Is it possible to bring animals back from the brink of extinction? Yes, a team of Tennessee Valley Authority scientists and their partner agencies found, after they helped the endangered snail darter recover. But is it easy? No way. Work to restore the federally endangered pale lilliput and Alabama lampmussel took time, funding, collaboration and […]
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Hamilton County planning officials moved to rezone hundreds of acres in November to provide maximum flexibility for Hamilton County Parks and Recreation and for potential industrial development. After thorough analysis and valuable input from Sale Creek residents, the county will pull the request and evaluate alternative options, it was stated. Officials said, “The request will
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Directly adjacent to the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area lies 65 acres of beautiful forest. Known as “Laurel Trace,” it’s part of a large protection corridor including Pickett State Forest and State Park, Pogue Creek State Natural Area, and Twin Arches. Now, it is permanently protected by TennGreen Land Conservancy as Laurel
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State lawmakers are considering a rollback of protections for nearly half a million acres of wetlands in Tennessee, a proposal that is raising concerns over its potential to worsen flooding, deplete and degrade drinking water and impact hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreation. Read more. Anita Wadhwani – Tennessee Lookout (Photo: TWRA)
A Bill to End Protections for Tennessee Wetlands Draws Pushback Read More »
As the Forever Wild Land Trust is preparing for its first meeting of the year on February 1, 2024, in Montgomery, the FWLT Board of Trustees will be focused on an initiative adopted at its last meeting of 2023 to spend up to $1 million to enhance existing efforts to mitigate the impact of feral hog
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Soft gray to cocoa brown, with the slouch and height of a lanky child, the birds grow as tall as 4.5 feet – among the tallest in North America. And their voices. Their blasts are a cacophony of trumpets tuning up, preternatural honks like pterodactyl squawks. They echo a mile away. Tennessee Valley residents have
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The 33rd Tennessee Sandhill Crane Festival is set for Saturday-Sunday at the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge, Cherokee Removal Memorial Park, and Birchwood Community Center. The festival celebrates the thousands of sandhill cranes that stopover or spend the winter on or near the Hiwassee Refuge. It is also an opportunity to focus attention on the rich heritage of
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Clint and Dawson of Day Fire Podcast recently sat down with Robyn Carlton who is the CEO of the Lookout Mountain Conservancy in Chattanooga. Robyn’s leadership and her talented staff are responsible for an amazing Partnership with the Howard School which began in 2012. Additionally LMC works with families and landowners to assist them on a voluntary
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Looking to green up your routines in the new year? Tennessee Valley Authority experts have some ideas to help, whether it’s caring for your own yard, adopting new ways to think green, or adventuring year-round across the Valley region. Explore expert tips for environmental stewardship in the new year. Tennessee Valley Authority (Photo: TVA)
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Following months of restoration of damaged roads and trails in Franklin State Forest, the Forest will re-open three roads to motorized vehicles on Jan. 4, 2024. In March of 2023, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry instituted temporary restrictions to assess the damage caused by off-road vehicles driven in restricted areas. This practice
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