Jenny's Animal Refuge
Project Description
To establish a wildlife refuge / habitat in North East Tennessee.
Project Map
County: Washington County, TN
Project Size:
- 0.15 miles
Project Sites
- Jenny's Animal Refuge (Not publicly accessible)
Goals and Targets
Primary Motivations:
-
Personal Interest
To provide a safe haven for wildlife
Consistent With Plans:
-
Habitat Conservation Plan
Targeted Habitats:
- Aquatic
- Rivers and Streams
- Forests and Woodlands
- Conifer Forests
- Southern Appalachian Low-Elevation Pine Forest
- Deciduous Forests and Woodlands
- Central and Southern Appalachian Montane Oak Forest
- Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest
- Southern Appalachian Oak Forest
- Mixed Hardwoods and Conifer
- Southern Ridge and Valley / Cumberland Dry Calcareous Forest
- Appalachian (Hemlock)-Northern Hardwood Forest
- Shrublands and Grasslands
- Grasslands
Targeted Species:
- American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
- American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
- American Robin Turdus migratorius
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
- Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis
- Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
- Eastern Fox Squirrel Sciurus niger
- Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
- Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio
- Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
- Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
- Raccoon Procyon lotor
- Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
- Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
- White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
- White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus
- White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
- Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Conservation Actions
| Action | Status | Start Year | End Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Establish artificial dens/nests/roosts | Proposed | 2014 | 2015 |
| Create/improve spawning/nesting habitat | Proposed | 2014 | 2015 |
| Remove litter and waste | ---- | 2014 | 2014 |
| Open space and conservation zoning | Proposed | 2014 | 2016 |
| Plant native trees and/or shrubs, herbs, forbs, grasses | Proposed | 2014 | 2015 |
Outcomes
Is the success of this project's actions being monitored? No/UnknownCitation
To establish a wildlife habitat / refuge in North East Tennessee.