The National Weed Wrangle is coming up on Saturday, March 7. This collaborative event brings people together across the world to save our public parks and green spaces from non-native invasive species. You’ll expand your skills in land conservation, all while promoting native plant growth and benefiting the entire ecosystem! Across Chattanooga, we’re partnering with local organizations […]
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Partnering with the Fesmire family, Mountain Goat Trail Alliance, and Tennessee Wildlife Federation, TennGreen has amended and expanded a conservation easement protecting land adjacent to Hawkins Cove. This rich landscape near Monteagle and Sewanee supports dozens of rare species and sits within a cluster of protected lands, including Head of the Crow State Park, Carter State
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Tennessee State Parks hosted a Head of the Crow State Park public visioning open house on Feb. 17th at the St. Mark’s Community Center in Sewanee. The purpose was to hear the public’s vision about the future of the Head of the Crow State Park, which opened in October 2025 as Tennessee’s newest state park
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The Winter 2026 newsletter from Thrive Regional Partnership’s Natural Treasures Alliance is chock full of interesting bits of news and information, including: See these features and more in the newsletter. Photo: Food as a Verb
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Migration Marvels of the Appalachians Explore some of the bird species that bring Appalachian skies to life each autumn and spring. The Nature Conservancy __________________________________________________________________________________ Forgotten Lands – The Southeast’s Best National Wildlife Refuges National wildlife refuges are hidden gems, and the Southeast is chock full of them. From the mountains to the coast, the
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After rising to national attention through a harrowing rescue by Tennessee Aquarium scientists in 2024, one of North America’s most-endangered fishes, the Laurel Dace, has been immortalized in a statue currently touring locations near its last remaining native streams. The sculpture was made from recycled plastic litter by Oregon-based artistic collective Washed Ashore and depicts a pair of Laurel
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The Red-shouldered Hawk is a colorful, medium-sized hawk which often hangs out in suburban woods and backyards in the eastern and southeastern U.S. Its relatively short tail and long, broad wings signal it’s a buteo rather than one of the accipiters such as Sharp-shinned or Cooper’s Hawk. Learn more. Cornell Lab – All About Birds
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The Appalachian Conservation Institute, located at Little Sequatchie Cove, recently published their Winter 2025 – 2026 newsletter. Topics covered include: View the newsletter.
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Everyone’s probably heard about this by now, but just in case you haven’t…. State of Tennessee officials, State Senator Bo Watson, and Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp have announced plans to create a signature state park at McDonald Farm. Governor Bill Lee’s proposed state budget includes $45.3 million to help transform more than 1,300 acres
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Join Master Trailbuilders every third Thursday and Saturday for the ongoing quest to build out the trail system at Head of the Crow State Park. The next days are Thursday, February 19th and Saturday, January 21st starting at 9 AM and ending at 3 PM. We will meet at the Buggytop Trailhead at 6615 Sherwood Rd./TN-56, Sherwood, TN 37376. Our current objective is rerouting
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