Wilma Dykeman receives posthumous award

This evening, the Tennessee Clean Water Network will present the Bill Russell River Hero Award. The annual award is named for Bill Russell, a geneticist who was also the founder of Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning. Award recipients are honored for their efforts to protect and restore the state's watersheds. And this year, the Network will present the award to author Wilma Dykeman. Ms. Dykeman passed away in December, but she lived her entire life near the French Broad River and also once taught at the University of Tennessee. For this story, WUOT's Chrissy Keuper spoke with Shiela Wood-Navarro, a family friend to Ms. Dykeman...

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