Gallery
Animals
Canadian geese family on Melton Hill Lake
Blue-gray gnatcatcher nesting May 2013
Cormorant and turtle in wetland
Cormorant nesting rookery at Gallaher Bend
Cormorant rookery near mouth of Walker Branch watershed
Great horned owl fledgling at BORCE Feb 2011
Killdeer are highly vulnerable May 2014
Killdeer hatchlings born precocial May 2014
Killdeer nest May 2014
Osprey on Oak Ridge Reservation
Osprey nest near ORNL_s gas-cooled reactor that was never fueled or operated
Pileated_Woodpecker_Freels_Bend_6_7_2009_3 (close up)
Turtle research with high school students at Solway Bend
Box Turtle
Box Turtle
High Conservation Value Areas
40-acre old growth forest on the ORR
Beaver pond on Bear Creek
Bear Creek July 2018
Bear Creek in July 2018
Beaver dam during high water flow May 2010
Cave entrance on Oak Ridge Reservation
Sycamore tree plaque at Horizon Center
Woodland Beauty East BORCE Hunley Rd Greenway Trail
Beaver Pond West of Hwy 95 near Junction with Hwy 58
Historic Structures
Bethel Chuch and tree
Historic building on ORR
Home site in Park City area on ORR
Home site in Park City area on ORR view 2
Homesite remains on BORCE 2014
Home site remains
Jonquils near old homesite on North Boundary Greenway March 2011
PreMatthattan Project Bridge Spanning EFPC ED-1 Exclusion Area
Freels Bend Cabin 2023 v1
Three_Bend_Conservation_Update_Historic_Freels_Cabin_10_16_2022
Freels Bend Cabin 2023 v2
Plants
Lady slipper
Goldenrod- a herbaceous perennial species found in open areas such as meadows, prairies, and savannas
Passion Flower
Jewelweed
Recreation
Access road to Tower Shielding Area
Clark Center Park sign August 2015
Family canoe trip on Melton Hill Lake
Greenway Trail at Gallaher Bend
North Boundary Greenway
People on shore of Melton Hill Lake
Stand up paddle board on Melton Hill Lake
Deer and turkey hunting are poular on the ORR
Paddlers on Melton Hill Lake checking out ORNL_s gas-cooled reactor that was never fueled or operated
Maps
Three Bends and BORCE Location Map
ORR Natural and Developed Areas
Map of Cultural Features of ORR
Landsat Image of ORR 2006
Landsat Image of ORR 1984
Horizon Center Map 1996
Google Map of ORR
Conservation Easement Map 2002
Natural Area Map
Map of BORCE and Horizon Center
BORCE Map Plus Three Bends
Conservation Areas ORR
Sketch of Areas of Interest
Geology
East Tenn sinkholes and caves (Source C Holliday)
How karst systems work (Source C Holliday)
Cave diversity (Source C Holliday)
Karst cross section diagram (Source C Holliday)
Limestone karst system (Source C Holliday).jpg
Karst block diagram (Source C Holliday)
