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Near the middle of Land Between the Lakes on land bordering Lake Barkley, TVA is developing a 5,000-acre Conservation Education Center. The aims and objectives of the overall multiple land use program being demonstrated in Land Between the Lakes are brought into focus within the Conservation Education Center to illustrate the successful coexistence of conservation education and outdoor recreation. Points of interest within the Conservation Education Center include: Center Station, a number of hiking trails ranging in length from one-fifth mile to two and one-half miles, Hematite Lake Picnic Area. Empire Farm, the Silo Overlook, and the ruins of old Center Iron Furnace. A herd of buffalo (American bison), once native to this arca, now roams a large pasture alongside The Trace between Rushing Creek and Piney Campgrounds. Other area attractions include: The Great Western Iron Furnace, Fort Donelson National Military Park, and the powerhouses and locks at Barkley Dam and Kentucky Dam.

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Paducah, Kentucky

Paris, Tennessee

Princeton,

Kentucky

Kentucky Dam Village State Park

Land Between the Lakes

Conservation Education Center

Lake Barkley
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Paris Landing
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Headquarters & Information

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Dr. FOSTER. Mr. Chairman, that concludes the summary. Mr. Howes and I would be pleased to try to answer any questions you have. Mr. HUNGATE. The committee would thank you for this comprehensive and helpful report.

Mr. Finn, any questions?

Mr. FINN. No questions, Mr. Chairman.

I would just like to compliment the gentleman for an excellent presentation.

Mr. Howes. We would be happy to see you down there at your earliest convenience.

Mr. HUNGATE. Counsel?

Mr. ROE. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

As I understand it, the Land Between the Lakes Area has strong possibilities for both small business use and for protection of the environment. How do you reconcile these two, how do they work together?

Mr. Howes. I believe there is no dichotomy between them. Land Between the Lakes itself, as we indicated, is conceived of largely as an area of open space. It is a magnet to which people come to do various things in the out of doors. The realm of service to those people as they come is the opportunity for small business.

Within the area we make the decisions through ownership of the land.

Outside what happens is only partly our decision, it involves literally hundreds of thousands of decisions each year by individuals and small businesses and local governments.

Mr. ROE. Do you regulate the use of the land in regard to small business, taking into consideration the environmental effects? I understand you have some waterfowl projects there, or something.

Mr. Howes. Again, within the area, yes, we do regulate it. We are a unique area in that we are half in the Tennessee Valley and half in the Cumberland Valley, which is the Corps of Engineers responsibility. On the west shore of Kentucky Lake there is some control exercised through TVA's ownership of shoreline land. Similarly, the Corps, through its acquisitions, and designations of points of access. Outside these influences but closely related to them, the question of land-use control has to be a local decision. We have been working on the side of the angels, so to speak, in trying to encourage local people to do this.

The fact remains that the only thing that the average rural landowner hates worse than having his land taken away from him is for the public to leave it with him and tell him what he is going to do with it. Sooner or later through his own agents of local government he is going to have to come to the question of land-use control, which is to his benefit, as well as to those of the public.

Mr. HUNGATE. I will let you explain that to him.

Mr. Howes. We haven't been very successful to date.

Dr. FOSTER. Everybody lets someone else explain it to them, and it ends up with the county judge in our part of the country.

Mr. Howes. Sir, we have seen a change in 10 years. Zoning was a dirty word 10 years ago. You can mention it in polite society now.

Mr. ROE. Do you see this project of Land Between the Lakes being carried out in other parts of the country?

Mr. Howes. Not exactly duplicated or replicated, but similar things, certainly, yes.

Dr. FOSTER. The environmental education centers do not have to be that large. We have a number of requests for assistance in establishing such operations in the rest of our area.

Mr. Howes. We have combined squarely environmental education and outdoor recreation. And many of the youngsters who are coming to our area now for environmental education are going to be the citizens of tomorrow. And the things they learned there they are going to apply at home.

Mr. ROE. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. HUNGATE. Once again, Dr. Foster and Mr. Howes, we greatly appreciate your very well prepared statement. And it will be of great help to the committee.

The hearing will be adjourned. The next hearings on this topic will resume on March 13.

(Whereupon, at 11:12 a.m., February 29, 1972, the subcommittee recessed, to reconvene on March 13.)

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