In the wintertime, the overlooks along Tennessee’s South Cumberland trails provide views that literally extend for “miles and miles and miles…” Here are a few favorites. Tennessee’s South Cumberland – MountainsOfAdventure.com
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“Inholdings and edge holdings in the state parks are not at all uncommon,” said Friends of the Parks Executive Director Ned Murray. “All of these parks are typically multiple acquisitions over time. He explained an inholding owner may want to continue to use the land, perhaps to hunt there, or believes the land may have
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Stateline Forest Secures Rare Longleaf Forest and Public Access Across Alabama-Georgia Border The Conservation Fund recently announced the successful completion of the Stateline Forest conservation project, a multi-state land protection effort safeguarding one of the most ecologically significant — and publicly valuable — landscapes in the Southeast. This strategic acquisition spanning the Alabama-Georgia state line
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Each year, Outdoor Alliance’s policy team shares its predictions for what will happen in the world of outdoor advocacy in the year ahead. 2026 looks to be a volatile year and the broader political and policy environment is likely to have spillover effects for public lands and the outdoors. While Outdoor Alliance is tracking some
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If you’ve spent time watching birds at your backyard feeder, you know: the interactions can be friendly, competitive, or downright feisty. Birds are constantly sizing each other up and determining whether they can stake their claim to the feeder or if it’s time to dash away. During episode 3 of Backyard Birds Revealed, we take a look
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Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center just launched a new Winter Tree Identification Guide in their mobile guide on the Bloomberg Connects app. It is the perfect companion for a winter hike on campus. You may think it’s impossible to identify tree species in winter. After all, the leaves are gone. However, trees hold vital clues in the structures that
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The Land Trust for Tennessee offers semester-long internship opportunities for students looking to deepen their conservation knowledge, strengthen professional skills, and engage with our community. Interns join a collaborative, hardworking team dedicated to protecting Tennessee’s landscapes for future generations. These immersive, work-based learning experiences are unpaid and available for college credit only. Internship opportunities open
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The Appalachian Brook Trout faced extinction before efforts to reintroduce this native fish to rivers and streams in southeast Tennessee. Brook Trout are taken as brood stock and spawned by the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute and other organizations for release back into their native streams. Read more. Ryan Conley – University of Tennessee: Chattanooga Photo:
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Conservation organizations operating in Tennessee work with landowners to preserve natural resources and farmland through conservation easements, and also work to conserve land through acquisitions, often pooling resources with each other to purchase land at risk of development. Read more. Cassandra Stephenson – Tennessee Lookout Plus: Nature as Infrastructure for Health and Growth by Bill
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Government Watch The tension between protecting natural resources and sourcing enough water to fuel Middle Tennessee’s growth is once again coming to the statehouse. Members of the Tennessee General Assembly filed a handful of bills as of last week concerning the Duck River, a scenic river known worldwide for supporting a vast array of freshwater species, including
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