August 2024

Local Input Requested on Outdoor Spaces in Whitfield County

As a result of the Resilient Communities program, residents of Dalton, GA take preventive nature-based measures like planting more trees and creating green spaces to absorb excess water during heavy rains. The Rooting for the Ridge initiative aims to protect key natural areas that limit flooding and erosion, as well as the community culture and recreation. Learn […]

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Moccasin Bend Archaeological Study to Conclude by Early-October

The archaeological study in progress on Chattanooga’s Moccasin Bend todetermine the viability of a site there for a proposed replacement for the state’saging Mental Health Institute will be completed this fall, according to stateofficials. Read more, Ben Benton – Chattanooga Times Free Press ———————————————————————————————————————— Save the Bend: Sign the Petition Today Further development may cause

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Let’s Learn About Local Lizards

If you have rotting logs, stumps or rocks in your yard, you probably have five-lined skinks. After breeding in the spring, the female lays four to 14 eggs and guards them until they hatch in early summer. The young have bright blue tails with five white or yellowish stripes down the length of their black bodies. At

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A Year in Sewanee – July

This is installment 7 in a project to document a year in Sewanee with five photos taken each month on the Sewanee Domain. See the June post here. Nature: I’m not an expert at identifying mushrooms, but these growing along the Cheston Trail in late July caught my eye. Watch next month for photos from

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