Written By: Dana Dye | Photo Taken By: Elizabeth Dixon Our river, the Duck, has been officially designated as a Tennessee Scenic River with the special protection from landfills and industrial pollution that comes with that designation. And after one of the driest springs on record in Middle Tennessee, we are finally getting some steady rain. The thirsty topsoil is soaking it up, and some of the mussels stranded on the dry gravel of the riverbed are going to survive. All this

Written By: Dana Dye | Photo Taken By: John Guider By now, I think we all understand that the course of human events does not run in a straight line. It loops around in fits and starts and is occasionally subject to thoughtful pauses. The Columbia Power & Water (CP&W) plan for a new extraction plant on the Hickman County line to pull 32 million gallons of water a day (mgd) out of the Duck River was put on a thoughtful pause last week. The CP&W 32-mgd extraction project on the

Written By: Dana Dye | Photo Taken By: Elizabeth Dixon Whew! A long, difficult legislative marathon has almost reached the finish line. Duck River Conservancy President Doug Jones, along with a host of other Duck River advocates, have been working for three years to get the Tennessee Legislature to designate the Duck River as a Tennessee scenic river. Apparently the third time really is the charm! The bill granting the designation of Class II Scenic River to the Duck Riv