heart at Haw Ridge on Feb. 7

Posted at 12:02 am January 22, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Haw Ridge Park Parking Lot

Part of the Melton Lake Greenway is pictured above at the Haw Ridge Park parking lot.

 

Oak Ridge city and school officials will kick off Heart Health Month with a walk and hike at Haw Ridge Park on February 7.

Hike for Your Heart is a 4.2-mile walk with optional trail hiking included. It starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, February 7, and the public is invited. The walk and hike has been organized by the City of Oak Ridge Wellness Committee and Oak Ridge Coordinated School Health.

The walking path has varied elevations, a press release said. Walkers will leave the Haw Ridge parking area on Edgemoor Road promptly at 9 a.m. February 7. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Government, Health, Health, K-12, Oak Ridge, Recreation, Slider, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Cindi Gordon, City of Oak Ridge, greenways, Haw Ridge, Haw Ridge hike, healthy activities, Heart Health Month, hike, Oak Ridge Coordinated School Health, recreational areas, Wellness Committee

Local cycling community riding this weekend in honor of Biegalski

Posted at 8:20 am January 11, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Michael Biegalski Memorial Road Ride

A memorial road ride honoring Michael Biegalski, an avid athlete and Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher, started Sunday morning near Whippoorwill Drive and Wisconsin Avenue.

 

Michael Biegalski

Michael Biegalski was an avid athlete and a research and development staff member at the Center for Nanophase Materials Science at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. (Photo courtesy ORNL)

The local cycling community is having memorial rides this weekend in honor of Michael Biegalski, an avid athlete and Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher who recently died in a tragic mountain biking accident at Haw Ridge.

On Saturday, top athletes from the community rode the North Boundary and Black Oak Ridge trails.

On Sunday, they’re riding the My Larry/Brushy Mountain “prison loop.” It’s a road ride. Like Saturday’s ride, it will depart from the Westwood neighborhood.

The rides are in memory of Michael, who competed in road, mountain, and cyclocross racing and was passionate about big climbs and endurance riding, Amy Biegalski said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Recreation, Sports, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Amy Biegalski, athlete, Black Oak Ridge, Brushy Mountain, Center for Nanophase Materials Science, Haw Ridge, Michael Biegalski, My Larry, North Boundary, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Westwood

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