October 2025

Chattanooga Trail Survey Launches to Measure Economic Impact of Local Trail Use

SORBA Chattanooga, in partnership with UTC, has launched a comprehensive trail user survey to better understand how local trails are used, the value they provide to the community, and their broader economic impact. The survey is open to all trail users—hikers, runners, bikers, climbers, walkers, and more—as well as non-trail users. Community feedback will directly […]

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River Cleanup Nonprofit and Local, State, Federal Officials Celebrate Milestone Of 1 Million Pounds Of Trash Removed

At a press conference held last week at the riverfront park, Volunteer Landing, in Knoxville, Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful announced alongside local, state, and federal officials that their volunteers will reach this month the milestone of one million pounds of trash removed from the Tennessee River watershed by more than 5,000 volunteers. Read more.

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Map Shows How Trump’s Proposed NOAA Budget Cuts Could Affect Tennessee

Government Watch President Donald Trump’s budget request would completely eliminate funding for five National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research laboratories in Tennessee, a new interactive map of the national weather and climate agency’s locations shows.  Trump’s proposal would terminate all funding for the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, an arm that NOAA states “enables

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The Blueprint to Preserving the Cradle of Southern Appalachia

If you’re looking for another term for the Greater Chattanooga area, think: the Cradle of Southern Appalachia. NOOGAtoday reports on how, in a new initiative of conservation, Thrive Regional Partnership’s Natural Treasures Alliance has created a blueprint for its future. Read more. Haley Bartlett – NOOGAtoday Photo: Steadfast Images via Chattanooga Tourism Co.

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Bob’s Best Shots – September

A photography project for 2025, where each month I present several of my favorite photos taken during the preceding month. September proved to be a very fruitful month for photography, largely due to a visit to the Huntsville Botanical Garden, a nature photographer’s paradise. Watch next month for October’s photos. All photos by Bob Butters. In

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