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The new greenway will create an extension of a major connection of
existing greenways and offer majestic views of the Tennessee River.
request of the engineering department, Overall, Phase I of the Knox/Blount novation Campus), and ultimately serve
the city’s Urban Forester determined that Greenway will be a fabulous addition to as the gateway of a path from Knoxville to
the city had a potential “champion tree.” Knoxville’s 2,000 acres of parks and 86- the Great Smoky Mountains.
It is an Eastern Hophornbeam, a relatively mile greenway and trail system. Regional collaboration and federal, state
rare species of tree in East Tennessee – The new greenway will create an exten- and local investment have made this decade-
growing within the Knox/Blount Green- sion of a major connection of existing old vision and future treasure a reality.
way easement. The tree is estimated to greenways, offer majestic views of the Ten- For more information on the Knox/
beat Tennessee’s standing state champion nessee River, open up acres of open space Blount Greenway, visit the city of Knox-
tree by 30 points. The city of Knoxville is for public use (including an impressive ville’s website at www.cityofknoxville.org/
currently waiting for this designation to plaza at the high point of the greenway, greenways or http://www.smokymoun-
be confirmed. built as part of UT’s Cherokee Farm In- tainsgreenways.org/.
Hydraulics, Inc.
River City Hy-
draulics
serves
all of West Ten-
nessee for
HEIL Refuse
Equipment,
Petersen Knuck-
leboom Load-
ers, Vac Con
Sewer Equip-
ment,
and Galfab
Rolloff Hoist.
3131 Fleetbrook, Memphis, TN 38116
2350 Wooddale Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70805
122 Magnet Dr., Sherwood, AR 72120
1-800-365-6183
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existing greenways and offer majestic views of the Tennessee River.
request of the engineering department, Overall, Phase I of the Knox/Blount novation Campus), and ultimately serve
the city’s Urban Forester determined that Greenway will be a fabulous addition to as the gateway of a path from Knoxville to
the city had a potential “champion tree.” Knoxville’s 2,000 acres of parks and 86- the Great Smoky Mountains.
It is an Eastern Hophornbeam, a relatively mile greenway and trail system. Regional collaboration and federal, state
rare species of tree in East Tennessee – The new greenway will create an exten- and local investment have made this decade-
growing within the Knox/Blount Green- sion of a major connection of existing old vision and future treasure a reality.
way easement. The tree is estimated to greenways, offer majestic views of the Ten- For more information on the Knox/
beat Tennessee’s standing state champion nessee River, open up acres of open space Blount Greenway, visit the city of Knox-
tree by 30 points. The city of Knoxville is for public use (including an impressive ville’s website at www.cityofknoxville.org/
currently waiting for this designation to plaza at the high point of the greenway, greenways or http://www.smokymoun-
be confirmed. built as part of UT’s Cherokee Farm In- tainsgreenways.org/.
Hydraulics, Inc.
River City Hy-
draulics
serves
all of West Ten-
nessee for
HEIL Refuse
Equipment,
Petersen Knuck-
leboom Load-
ers, Vac Con
Sewer Equip-
ment,
and Galfab
Rolloff Hoist.
3131 Fleetbrook, Memphis, TN 38116
2350 Wooddale Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70805
122 Magnet Dr., Sherwood, AR 72120
1-800-365-6183
TPW September/October 2014 13
