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Oak Ridge Environment
Protected Settings & Natural Landscapes
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A Protected Setting
Oak Ridge came into existence in 1943 -- a new community created in a remote rural landscape to support Manhattan Project activites.
Government production facilities were -- and still are -- separated from residential areas by extensive wooded buffer zones that have been left almost untouched for many years. |
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Natural Landscapes
Nestled in the ridge-and-valley region between the Great Smokies and the Cumberland Mountains, Oak Ridge is a picture of natural beauty, with a rich variety of natural scenery and diverse habitats for animals and plants.Much of the 35,000 acres of federally owned land within city limits is now forested, dominated by mature oak-hickory forest and planted pine. This land supports abundant wildlife and some 1,000 species of native plants. |
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| Read more: The Oak Ridge Reservation: A Nationally Valuable Natural Resource. | |||
Oak Ridge Environment Index
Protected Settings & natural landscapes
Clean air, Clean water
Greenbelts, arboretum and lakefront
Index of other EQAB pages
Prepared by: Environmental Quality Advisory Board
