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Devil's Racetrack Partnership Secures Approximately 350 Acres for the Cumberland Trail
A multi-year effort to protect one of the Cumberland Trail’s most significant and distinctive landscapes has reached a major milestone with the acquisition of approximately 350 acres at Devil’s Racetrack. The...
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Condé Nast Traveler Recognizes Chattanooga For Becoming North America’s 1st National Park City
Condé Nast Traveler has named Chattanooga to its “Bright Ideas in Travel” for 2026, recognizing the Scenic City among 25 projects around the world helping shape the future of travel. Chattanooga was...
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TennGreen Explores Tennessee's Wildlife Action Plan
Tennessee is one of the most biologically diverse inland states in the nation. The new Tennessee State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) is the result of several years of intensive collaboration led by TWRA...
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Sewanee in Wood and Stone – September
A 2026 photo project featuring the interplay of nature and architecture on the Sewanee campus. By mid-September, hints of fall were appearing. Here the yellowing branches of a tulip poplar tree frame...
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New Deal Will Restore Georgia's Pine Log Wildlife Management Area
DNR plans to open The Neel Family-Pine Log WMA to the public in spring 2027. (Photo: Brent Womack/GaDNR) Spotlight: Southeast The Georgia Department of Natural Resources and partners have announced...
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Meet the Joro Spider
If you were out and about during the late summer, you likely came across the invasive Joro spider. This large, brightly-colored spider is native to East Asia and was introduced into the United States around...