TVA-sponsored workshops help conservation partners link actions on land to water health in northern Alabama’s Paint Rock River. At an event held at Graham Farm and Nature Center, Natural Resources Conservation Service employees could see what stream monitoring looked like, and in turn share that with landowners. Read more. Tennessee Valley Authority Photo: TVA
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Thriving Gardens is an all-new regional plant guide created by Thrive Regional Partnership and Homegrown National Park. Reflection Riding President/CEO, Mark McKnight, co-chaired this initiative alongside Lyndhurst Foundation President Bruz Clark. From residents to business owners to community leaders and educators, Thriving Gardens is your ultimate resource for selecting resilient, wildlife-friendly plants in our tri-state region of northeast Alabama, northwest Georgia,
Thriving Gardens: All-New Native Plant Resource Read More »
A beautiful minnow found in Chattanooga’s backyard — and literally nowhere else on Earth — is a fin’s-width away from disappearing. From invasive predators and a plague of parasites to streams withered away by extreme drought, the critically endangered Laurel Dace is in about as bad a position as it’s possible to be. In the
Tennessee Aquarium Launching Fundraiser to Save the Laurel Dace Read More »
Long managed as part of South Cumberland State Park, the 931-acre Carter State Natural Area is the home of Lost Cove Cave, better known as Buggytop Cave. Along with the adjacent Sherwood Forest State Natural Area (SNA), Natural Bridge SNA, and Hawkins Cove SNA, this area is now part of the newly formed Head of
Buggytop Cave – Jewel of a New State Park Read More »
The Tennessee RiverLine has been awarded a $500,000 Area Development grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission and Tennessee’s Department of Economic and Community Development. This funding will power the development of a comprehensive set of Planning and Design Standards that will shape and support river experience amenities along the Tennessee River’s entire 652-mile stretch, benefiting
Tennessee RiverLine Secures $500,000 Grant for Planning And Design Standards Read More »
The Elk was – and is – one of the most biodiverse rivers in the world, even as it’s recovering from more than a century of land and water use that made it hard for water-filtering mussels to survive. During their weeklong survey of the Elk River, a team of biologists from TVA’s Environment and
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The following is an announcement from Lucy Keeble. Hey, Sewanee and Monteagle Plateau Dwellers~~ It’s time to grab your friends, your teachers, your coaches, your ministers, your book club, your trivia team, your workout partners, …and head to the Princess Theatre in South Pittsburg this Thursday, November 21 for a 5:30 pm start to a TDEC Public Hearing and speak out against
Public Hearing on the Jump-Off Sand Quarry – Nov. 21 Read More »
Now that Halloween is over, many of us encounter the rotting pumpkin dilemma: what do you do with your leftover pumpkins? We have an answer that can benefit our environment and all of its creatures—don’t throw them away! In the landfill, decomposing pumpkins release methane (CH4), which is a harmful greenhouse gas. Rather than becoming garbage, there
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This Black Friday, skip the shopping and embrace the gift of nature by joining a free guided hike at a state park near you. Tennessee State Parks are offering a variety of hikes across the state, with opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the outdoors. Find a hike. Tennessee State Parks
Skip the Sales, Hit the Trails with an After Thanksgiving Hike Read More »