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<\/a>Clarksville Urban Wilderness<\/p><\/div>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re at the starting point in this process, and the land probably won\u2019t be ready for public use for several years,\u201d Mayor McMillan said. \u201cIn our master planning, we will engage the community in a discussion of where to locate parking and access and how to best use the Wilderness.\u201d<\/p>\n
The City envisions connecting the natural area to its system of Greenways and Blueways river access points, and focusing on passive recreational uses, stressing low impact development and preservation of the natural setting. Ultimately, the Wilderness could have only a system of multi-use trails that meander through forested hillsides, across fields of wildflowers, and along rock formations and the riverbank.<\/p>\n
The City of Clarksville will begin purchase discussions with the owner of more than 60 acres that make up the bulk of the Urban Wilderness tract, and is researching the various other parcels that could be added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Clarksville, TN<\/strong> – Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan\u2019s 2018 budget, approved Monday by the Clarksville City Council, includes $450,000 to acquire a unique tract of land in the heart of Clarksville to be preserved as an Urban Wilderness.<\/p>\n![\"Clarksville](\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Clarksville-Urban-Wilderness-1.jpg\" "\\"Clarksville")
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