Welcome to the Cookeville Field Office

 

The Cookeville Field Office provides assistance throughout the State of Tennessee to Federal and State agencies, local governments, businesses, and the general public relative to conserving, protecting, and restoring habitat for migratory birds and federally threatened and endangered species.  Our assistance is typically provided through six programs: pre-development consultation, federal permits and projects, endangered species, environmental contaminants, partners for fish and wildlife, and education/outreach.

Celebrate Endangered Species Day in Tennessee!

Endangered Species Day is a celebration of our nation’s wildlife and wild places.  Started in 2006 by the United States Congress, Endangered Species Day is the third Friday of May. The Cookeville Field Office is pleased to have the opportunities during May to join a few of our conservation partners in Tennessee to honor Endangered Species Day as part of the events listed below, which are open to the public.
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Service Assists in Response to Kingston, Tennessee, Fly Ash Slurry Spill

Fish and Wildlife Service Environmental Contaminants and Law Enforcement personnel are responding to the release of approximately one billion gallons (5.4 million cubic yards) of fly ash slurry.

The spill occurred when an earthen dike broke at a retention pond at the Tennessee Valley Authority Kingston Fossil Plant in Kingston, Tennessee.

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