You may have experienced one of the popular cruises into the Tennessee River Gorge from downtown Chattanooga aboard the Tennessee Aquarium's River Gorge Explorer. In addition to these, the River Gorge Explorer now offers cruises upstream to Chickamauga Dam, known... Bob Butters

Scheduled outings in the central South Cumberland area. Sat., June 2 National Trails Day Cloudland Canyon Hike Sierra Club Cloudland Canyon Dayhike Chattanooga Hiking Club Trail Maintenance Cloudland Canyon State Park Friends of Cloudland Canyon State Park Sycamore Falls Hike... Bob Butters

Scheduled outings in the central South Cumberland area. Sat., June 2 National Trails Day Cloudland Canyon Hike Sierra Club Cloudland Canyon Dayhike Chattanooga Hiking Club Trail Maintenance Cloudland Canyon State Park Friends of Cloudland Canyon State Park Sycamore Falls Hike... Bob Butters

Trail work is beginning on Stringer's Ridge, and the Tennessee River Gorge Trust, Friends of Stringer's Ridge, and the Trust for Public Land need volunteers for a series of trail work sessions this week, organized by Trail Dynamics, the company... Bob Butters

Trail work is beginning on Stringer's Ridge, and the Tennessee River Gorge Trust, Friends of Stringer's Ridge, and the Trust for Public Land need volunteers for a series of trail work sessions this week, organized by Trail Dynamics, the company... Bob Butters

The Lookout Mountain Conservancy is planning a free open house on Thursday, May 31st to discuss plans for a recently acquired seven acre tract at the foot of Lookout Mountain. Read more. Bob Butters

The Lookout Mountain Conservancy is planning a free open house on Thursday, May 31st to discuss plans for a recently acquired seven acre tract at the foot of Lookout Mountain. Read more. Bob Butters

The 2nd Annual Heartwood Music Festival takes place from Thursday, May 17 to Sunday, May 20 at Eddie Martin's Farm on Battle Creek Road, South Pittsburg. There'll be over 20 bands, camping, nature walks, a plant sale, and much more.... Bob Butters

The 2nd Annual Heartwood Music Festival takes place from Thursday, May 17 to Sunday, May 20 at Eddie Martin's Farm on Battle Creek Road, South Pittsburg. There'll be over 20 bands, camping, nature walks, a plant sale, and much more.... Bob Butters

SouthWings, an aviation nonprofit organization, provides help with the "big picture" on environmental issues across the southeastern U.S. Read more. Bob Butters

SouthWings, an aviation nonprofit organization, provides help with the "big picture" on environmental issues across the southeastern U.S. Read more. Bob Butters

The Alliance for the Cumberlands has launched Edge Trekker, a comprehensive new website for exploring the possibilities for travel and outdoor recreation in Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau region. The site contains an interactive map, available in satellite version, with clickable icons... Bob Butters

The Alliance for the Cumberlands has launched Edge Trekker, a comprehensive new website for exploring the possibilities for travel and outdoor recreation in Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau region. The site contains an interactive map, available in satellite version, with clickable icons... Bob Butters

The City of Monteagle has implemented part of its downtown corridor plan, which also begins phase two of the Mountain Goat Trail project. The goal of the project is to eventually connect Cowan to Palmer with a walking and biking... Bob Butters

The City of Monteagle has implemented part of its downtown corridor plan, which also begins phase two of the Mountain Goat Trail project. The goal of the project is to eventually connect Cowan to Palmer with a walking and biking... Bob Butters

An osprey flying over Stevenson City Park. I've been back to the Stevenson, AL City Park twice lately to check out the birding scene. After a large section of the park was closed off for months following a tornado hit... Bob Butters

An osprey flying over Stevenson City Park. I've been back to the Stevenson, AL City Park twice lately to check out the birding scene. After a large section of the park was closed off for months following a tornado hit... Bob Butters

In an update to an earlier post, the developer of a controversial Hixson tract on a wooded hill has withdrawn his rezoning request, for now. Read more. See the earlier post from March 12 below. Many of you may have... Bob Butters

In an update to an earlier post, the developer of a controversial Hixson tract on a wooded hill has withdrawn his rezoning request, for now. Read more. See the earlier post from March 12 below. Many of you may have... Bob Butters

White-nose syndrome, recently found in bats at Russell Cave National Monument, has now been discovered in bats at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park on Lookout Mountain. Read more. Following is an earlier related post from March 16. White-nose... Bob Butters