Arnold Engineering Development Center Natural Area (Sinking Pond) - Tullahoma, TN - U.S. National Natural Landmarks on Waymarking.com

Sinking Pond was nominated for consideration as a national natural landmark by the National Park Service by Dr. H.R. DeSelm, University of Tennessee, in 1973. It was accepted for registration by the U.S. Department of Interior in 1975.

Sinking Pond received national registration from the Society of American Foresters as a registered research natural area in 1975. Sinking Pond is a 394 acre site containing 149 acres of bottom land hardwoods in a karst area which also contains a small, pure stand of overcup oak. This area is a virgin swamp forest with secondary fringing upland forests typical of the highland rim of Tennessee and Pennyroyal of Kentucky. It is a superior example of the swamps so characteristic of the eastern highland rim.

Sinking Pond also contains one of the largest Great Blue Heron (Arden Herodias) nesting colonies in the state of Tennessee.

Description taken from the sign in the picture.

Predominate Feature: swamp forest Parking/Access Location: N 35° 24.769 W 086° 01.102 Ownership: Federal Terrain Rating: Admission Charged: no Landmark's Website: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   08/30/2007 ggmorton visited it