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New website chronicles the work of Mack Prichard

PictureTennessee State Naturalist Emeritus Mack Prichard reviewed the new MackPrichard.org website, which chronicles his presentations, photos and writings.

A new website has launched to chronicle and celebrate the work of the late Tennessee State Naturalist-Emeritus, Mack Prichard.

MackPrichard.org is a repository for Prichard’s presentations, photos and writings. In 2014, the Friends of South Cumberland State Parks (FSC) began working with Mack to preserve part of his vast collection of photographs, taken during his nearly five-decade career with the State of Tennessee. Over than 5,000 photographs, more than a dozen videos of Mack’s presentations, and additional digitized materials are now online, chronicling the evolution of environmental protection across the State, showing many places and events that led to the creation of new State Natural Areas and State Parks.

The objective of the project was to share Prichard’s experiences and knowledge online, both as a record of his work, and to inspire and inform environmental educators, researchers and the broader public.

The project gained momentum when the Friends of South Cumberland received a grant from the Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs (TFGC) to support the purchase of scanning equipment, data storage, web services and funding for a student assistant to help accelerate the scanning of slide images from Mack’s collection. Prichard’s archives are deep and of great value to environmental education in Tennessee. 

Prichard has had a long association with the Friends of South Cumberland, as well as the TN Federation of Garden Clubs. He was instrumental in persuading then-governor Winfield Dunn to advocate for creation of South Cumberland State Park in 1978, and for the establishment of FSC in the 1990s. For years Mack was a speaker at TFGC’s summer camp sessions, showing slides and speaking about conservation topics from across the state. The TFGC gave Mack the nickname, “Mr. Conservation,” and established its Conservation Education Fund to help preserve his collection.

The Friends of South Cumberland are coordinating efforts with a parallel effort being undertaken in Nashville, where the Tennessee State Library & Archives has provided a separate grant to scan other sildes from Mack’s collection through a program overseen by TennGreen. For more information about Prichard and these organizations, MackPrichard.org, TFGConline.org and www.TennGreen.org.

Mack Prichard Photos  17 Mb ZIP file



PicturePark Ranger George Shinn, Caroline Holmes and MSPF board members Gerry Kaller, Lisa Luck and Sanford McGee.
SCSP Seasonal Ranger Earns $1,000 Scholarship
from the Mack S. Prichard Foundation 

One of the objectives of the Mack S. Prichard Foundation (MSPF) is to encourage the preparation and training of individuals interested in the work of Tennessee State Parks as a profession.  In support of that objective, MSPF awards two $1,000 scholarships annually.  The Foundation recently awarded one such scholarship to Caroline Holmes, Seasonal Interpretive Ranger at South Cumberland State Park, stationed at the Stone Door Ranger Station.  As an NAI Certified Interpretive Guide, Caroline creates and presents programs that encourage participants to see how nature impacts their daily lives, and why conservation is essential now more than ever.  Congratulations to Caroline, and thank you to the Mack S. Prichard Foundation for recognizing her good work!

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