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Hike with ranger, learn about pre-war settlements

Posted at 4:30 pm October 30, 2023
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You can learn about settlements in the area before Oak Ridge was built during World War II during a hike with a national park ranger on Saturday, November 25.

The hike is organized by the National Park Service. Oak Ridge is part of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, which commemorates the top-secret federal program to build the world’s first atomic bombs during the second world war. Besides Oak Ridge, the national park includes Hanford, Washington, and Los Alamos, New Mexico.

The hike on the North Boundary Greenway is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 25, at the east quarry trail head.

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Filed Under: Federal, Front Page News, Government, History, Recreation, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: hike, Manhattan Project, Manhattan Project National Historial Park, national park, National Park Service, North Boundary Greenway, Oak Ridge, settlements, World War II

Pre-World War II settlements to be discussed during Saturday hike

Posted at 11:40 am November 24, 2022
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Canning was a part of life in agricultural East Tennessee before World War II. (Photo credit: Tennessee Valley Authority)

During a hike on Saturday, the National Park Service will discuss settlements in the area before World War II and the drastic changes to the area during the war.

The hike is scheduled on North Boundary Greenway. It will start at the East Quarry Road Trailhead at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 26.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal, Government, History, Recreation, Sports Tagged With: Manhattan Project National Historical Park, National Park Service, North Boundary Greenway, Oak Ridge, settlements, World War II

Manhattan Project Park: Ride with a Ranger on Saturday

Posted at 10:57 am October 15, 2019
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You can join a National Park Service park ranger for a bike ride on the North Boundary Greenway on Saturday, May 25, 2019, to see how the former communities of the area have changed during the past 75 years. (Photo courtesy National Park Service)

You can join a National Park Service ranger for a bike ride on the North Boundary Greenway to see how the former communities of the area have changed during the past 75 years.

The free program is presented by the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, which includes Oak Ridge.

The bike ride program will start at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 19, at the Turnpike Gatehouse and travel down Big Oak Trail and North Boundary Road.

“Along the ride, we will explore the former communities that were here before the Manhattan Project,” a press release said. “Rangers will stop several times along the bike ride to point out the rich history that is found within the Oak Ridge area.”

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal, Front Page News, Government, History, Recreation, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Manhattan Project, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, National Park Service, North Boundary Greenway, Oak Ridge, Ride with a Ranger

Greenway, park closures announced during fall hunts

Posted at 10:09 am October 13, 2019
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The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has scheduled two scout days and three quota hunts on the Oak Ridge Wildlife Management Area this fall.

During the scout and quota hunt days, these greenways and this park will be closed: Gallaher Bend Greenway, North Boundary Greenway, Haw Ridge Park, and the section of Melton Lake Greenway adjacent to Haw Ridge Park.

The hunts, which are open only to those with a valid TWRA quota permit, will take place on the following weekends:

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Recreation, Sports, State Tagged With: Gallaher Bend Greenway, Haw Ridge Park, Melton Lake greenway, North Boundary Greenway, Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department, Oak Ridge Wildlife Management Area, quota hunts, scout days, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, TWRA

Manhattan Project: Ride with a ranger on North Boundary Greenway on Saturday

Posted at 2:21 pm May 24, 2019
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You can join a National Park Service park ranger for a bike ride on the North Boundary Greenway on Saturday, May 25, 2019, to see how the former communities of the area have changed during the past 75 years. (Photo courtesy National Park Service)

You can join a National Park Service park ranger for a bike ride on the North Boundary Greenway on Saturday to see how the former communities of the area have changed during the past 75 years.

It’s a free program presented by the Manhattan Project National Historical Park. The bike ride will start at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Turnpike Gatehouse and travel down Big Oak Trail and North Boundary Road, a press release said.

“Along the ride, we will explore the former communities that were here before the Manhattan Project,” the press release said. “Rangers will stop several times along the bike ride to point out the rich history that is found within the Oak Ridge area.”

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Federal, Front Page News, Government, History, Recreation, Sports Tagged With: bike ride, history, Manhattan Project, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, National Park Service, North Boundary Greenway, Oak Ridge

Controlled burns scheduled in North Boundary Greenway Area

Posted at 12:13 pm November 17, 2018
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Controlled burns are scheduled soon on part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Reservation.

DOE’s Oak Ridge Office said it will start controlled burns of woodland areas of the Oak Ridge Reservation that are within the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s Black Oak Ridge Conservation Easement East Tract and Parcel ED-6 along North Boundary Road and Wisconsin Avenue in west Oak Ridge.

“Firebreak installation activities supporting these burns will begin in the near future, with ignitions taking place as soon thereafter as weather conditions permit and continuing through December 2018,” a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Tennessee, U.S. Tagged With: Black Oak Ridge Conservation Easement, controlled burns, DOE, North Boundary Greenway, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Office, Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee Division of Forestry, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, TWRA, U.S. Department of Energy, UT-Battelle/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Manhattan Project Park: Ride with a Ranger on Saturday

Posted at 10:27 am June 14, 2018
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Photo courtesy Manhattan Project National Historical Park

Photo courtesy Manhattan Project National Historical Park

 

Manhattan Project: Ride with a Ranger on the North Boundary Greenway

Join a park ranger for a bike ride on the North Boundary Greenway to see how the former communities of the area have changed during the past 70 years.

The Manhattan Project National Historical Park will present this free program on Saturday, June 16, at 10 a.m.  The program will begin at the Turnpike Gatehouse and travel down Quarry Trail.

