You've found the place for folks who love Tennessee's public lands.  We are a  501c3 nonprofit working to protect and preserve our best wild places.  From the Land Between the Lakes to the Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee Heartwood advocates for the wild.  Visit our site to learn more about what we do, from outdoors excursions to legal advocacy, we're always on the trail!

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Victory at Tumbling Creek!!
Forest Service Withdraws Dinkey Timber Sale

​The culmination of several years of our work to protect Tumbling Creek-the Dinkey timber sale has been withdrawn! This is why we are here- on the ground, focused watchdogging and advocacy. And that focus includes staying to play a long game when necessary. This sale was first announced in early 2014, and since then, there has been a lot of field work, research, meetings, and legal work. But what made the difference was our long-term monitoring of some of the other timber sales that have happened in the Cherokee, sales with logging similar to what would have happened at Tumbling Creek if the sale had gone through. .... MORE

Come join us Memorial Day Weekend for the Heartwood Spring Council at the Coker Creek Center in the Cherokee National Forest!

 For over 30 years, Heartwood has worked to protect and advocate for forests across the East. From Mississippi to Pennsylvania, Heartwood brings folks together in a true grassroots fashion for forest advocacy, fun, and fellowship, and this year, its Spring Council comes to Tennessee.  Every Memorial Day weekend, people come together from all around the country to celebrate our wild lands with our traditions of workshops, outings, and great live music!  This is a weekend you DON'T want to miss.  We're still getting things finalized, so contact us to stay in touch for updates.  Mark your calendars for a transformative time at the Coker Creek Center near Tellico Plains right in the middle of the Cherokee National forest and the biggest complex of Wilderness lands in the East.