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FRIENDS has committed to purchase the Hill Tract, a 324-acre property that's home to an old-growth forest of trees more than two centuries old. We need YOU to help us raise the remaining $1.05 million to finalize the purchase.
We’re within sight of our goal of $10.8 million, but we really need your help to make sure this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity comes true! Despite the tremendous support of many folks around the state of Tennessee, we are still about $1 million from our goal of buying the Hill Tract.
We can’t deed the property to Metro Parks until it’s completely paid for. Make a donation today to preserve this land as a city park forever.
Friends of Warner Parks is moving forward with plans to close on the acquisition of the 324 acres of the Hill Farm property for the purchase price of $10.8 million. Despite the tough economic conditions, we feel blessed to have made significant progress towards covering the purchase price with current cash and commitments totaling approximately $9.8 million.
It is critical for us to close this $1 million funding gap soon, and we sincerely hope that you will consider a new gift or, perhaps, extend a previous pledge to help us reach our goal. We’re a 501(c)3 organization, so your donation is tax-deductible.
We want to thank all of you who have so generously given to our campaign and supported Friends of Warner Parks in the purchase of this very special property.
We have always known that the "ancient forest" was a treasure in and of itself, but we have not known what treasures it contained until just recently. Dwayne Estes, an assistant professor of biology, descended on the 324-acre site with a group of students and other professional volunteers. They documented every single plant, tree, shrub, grass, bird and animal spotted, including this flying squirrel. It was a true BIOBLITZ, and the forest yielded up its inventory of treasures, confirming that the educational aspects of this site are both rich and unending.
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