The Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center invites you to join the Southeast Rare Fungi Challenge. This multi-year project aims to document, monitor, and observe 20 fungal species that occur across our region. Community science will help boost the target species, which are rare, under-documented, or potentially threatened. From now through December 2028, help us search […]
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The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a $10 million grant to Trust for Public Land to lead Appalachia United Outdoors: Connecting Communities and Outdoor Recreation Economies, a transformative, multi-state initiative to strengthen local economies through outdoor recreation. This major investment, part of ARC’s Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE), will help implement high-impact outdoor projects
A section of the South Chickamauga Creek Greenway has been temporarily closed to the public due to a structural safety hazard caused by recent flood damage. The closure is located between the Youngstown Road trailhead and the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum railroad tracks. Read more. Brian Smith – The Pulse Image: Chattanooga Parks & Outdoors
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Thrive Regional Partnership’s Summer 2025 Natural Treasures Alliance newsletter is packed with interesting topics, including: A story of water, community and survival, the first story in a new story series from Food as a Verb. Data on water pollution in the Hiwassee River Corridor. The opening of the Little Brushy rock-climbing area in Sequatchie County. The Lula Lake Land
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The groundbreaking ceremony for the Battlefield Connector Trail, a 2.2-mile multi-use trail that will link the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park to downtown Chickamauga has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 27 at 9 a.m. at Walker County Schools Advancing Education Center. Read more. Chattanoogan.com Update: 8-27-2025 Read Trust for Public Land and Walker County Break
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The crape myrtle landed on North American shores at the port in Charleston, S.C., in 1790. During the more than two centuries since, this Asian import has become one of the most common ornamental trees planted in the South. For weeks now, crape myrtles have been blooming along city streets and in schoolyards, parks and
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Thanks to the vision and generosity of landowners Karen Ramsey-Idem and Stephen Idem, 106 acres of rugged woodlands outside Monterey, Tennessee, are now permanently protected through a conservation easement. The property includes three‑quarters of a mile of Mill Creek along its northern and western borders. This headwater stream flows into the Calfkiller River, which is known for its rare aquatic
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The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development officially launched the Guide to Birding in Tennessee—a new, free statewide resource showcasing birdwatching destinations across all 95 counties. The big picture: Birdwatching plays a direct role in supporting outdoor recreation and tourism economies. Download it now. Tennessee Department of Tourist Development Image: TN Dept. of Tourist Development
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The Plateau and Valley Chapter of Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment (SOCM) will hold a public meeting on August 21 to discuss the proposed sand and rock quarries on the South Cumberland Plateau and their potential effects on local communities and the environment. Topics of discussion will include updates on the proposed sand and rock quarry in Jumpoff, on the legal battle around the Clouse
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Sewanee’s Office of Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability and the Mountain Goat Trail Alliance are excited to announce that the next section of Mountain Goat Trail construction will happen in downtown Sewanee. Clearing and construction of the new trail section began today, Monday, Aug. 18. Read more. Sewanee Mountain Messenger See last week’s post about other
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