Carroll County Soil & Water Conservation District

10/13/2026

10/01/2026

Ok, MY WILDLIFE PEEPS! This is opportunity to snag one of these!!!

Quail Forever is offering this specialty license plate for drivers in Tennessee who want to support the conservation of wildlife habitat in the state! Visit quailforever.org for more information on their mission to conserve quail, pheasants, and other wildlife through habitat improvements, public access, education, and conservation advocacy.

09/30/2026

TCDEA WORKSHOP
District employees from West Middle and East Tennessee recently attended the TCDEA Fall Workshop in Columbia, Tennessee. We enjoyed learning from great speakers, gaining valuable knowledge, and connecting with others in our field. We are grateful for all that we learned!

09/30/2026

Here is a little throwback Wednesday. Hulon Swindle preparing seed bed at Ephesus. I am not certain about the year, I would say around 1966-1967.

09/14/2026

Meeting Open to the public! 🌻🌼🌞

08/31/2026

Dolly Parton didn't just come from the mountains of East Tennessee. She carried them in her heart.

Dolly spoke and sang about the land that raised her with a deep sense of love and belonging. The Smokies were part of her story, their mountains, forests and natural beauty inspiring her music and shaping the way she shared Tennessee with the world.

That love showed in how she gave back. She lent her voice to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, encouraged others to care for the land, and when wildfire devastated the mountains and communities she loved, she was there for her neighbors. She described the Smokies as “sacred ground” and believed deeply in taking care of what we’ve been given.

At TDEC, we know the places we protect are more than land on a map. They shape our stories, our communities and who we become. Few people showed that connection between people and place quite like Dolly.

Thank you, Dolly, for loving this land and for helping the world love it, too. 🦋

📸: Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork State Park - Flag Pond, TN

08/27/2026

April 28, 1966-Roadbank Treatment MIXIE, TN.

Another oldie but goodie!

L to R: Hulon Swindell, M. E. Robertson and W. D. Foster. Landowners preparing seedbed on a road bank before fertilizing and seeding to sarlcea and Barmudagrass. The roadbank was sloped and graded by the county road department several weeks before.

This is part of the Martin Creek Watershed Project.

Photo credit: H. P. Scott

08/19/2026

5/5/1967. Critical Area Treatment at Smith Bros Farms in Carroll County. Part of Martin Creek Watershed. Gully to be shaped, looking toward Radford Farms.

Photo By: Wendell Perry

08/18/2026