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New Sequatchie County ‘arboretum trail’ showcases local, foreign tree life

Patrick Ironwood crosses a coal bridge which serves as an entrance to the Sequatchie Valley Institute on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Whitwell, Tenn. The nonprofit has completed a new pair of self-guided nature trails which are available to the public on the weekends.

A ceramic trail marker guides hikers at the Sequatchie Valley Institute on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Whitwell, Tenn. The nonprofit has completed a new pair of self-guided nature trails which are available to the public on the weekends.

Ceramic pottery is displayed in a shop at the Sequatchie Valley Institute on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Whitwell, Tenn. The nonprofit has completed a new pair of self-guided nature trails which are available to the public on the weekends.

A Land Trust sign indicates the protection of the Sequatchie Valley Institute on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Whitwell, Tenn. The nonprofit has completed a new pair of self-guided nature trails which are available to the public on the weekends.

Johnny Kimmons, left, and his wife Carol, who run the Sequatchie Valley Institute, stand in their home on the property on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Whitwell, Tenn. The nonprofit has completed a new pair of self-guided nature trails which are available to the public on the weekends.

A post marks the Arboretum Trail at the Sequatchie Valley Institute on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Whitwell, Tenn. The nonprofit has completed a new pair of self-guided nature trails which are available to the public on the weekends.

Johnny Kimmons, left, and his wife Carol walk to a new trail at the Sequatchie Valley Institute on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Whitwell, Tenn. The nonprofit has completed a new pair of self-guided nature trails which are available to the public on the weekends.

Solar panels peek from behind a garden at the Sequatchie Valley Institute, which is off the grid, on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Whitwell, Tenn. The nonprofit has completed a new pair of self-guided nature trails which are available to the public on the weekends.

Carol Kimmons indicates a pawpaw fruit growing in a garden at the Sequatchie Valley Institute on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Whitwell, Tenn. The nonprofit has completed a new pair of self-guided nature trails which are available to the public on the weekends.

Carol Kimmons opens a bud from a hops plant at the Sequatchie Valley Institute on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Whitwell, Tenn. The nonprofit has completed a new pair of self-guided nature trails which are available to the public on the weekends.

Carol Kimmons walks along the new Pipsissewa trail at the Sequatchie Valley Institute on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Whitwell, Tenn. The nonprofit has completed a new pair of self-guided nature trails which are available to the public on the weekends.

Carol Kimmons walks along the new Pipsissewa Trail at the Sequatchie Valley Institute on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Whitwell, Tenn. The nonprofit has completed a new pair of self-guided nature trails which are available to the public on the weekends.

A cabin made from cob, a building material of sand, clay, and straw, is seen at the Sequatchie Valley Institute on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Whitwell, Tenn. The nonprofit has completed a new pair of self-guided nature trails which are available to the public on the weekends.

Carol Kimmons, right, and her husband Johnny walk along the new Pipsissewa trail at the Sequatchie Valley Institute on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Whitwell, Tenn. The nonprofit has completed a new pair of self-guided nature trails which are available to the public on the weekends.

Griffin Lee, 11, and Samson Lee, 9, place flags in front of gravestones.