AFORR Forum 
on the Future of the Oak Ridge Reservation
As part of the commemoration of Earth Week, Advocates for the Oak Ridge Reservation (AFORR) sponsored a public discussion on the future of the DOE Oak Ridge Reservation.

Saturday, April 17, 1999, 9:00 to 11:00 AM
American Museum of Science and Energy
300 South Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, Tennessee


Forum Moderator:  David Coffey, former state legislator

Panel participants presented a range of stakeholder perspectives on the future of the Oak Ridge Reservation:

 Bo McDaniel, Oak Ridge City Manager
 Virginia Dale, ORNL Environmental Sciences Division research staff
 Joe Lenhard, Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee (CROET)
 Billy Minser, representing recreational interests (including hunting)
 Frank Harris, Tennessee Nature Conservancy board member
 Steve Grady, Oak Ridge Industrial Development Board
 Mick Wiest, representing cultural resource interests

Following the panel presentations, there was opportunity for discussion between panel members and the audience.


Cosponsored by:
  •  Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning (TCWP) 
  •  Oak Ridge League of Women Voters
  •  Knoxville League of Women Voters 
  •  Tennessee Conservation League (TCL) 
  •  Save Our Cumberland Mountains (SOCM) 
  •  Foundation for Global Sustainability 
  •  Lockheed Martin Energy Systems
Other special events during Earth Week at the Museum of Science and Energy:
  • Special Earth Day exhibits on display in the Museum lobby
  • Earth Day presentation (April 22, 4-5 PM): "Oak Ridge Ecology for Our Earth"

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