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Podcasts
Interview with Michael Officer, Executive Officer Cuan Beo (Bay Life) organization, Galway Ireland (Episode 113)
November 8, 2024Today I talk with Michael Officer of the Cuan Beo organization in Galway, Republic of Ireland.
Michael and his organization are involved with the restoration of the oyster fishery in the Galway Bay. There have a multifaceted approach to their work. Priority is given to managing the quality and volume of the fresh water entering the bay from the watershed around Galway, North and South. Also, they are making efforts to improve areas of the bay to be more suitable habitat for the oysters. They have also involved themselves in the outdoor recreation opportunities which are now possible with improved water quality.
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Historic Overton Park in Memphis Tennessee, Melissa McMasters and Eric Bridges of the Overton Park Conservancy (Episode 112)
July 12, 2024
The Tennessee Smart Yard Program, with Amy Dunlap, Agricultural Extension Agent, University of Tennessee (Episode 111)
June 28, 2024
Interview With Spring Duckett, CWEET organization, (Clean Water Expected in East Tennessee) Episode 109
March 15, 2024
Interview With Mekayle Houghton, Executive Director, Cumberland River Compact (Episode 108)
March 1, 2024
Interview With Layla George, President, Olmsted Parks Conservancy, Louisville, KY (Episode 107)
February 16, 2024
Murray Crow Interview , Memories of Decades of Service to Tennessee State Parks (Episode 106)
February 3, 2024
Interview with Aaron Browning, President, Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association, Deputy Director of P&R, City of Knoxville (Episode 105)
December 8, 2023About Mark
Mark Thomas Fraley is a lawyer (now retired) in Nashville, Tennessee (USA). Prior to starting law practice in 1987, Mark was active in the field of Parks and Recreation. He was the first Parks and Recreation Director for the cities of Gatlinburg and Sevierville Tennessee. He was the founding program administrator for the Parks and Recreation Technical Advisory Service (PARTAS) and served as Assistant Commissioner of Conservation and Director or Parks and Recreation for the State of Tennessee. In 1987 Mark was designated a “Fellow” of the Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association.
Mark practiced law in Nashville Tennessee from 1987 until retirement in 2017. He had a general practice with an emphasis on Social Security Disability claims. He was a faculty member of the Nashville School of Law ( 1997-2009) teaching the course on Social Security Law.
Education
University of Cincinnati, 1974, Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy)
Nashville School of Law, 1983, Doctor of Jurisprudence
Licensure
License to Practice Law, Tennessee Supreme Court (1983) BPR# 10448
Admitted to Practice, U.S. Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (1987)
Admitted to Practice, U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, (1994)
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