August 2023

Rock the Ridge is a grassroots movement to raise awareness of the rich environment that is Walden’s Ridge and bring together conservation exhibitors to raise awareness to preserve the environment. The first annual festival will be on Saturday, Sept. 16 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Walden’s Ridge Civic League, 2501 Fairmount Pike in Walden.  […]

USFWS Proposes Listing Three Eastern Freshwater Mussels Under the Endangered Species Act The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes placing three freshwater mussels, the Cumberland moccasinshell, Tennessee clubshell, and Tennessee pigtoe on the federal list of threatened and endangered species. Each of these species is being proposed for endangered species status.   “The southeastern United States

TennGreen Land Conservancy and Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning are calling for support in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to purchase and transfer 160 acres of forested bluff lands to the National Park Service. Though a portion of this land is within the formal congressional Park boundary, it’s still in private ownership. The National Park Service (NPS) cannot buy land outside

The Chattanooga region is full of beautiful outdoor spaces, and home to even more creatures that inhabit our surrounding wildlands. If you’ve ever come across an injured or stray animal, it can be jarring if you don’t know what to do — so, NOOGAtoday has put together a helpful guide with local resources. Learn more.

Hamilton County Parks & Recreation recently announced the opening of Walden’s Ridge Park on Saturday, September 30th. The Land Trust for Tennessee is grateful to the foundations and individuals who partnered with us to provide the pivotal funding needed to make this park a reality. With the conservation easement now in place, we look forward to fulfilling our promise to protect

When word came through that a decades long closed pit in Marion County, TN was up for sale, the Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc. knew this was a unique opportunity to protect and reopen an incredible pit.  Now it is time to act. The goal is to raise $165,000 in 30 days to cover the purchase

It’s no secret the Chattanooga area has a large and varied wildlife population. Some of these beautiful animals we see deep in our woods, some we see in our backyards and some we see in urban areas. Seeing a deer, fox, coyote, raccoon or raptor in a mid-sized city’s urban areas seems unlikely, but it

Hummingbirds are a unique species of birds that often capture the interest of many. They are known as a keystone species. This means that several other species depend on them for survival in one way or another, and if the keystone species were removed from an ecosystem, it would suffer greatly and the extinction of

It’s no secret that the Southeast boasts dozens of zip codes with vibrant outdoor scenes, an active lifestyle, and access to amazing adventures. Now Blue Ridge Outdoors is asking you to select your favorites from over 100 different towns representing the best in the region in 2023 for their 13th annual Top Adventure Towns showdown!

Gray squirrels are a familiar sight. We see them eating everything from birdseed to tomatoes in our backyard, tight-roping power lines across suburban streets and foraging for food in the woodlands that blanket much of the state. In fact, gray squirrels are so common it’s easy to overlook the fact that each day they are