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June 6 is National Trails Day
Celebrating American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day® provides the perfect opportunity to set off on a local trail with others in your community. Join the nationwide movement to give back to trails...
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Three Communities in Georgia and Alabama Begin Resilience Planning Initiative
‍ Thrive Regional Partnership (Thrive) and Open Space Institute (OSI) announced the selection of three communities — Mentone, Alabama, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and Dade County, Georgia — to participate...
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UTC Graduate Maps A Path For Conservation On Lookout Mountain
Alex Garretson. (Photo: Angela Foster/UTC) Alex Garretson, a 2025 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga graduate, is a geographic information system (GIS) technician at UTC’s Center for Applied Geospatial...
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The Okefenokee Under Consideration for UNESCO Recognition
A school group tours the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo: Ryan Krugman/Inside Climate News) Spotlight: Southeast Georgia’s Okefenokee, a vast blackwater swamp, is under consideration...
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Sewanee in Wood and Stone - May
A 2026 photo project featuring the interplay of nature and architecture on the Sewanee campus. Mid-May brought this view of Shapard Tower between the trees, looking across the Quad from the balcony of...
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Outside Features Best Hikes Around Chattanooga
Edward’s Point Overlook. (Photo: Connie Burgdorff) A recent Outside article by Graham Averill features four popular hiking destinations around Chattanooga. Read more. Note: Primary areas of...