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D.W. Wilson Center - 501 N. Collins Street - Tullahoma, TN 37388
Phone: (931) 455-1121 e-mail:
kglick@tullahoma-tn.com
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City of Tullahoma Parks and Recreation Department employs
a staff of sixty. The staff is responsible for the maintenance
and monitoring of four city parks, the greenway system, twenty
ball fields, (softball, baseball, soccer, football), two community
centers, the indoor and outdoor pools and Imagination Station,
a state of the art volunteer-built playground facility.
This
busy department also sponsors many youth-oriented activities
annually, including a  Soap
Box Derby. The Best New Race City was awarded to the 1st Annual
Soap Box Derby in 2000.
Small fees are charged for use of some of the Department's
facilities. Call 455-1121 for fee information.
The
City's Urban Forestry and Mosquito Control programs are also
administered through Parks and Recreation. Click
here for information on the forestry and mosquito control
programs. |
Community
Centers |
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| D.W.
Wilson Center: 501 N Collins Street
455-1121 - FAX: 454-1767 |
| Monday
- Friday
8:00am - 10:00pm |
Saturday
9:00am - 5:00 pm |
Sunday
12:00pm - 6:00pm |
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| C.D.
Stamps: 810 S. Jackson Street
461-1080 - FAX: 461-1081 |
| Monday
- Friday
9:00am-9:00pm |
Saturday
12:00pm-8:00pm |
Sunday
12:00pm-6:00pm |
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| Rooms
are available for private meetings, birthday parties, etc.
Please call the respective facilities to schedule. |
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Swimming
Pools |
| Joel
Ferrell Outdoor Pool: 501 N. Collins Street - 393-4782 |
| D.W.
Wilson Indoor Pool: 501 N. Collins Street - 455-9231 |
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Tullahoma
Park Facilities |
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| Cascade
Recreation Area: |
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Located on Collins Street.
The area features the D. W. Wilson Community Center and
indoor pool, mini-golf, Imagination Station, two ballfields,
the Coffee County Senior Citizens Center, the Lannom Memorial
Library and Joel Ferrell Outdoor Pool. |
| Downtown
Park: |
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Located at the corner of Wall Street and West Lincoln Street.
The passive park provides additional greenspace in the
downtown business district. |
| Frazier
McEwen Park: |
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Located on Microcraft Lane.
The park has two pavilions available by reservation,
three sand volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, and a playground.
A trailhead of the Rock Creek Greenway is located in
the park. |
| Grider
Stadium: |
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Located on Microcraft Lane.
It is the home field of the Tullahoma High School Wildcats
baseball team and other recreational tournaments. |
| Jefferson
Street Park: |
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This park has one pavilion and playground available on a first
come basis, as well as one backstop and two lighted outdoor
basketball courts. |
| Johnson
Lane Recreation Area: |
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Dedicated in May 2001. All Tullahoma girls' softball games are
played here. The park features a sand volleyball court, shuffleboard
courts, a picnic shelter, and a walking trail. |
| Rogers
Group Soccer Complex: |
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Located on Rock Creek Road, it features 4-6 soccer field for
recreational play. |
| Short
Springs State Natural Area: |
| Located
on Short Springs Road. Managed jointly by TVA, the Tennessee
Department of Conservation, and the City of Tullahoma, Short
Springs Natural Area contains hiking trails and features waterfalls
and rare wildflowers. The area is open year round during daylight
hours. |
| Waggoner
Park: |
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Located on the Manchester Highway (S.R. 55), the park has
two pavilions offered on a first come basis, three softball
fields and three baseball fields. |
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Urban
Forestry |
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The
Parks and Recreation Department currently employs a City
Forester who, with the assistance of
an Advisory Tree Board and Parks and Recreation's grounds
crew, develops, administers and oversees the City's urban
forestry program on City property and right-of-way. The
City's urban forestry program involves tree planting and
maintenance and community outreach through technical and
educational assistance.
The
Forester also administers the Tree Board Award Program and
Memorial Tree Program and works to maintain Tullahoma's
Tree City USA designation.
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Mosquito
Management |
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Since
the inception of the Mosquito Management program in 1991,
the City of Tullahoma has taken aggressive steps to continually
improve and update this program using Integrated Pest Management
techniques and a trained technician. The program uses several
steps for mosquito control, including public education,
source reduction by means of mechanical or physical control
efforts, a larvacide to control areas that cannot be drained,
and a low-dosage adulticide mist targeting the adult mosquito
population.
All
mosquitoes need water to complete their life cycle. Some
mosquitoes lay their eggs in standing water where they hatch
in just a day or two. Other mosquitoes may lay their eggs
in old tires, tin cans, or other water-holding containers.
The eggs may remain unhatched for weeks or even months until
they are covered with water. So, after any significant rainfall
remember to remove any standing water from your yard to
keep mosquitoes from hatching.
You
can take simple, positive steps to reduce the breeding of
mosquitoes in your own yard:
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Get
rid of old tires, tin cans, buckets, drums, bottles or
any water holding containers.
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Fill
in or drain any low places (puddles, ruts) in yard.
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Keep drains, ditches, and culverts clean of weekds and
trash so water will drain properly.
- Cover
trash containers to keep out rain water
- Repair
leaky pipes and outside faucets
- Empty
plastic wading pools at least once a week and store indoors
when not in use.
- Make
sure your backyard pool is properly cared for.
- Fill
in tree rot holes and hollow stumps that hold water with
sand or concrete.
- Change
the water in bird baths and plant pots or drip trays at
least once a week.
- Make
sure gutters on your house drain properly.
- Do
not use corrugated pipe to carry the downspouts away from
your house, instead use drainage PVC pipe.
- Keep
grass cut short and shrubbery timmed so adult mosquitoes
will not hide there.
If you have an area of standing water in your neighborhood,
please report it to the Forestry Resource Technician at 455-1121
so we can treat the area with larvicide.
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