The mission to protect Tennessee’s native species just got a new champion. The state recently designated its third honorary State Naturalist title to Roger McCoy, the state director of conservation at the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. Read more. Tori Gessner – WKRN.com Photo: TDEC
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A report on the best uses for McDonald Farm that was presented to Hamilton County commissioners last week seemed to surprise some members. The consultant said only 460 acres are suitable to be developed, and that the best uses of the property are for recreation, tourism, event venues, and resort housing. Read more. News Channel
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More people are trying to encourage pollinators and other beneficial insects in their yards than ever before. Most of these efforts focus on planting a wide range of native and even ornamental plants that provide nectar and pollen for pollinators and some of which also serve as host plants for butterflies and moths. Yet, while
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Each year, the website SmokyMountains.com presents an interactive fall foliage prediction map, where you can see the expected phases of fall colors anywhere in the contiguous United States. This year’s map covers from September 2 to November 18. View this year’s map. Map: SmokyMountains.com
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An additional section of the Cumberland Trail can now be completed in Northern Hamilton County. The extension has been made possible by a land swap initiated by the Audubon Society with the full support of Tennessee State Parks. Read more. Chattanoogan.com Photo: Chattanooga Audubon Society
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Tennessee lawmakers are revisiting plans to roll back state regulations that protect nearly half a million acres of Tennessee wetlands from development. (See Protections for Tennessee Wetlands at Risk Again) For months, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has elicited feedback from developers and conservation groups, at odds over state wetland policy, in order
Chattanooga area hikers, mountain bikers and other outdoor users are affected by hunting season restrictions, primarily in regard to deer hunting, in the Prentice Cooper State Forest and Wildlife Management Area and in Georgia’s Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area. Prentice Cooper State Forest and Wildlife Management Area will be holding managed Deer hunts on the
Prentice Cooper and Pigeon Mountain Fall 2024 Hunt Dates Read More »
In a recent issue of Cornell Lab eNews, Bird Academy instructor Dr. Kevin McGowan answers commonly asked questions about bird migration. Other topics include: Learn how to spot fall plumage differences in Tennessee and Orange-crowned Warblers. Cornell Lab scientist Andrew Farnsworth discusses how the movement to make buildings safer for birds is gaining momentum. Check out
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After 14 months of tireless effort to ‘Save the Bend, Again’ from the threat of new construction within the approved National Archeological District boundary on Moccasin Bend, National Park Partners celebrates the news that Tennessee officials are now advocating for preservation instead of proceeding with plans to rebuild the mental health facility first located there in 1961.
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This is installment 9 in a project to document a year in Sewanee with five photos taken each month on the Sewanee Domain. See the August post here. Watch next month for photos from October. Text and photos by Bob Butters.
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