A Resilient Valley- Restoring the Tennessee River Valley Watershed from the  Impact of Hurricane Helene

The impact of Hurricane Helene’s extreme flooding has disrupted communities and ecosystems across the upper region of the Tennessee Valley watershed.  On November 4, 2024, TVA issued a press release detailing the staggering amount of water that fell between Thursday, Sept 25 and Sunday,…

Robert Trent Jones- A Legacy of Golf Landscape Architecture

Land use and design have become critical in this era of climate change and land pressures. When once design was more about building challenging courses without regard to water use or run-off, today’s golf course architects have become immersed in conservation and preservation of…

Engineering Ebbs and Flows-Why does TVA lower the water?  by Mark Engler

TVA manages the complex water systems in the Valley. The Valley received more rainfall on average than Seattle, WA