$450,000 Grant from National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
Some good news came this week for the forests in Tennessee where the Jack Daniel Distillery harvests white oak trees for its barrels. The National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) awarded the Tennessee Forestry Association nearly half a million dollars to help with sustainable forest management.
“Making whiskey at Jack Daniel Distillery is a generational process. As this process gets passed down through our whiskey makers here in Lynchburg, so does our commitment to conservation and sustainability,” said Chris Fletcher, Jack Daniel’s Master Distiller. “Our decades-long commitment in Tennessee helps ensure white oak and hard sugar maple will thrive for decades to come. We couldn’t be happier to continue supporting the great work done by the University of Tennessee and the Land Trust for Tennessee to help us make sure the finest ingredients will continue to craft our fine whiskeys for the next generation.”
“Having been integral partners with Jack Daniel’s since the White Oak Initiative (www.whiteoakinitiative.org) was founded in 2017, the work being done in Tennessee is an extension of those efforts. The amount of public and private resources will make a difference to the sustainable management of both white oak and shortleaf pine in Tennessee’s forests.”
