Working to improve the Clinch, Holston, and Powell rivers in Virginia.
March 21 Roundtable meeting in Norton to feature Katie Dunn.
Upper Tennessee River Roundtable's Spring meeting on Thursday, March 21, at 6 p.m. will feature guest speaker Katie Dunn, who is the Community Engagement and Tourism Director for the City of Norton.
The meeting is open to the public and will be held at the Woodbooger Grill in Norton. The meal will be first, followed by a talk from Katie. Anyone who attends will pay for his/her meal. After Katie's talk, a brief business session will be held.
Upper Tennessee River Roundtable is a nonprofit working to make the rivers cleaner in Southwest Virginia. The Roundtable focuses on the Clinch, Powell, and Holston rivers that flow to Tennessee from the Upper Tennessee River Basin in Virginia. The Roundtable frequently partners with the City of Norton on education, outreach, and on-the-ground projects.
Katie is also the Director of the future High Knob Destination Center, a regional facility promoting Virginia's High Knob Region – an area encompassing three counties and one city in the Virginia coalfields – and establishing Norton as a gateway community for outdoor recreation in the broader Appalachian region. Dunn also serves as Chair of the High Knob Enhancement Corporation, a community-based nonprofit focused on growing outdoor recreation opportunities in communities surrounding the Jefferson National Forest. She also organizes a variety of events to engage both residents and visitors with the outdoors in the City of Norton.
For more information, contact Executive Director Carol Doss, uppertnriver@yahoo.com.
The meeting is open to the public and will be held at the Woodbooger Grill in Norton. The meal will be first, followed by a talk from Katie. Anyone who attends will pay for his/her meal. After Katie's talk, a brief business session will be held.
Upper Tennessee River Roundtable is a nonprofit working to make the rivers cleaner in Southwest Virginia. The Roundtable focuses on the Clinch, Powell, and Holston rivers that flow to Tennessee from the Upper Tennessee River Basin in Virginia. The Roundtable frequently partners with the City of Norton on education, outreach, and on-the-ground projects.
Katie is also the Director of the future High Knob Destination Center, a regional facility promoting Virginia's High Knob Region – an area encompassing three counties and one city in the Virginia coalfields – and establishing Norton as a gateway community for outdoor recreation in the broader Appalachian region. Dunn also serves as Chair of the High Knob Enhancement Corporation, a community-based nonprofit focused on growing outdoor recreation opportunities in communities surrounding the Jefferson National Forest. She also organizes a variety of events to engage both residents and visitors with the outdoors in the City of Norton.
For more information, contact Executive Director Carol Doss, uppertnriver@yahoo.com.
CPA Services Needed
Upper Tennessee River Roundtable is seeking a contractor to prepare quarterly payroll tax returns and annual reports, 990, 1099s, W-2, etc. If interested, contact our executive director at 276-628-1600.
Welcome to our watershed
The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable is a non-profit organization with an overall interest in improving water quality in the Upper Tennessee River Watershed. Don’t let the name confuse you: the Upper Tennessee River Roundtable is based in Southwest Virginia and covers from the very tip of Virginia, Lee County, toward Wythe County. The Roundtable represents a total of seven counties and two cities. Our major rivers include the Clinch, Holston (pictured at left), and Powell. (Left image: USDA, top image: CRVI)
The Upper Tennessee River watershed covers three rivers in Virginia: the Clinch, Holston, and Powell rivers. The Roundtable is active in water quality improvement efforts in all three of these rivers. The greater watershed is host to numerous species of fish, mussel, and other aquatic life species. In fact, according to the Nature Conservancy, the Upper Tennessee River watershed greatly exceeds all other watersheds in the lower 48 states in terms of species richness and diversity!
At last count, our watershed had 48 imperiled and vulnerable fish and mussel species. This includes 21 federally endangered or threatened species! The Roundtable has been active in efforts to improve the numbers of individuals of threatened and endangered species in our region. Most recently, following a localized project undertaken by the Roundtable, the Lee County Isopod (pictured at left), at the time in danger of extinction, rebounded in greater numbers. (Image: Shane Hanlon, US Fish and Wildlife)
Physical Address:
330 Cummings St
Abingdon, VA 24210 |
Mailing Address:
PO Box 2359
Abingdon, VA 24210 |
Phone/Fax:
Phone: 276-628-1600
Fax: 276-623-1185 |