Outdoors

TWRA Seeks Fields To Lease For 2025 Dove Season

7/31/2025

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is seeking fields to lease for the upcoming 2025 dove season. Landowners can earn up to $4,000 for providing a dove field for public hunting. These fields must be available for a minimum of three priority hunt dates in September. The first segment of dove season opens at noon on Labor Day, Sept. 1. The standard fall leased field is a harvested grain field to which TWRA leases the hunting rights for three priority dates. The hunting access rate paid to landowners for fall leased fields may be up to $75 per acre for a maximum of 40 acres. Fields that are top sown with wheat are eligible for an additional $25 per acre. Interested landowners ... (click for more)

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Hamilton County Parks & Recreation, SORBA Chattanooga, Outdoor Chattanooga and Chattanooga Parks and Outdoors announce a brand-new pop-up bike park along the Tennessee Riverwalk.

TWRA Requests Public Input for 2026-27 Fishing Regulations

7/31/2025

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is seeking comments for its 2026-27 fishing regulations, providing an opportunity for the public to share ideas and concerns about fishing regulations with TWRA staff. The comment period concerning fishing regulations is open from Friday, Aug 1 through Wednesday, Aug. 27. Any proposed fishing regulation ... (click for more)

Pop-up Bike Park Installed Along Chattanooga’s Riverwalk

7/29/2025

Thanks to a collaboration between Hamilton County Parks & Recreation, SORBA Chattanooga, Outdoor Chattanooga and Chattanooga Parks and Outdoors, a brand-new pop-up bike park has landed along the Tennessee Riverwalk. "Modular bike skills features were recently installed near the Hubert Fry Center, transforming one of the city’s most ... (click for more)

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Free Gardening Workshop Set For Aug. 11

8/1/2025

A free gardening workshop will take place on Monday, Aug. 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the South Bay Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4605 Redlands Dr. Allan Kennedy, who has been gardening since age five and has operated a 14-acre commercial blackberry farm, will present information on how to grow high nutrient dense food, with large yields and limited garden space. Prizes will be given throughout the workshop. The workshop is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Register ... more

Green Thumb Garden Club Meets Aug. 11

7/29/2025

Meigs County To Upgrade Parks With $97,500 State Grant

7/23/2025

2 Words To Describe My Time At Lookout Mountain Conservancy; Shrimp Boil Is Thursday

7/22/2025

Free Sunflower Seeds Encourage Growing A Sunflower For The Hamilton County Fair

7/22/2025

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Bradley County Cell Ban Is A Learning Moment: For Parents

8/2/2025

Our children are addicted to their cell phones. I don’t blame the kids, I would be the same way, probably worse. The Bradley County Schools have a new cell phone policy: ban the cell, bell to bell. If you’re in class, no cell phone. Hamilton County Schools should follow the courageous lead of our sister city. Can we all agree it would be a better opportunity for the teachers to teach, and the kids to learn, if we ban the cell, bell to bell? I understand parents who need a ... more

Hamilton County Alcatraz

8/1/2025

City Spending And Threats - And Response (2)

7/31/2025

City Council Should Reject Enormous Tax Increase Of 28% - And Response (4)

7/30/2025

Remember The Teachers, Too

7/30/2025

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Mocs Hire First NIL Manager

8/1/2025

First Look The Chattanooga Mocs have made several new hires leading into a new athletics school year. The highlight is the creation of an NIL Manager position with Jalen Washington taking on the role. Washington joins from Mississippi State and fills a pivotal position in the ever-changing landscape of college athletics. First Thought “We’re excited to have Jalen on board. His experience and enthusiasm for NIL provide an excellent resource for our student-athletes in this new space ... more