November 2025

Salamanders, a New Trail and More at the Appalachian Conservation Institute

Salamanders are nature’s superheroes—they don’t have lungs, so they breathe through their skin. If the salamanders are struggling or nonexistent, you know right away there’s something up with the air and water quality. Sewanee’s Dr. Kristen Cecala has been checking in on the salamanders at the Appalachian Conservation Institute (ACI). Watch a video about this, […]

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The Forests Before Us: Witness Trees and the True Value of Land

Here in Appalachia, a nonprofit is creating an intimate system of relationships, from land trusts to flooring companies, that multi-solves so many problems. Plus, there are bears, black coyotes and the most beautiful trees. They bear witness to a different approach for valuing land. “The Forests Before Us” is the second in a multi-story collaboration

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Just Launched: Georgia’s State Wildlife Action Plan

By 2035, Georgia’s landscapes may look vastly different—both in the wild and in the way we care for them. Guiding the state through the next decade of ecological stewardship is the newly released 2025–2035 Georgia State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP), a forward-looking strategy designed to conserve the state’s natural resources for both wildlife and Georgia communities.

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Administration is Using the Shutdown to Try and Gut National Parks

Government Watch / Opinion The Trump administration is using the government shutdown to weaken the National Park Service, defund public lands agencies, and lay the groundwork for privatizing public lands. The alarm bells are loud, and our response must be louder. Read more. Jackie Ostfeld – The Hill Things to know about Chickamauga & Chattanooga National

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Free Tree ReLeaf Returns

If you’re a Chattanooga city resident or EPB customer, you can receive two free native trees per household—while supplies last. In partnership with EPB and the City of Chattanooga, Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center offers this biannual event that helps grow a greener, more sustainable Chattanooga.  Learn more. Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center Photo: RRA&NC

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What to Do With Leftover Pumpkins

Now that Halloween is over, many of us encounter the rotting pumpkin dilemma: what do you do with your leftover pumpkins?  An answer that can benefit our environment and all of its creatures is—don’t throw them away! In the landfill, decomposing pumpkins release methane, which is a harmful greenhouse gas. Rather than becoming garbage, there are

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Tennessee State Parks To Discuss Site Management Plans, Receive Public Feedback for 14 State Parks

Tennessee State Parks will hold public meetings across the state in the coming weeks to discuss site management plans specific to 14 parks. The meetings are an opportunity to hear more about the plans from each park’s staff with an opportunity for public response. The parks have developed specific strategic management proposals and are inviting

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After 25 Years of Stocking, Lake Sturgeon Conservation Status Downgraded in Tennessee

The Tennessee Aquarium’s longest-running conservation program is celebrating major developments that have biologists and wildlife managers brimming with excitement. Recently, the Aquarium honored the 25th anniversary of the first Lake Sturgeon release in 2000 with a public event on the northern shore of the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga. There, about 500 juvenile Lake Sturgeon measuring

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