“Along the ride, we will explore the former communities that were here before the Manhattan Project,” a press release said. “Rangers will stop several times along the bike ride to point out the rich history that is found within the Oak Ridge area.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Federal, Front Page News, Government, History, Recreation, Sports Tagged With: Manhattan Project, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, North Boundary Greenway, Ride with a Ranger

Manhattan Project public program: Bike with a Ranger on North Boundary Greenway on Saturday

Posted at 2:17 pm June 14, 2017
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Join a park ranger for a bike ride on the North Boundary Greenway in Oak Ridge to see how the former communities of the area have changed during the past 70 years. The Manhattan Project National Historical Park will present a free program at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 29, 2017. (Photo courtesy National Park Service)

Join a park ranger for a bike ride on the North Boundary Greenway in Oak Ridge to see how the former communities of the area have changed during the past 70 years. The Manhattan Project National Historical Park will present a free program at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 17, 2017. (Photo courtesy National Park Service)

 

Join a park ranger for a bike ride on the North Boundary Greenway to see how the former communities of the area have changed over the past 70 years.  The Manhattan Project National Historical Park will present a free program on Saturday, June 17, at 10 a.m.

The program will begin at the Turnpike Gatehouse and travel down Quarry Trail, a press release said.

“Along the ride, we will explore the former communities that were here before the Manhattan Project,” the press release said. “Rangers will stop several times along the bike ride to point out the rich history that is found within the Oak Ridge area.”

The Turnpike Gatehouse is located at 2900 Oak Ridge Turnpike. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Federal, Front Page News, Government, Recreation, Sports Tagged With: Manhattan Project, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, National Park Service, North Boundary Greenway, Oak Ridge, Turnpike Gatehouse

Pink lady’s slipper nature walk scheduled for Sunday, May 7

Posted at 4:31 pm May 4, 2017
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A wildlife nature walk featuring observance of the pink lady’s slipper will be conducted from 1:30 until 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 7, on the Oak Ridge Reservation.

This is part of the spring nature walk series offered by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and was rescheduled due to rain from a previous date.

Participants will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the North Boundary Greenway along Tennessee Highway 95 located east of the junction with Tennessee Highway 58. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Reservation, Recreation, Sports, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: nature walk, North Boundary Greenway, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Reservation, ORNL, pink lady's slipper, Tracy Clem, Trent Jett, U.S. Department of Energy

Bike with a Ranger on the North Boundary Greenway on Saturday

Posted at 12:59 pm April 26, 2017
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Join a park ranger for a bike ride on the North Boundary Greenway in Oak Ridge to see how the former communities of the area have changed during the past 70 years. The Manhattan Project National Historical Park will present a free program at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 29, 2017. (Photo courtesy National Park Service)

Join a park ranger for a bike ride on the North Boundary Greenway in Oak Ridge to see how the former communities of the area have changed during the past 70 years. The Manhattan Project National Historical Park will present the free program at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 29, 2017. (Photo courtesy National Park Service)

 

You can join a National Park Service park ranger for a bike ride on the North Boundary Greenway to see how the former communities of the area have changed during the past 70 years.

It’s a free program by the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, and it will start at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 29. The program will begin at the Turnpike Gatehouse and travel down Quarry Trail, a press release said

“Along the ride, we will explore the former communities that were here before the Manhattan Project,” the press release said. “Rangers will stop several times along the bike ride to point out the rich history that is found within the Oak Ridge area.”

The Turnpike Gatehouse is located at 2900 Oak Ridge Turnpike in Oak Ridge. Tennessee state law requires that bicycle operators under 16 years of age must wear a helmet, and child passengers under 40 pounds or 40 inches must be seated and secured in a child restraining seat or bicycle trailer, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Education, Federal, Front Page News, Government, Recreation, Sports Tagged With: atomic weapons, Hanford, Los Alamos, Manhattan Project, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, National Park Service, North Boundary Greenway, Oak Ridge, World War II

Some periodic park, greenway closures for fall deer hunts

Posted at 10:00 pm October 28, 2016
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.

 

Haw Ridge Park, North Boundary Greenway, and Gallaher Bend Greenway will be closed periodically for Oak Ridge Wildlife Management Area managed quota hunts this fall, a press release said.

The closure on Haw Ridge includes the portion of Melton Lake Greenway adjacent to the park, from the lake to the parking lot on Edgemoor Road, the press release said.

The hunts, which are open only to those pre-selected in a Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) quota drawing, will take place on the following dates: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Recreation, Sports, State Tagged With: Aubrey Deck, deer hunts, Gallaher Bend Greenway, Haw Ridge Park, Melton Lake greenway, North Boundary Greenway, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Wildlife Management Area, Recreation and Parks Department, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, TWRA

Oak Ridge Research Park spring nature walks begin Sunday

Posted at 10:34 pm April 9, 2014
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Four nature walks hosted by the Oak Ridge Research Park are scheduled this spring in various areas of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Reservation.

The public is invited to join these walks, which showcase the rich flora and fauna diversity, as well as the sustainable management and conservation practices of the area.

The schedule for the spring nature walks is as follows: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Recreation, Sports, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Bear Creek, East Tennessee Technology Park, fauna, flora, Freels Bend, nature walks, North Boundary Greenway, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Research Park, Oak Ridge Reservation, ORNL, Rainy Knob, Solway Bend, U.S. Department of Energy, walk

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