With cooler weather heading our way, it’s a great time to seek the outdoors and discover the thousands of hiking trails, gorgeous waterfalls and the natural flora and fauna that surrounds us. Nearby Cloudland Canyon State Park is considered the most scenic park on the western edge of Lookout Mountain. Read more. Patty Leon – […]
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Tennessee State Parks will hold public meetings at 11 parks across the state in the coming weeks to discuss site management plans specific to those parks. The meetings will be from Nov. 4 through Jan. 28, and will include, among others, Fall Creek Falls State Park, Red Clay State Park, and Old Stone Fort State
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September 23, 2024 officially marked a new era of Tennessee River Gorge Trust conservation efforts of the Tennessee River Gorge. It is vitally important to acquire and preserve land in the Gorge to retain culturally and ecologically important wilderness areas and provide public access to that land. But the TRGT is now striving to take
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Want beautiful blooms and butterflies in the yard? Fall is a great season for planting native species that will attract butterflies, bees and other pollinators. Read more. Tennessee Valley Authority Photo: TVA
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Autumn is truly here now! The Valley woodlands are blazing with color and we are being blessed with beautiful cool weather—perfect for hiking through the woods. At Sequatchie Valley Institute (SVI), we have finished clearing our two miles of marked Nature Trails and revising our Nature Trail Guides, with lots of information on the plants,
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As our days get shorter and nights get cooler throughout October, forests lining the mountain tops, ridgelines, and valley bottoms begin to shine with their magnificent fall foliage. Not only is it breathtaking to see an ocean of oranges, yellows, reds, and browns blanket our once entirely green forests, but the science behind why this
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Understory Strives to Transform Chattanooga Through Tree Planting green|spaces, Chattanooga’s sustainability nonprofit, is proud to announce the launch of its newest program, Understory. Aimed at transforming the landscape of Chattanooga, Understory is committed to fostering the health and sustainability of historically underserved communities and their surrounding environment through planting trees. Read more. Michael Strok – The
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The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry is suspending public access to the eastern half of Franklin State Forest in Franklin and Marion Counties. This step follows serious threats against the safety of visitors to and professionals working within the forest. Last week, criminals claimed to have spiked areas of the forest where loggers
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See how screech owls perform their magical disappearing act, take a tour through the common raptors you might see during autumn raptor migration, learn how to recognize raptors soaring overhead by their wing and tail shapes, and more in a recent edition of Cornell Lab eNews. Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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TennGreen Land Conservancy, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy and The Conservation Fund, recently protected 709 acres of land to expand the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (WMA). This WMA, comprised of nearly 200,000 acres of continuous public land, is home to some of Tennessee’s rarest and most spectacular species of birds and wildlife and one of the largest
Largest Wildlife Management Area in Tennessee Expanded Read More »