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Chattanooga - With spring right around the corner, Tennessee Wild is planning their first ever Women's Fly Fishing Clinic on Saturday, March 23 in Townsend, TN. This full day clinic is being held in partnership with Townsend based R&R Fly Fishing. R&R Owners, Ian and Charity Rutter will lead the class, and share their expertise and passion for fly fishing with attendees.
Contact: Jeff Hunter, 423-322-7866, jeff@wildsouth.org
Chattanooga, TN (12/6/12) - Tennessee Wild joined over 60 local and national groups asking Congress to take action to protect America's dwindling wilderness this year. The coalition sent a letter warning that time is running out for over two dozen wilderness bills, including the Tennessee Wilderness Act of 2011, which permanently protects nearly 20,000 acres of the Cherokee National Forest - at no cost to the American taxpayer.
CHATTANOOGA, November 26, 2012: On Friday evening November 30 at 8pm, The Blind Woods will be playing an unplugged show in the intimate Humphreys House at the Chattanooga Arboretum & Nature Center at 405 Garden Road in Chattanooga. Usually a sextet, the band will perform as a duo with frontman Andrea Belanger being joined by guitarist Ryan Duchene. This show is free and open to the public, with a hat passed, to raise funds for wilderness protection in Tennessee.
On Saturday September 22, Johnson City, TN based professional photographer Jerry Greer will lead a full day photography workshop focused on nature photography. This event is being held in conjunction with Tennessee Wild, which is a coalition of non-profit organizations seeking wilderness designation for parts of Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest.
Chattanooga, TN - On Saturday May 12, the Hunter Museum of American Art and Tennessee Wild will host a guided walk for both art enthusiasts and nature lovers in "An Artfully Wild Urban Experience."
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeff Hunter (423) 322-7866
Chattanooga, TN - Tennessee Wild, a broad coalition of conservation organizations cheered the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee today for approving the Tennessee Wilderness Act, making it eligible for a vote on the Senate floor.
Chattanooga, TN - On October 16, 1986 President Ronald Reagan signed into law the Tennessee Wilderness Act of 1986. This historic piece of legislation was championed by Congressman Jimmy Quillen and co-sponsored by Congressman John J. Duncan Sr. The bill created five beloved wilderness areas in the Cherokee National Forest, and expanded the Big Frog Wilderness. The areas created by the bill include the Sampson Mountain, Little Frog, Big Laurel Branch, Pond Mountain, and Unaka Mountain Wilderness areas.
Chattanooga, Tenn. (July 5, 2011) — In late May, Tennessee Sens. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker introduced the Tennessee Wilderness Act of 2011, a bill that would protect nearly 20,000 acres of wilderness on the Cherokee National Forest. In order to better understand this important piece of legislation, Tennessee Wild will be offering a series of guided outings to visit the forest. These outings are open to the general public.
Chattanooga, Tenn. (July 5, 2011) -Tennessee Wild and the Pew Campaign
for America's Wilderness will be launching a print ad campaign tomorrow that
features Tennesseans calling for new safeguards for the wild places they love.
The individuals from various backgrounds shown in the three ads-students
and staff from the Center for Religion and Environment at Sewanee, the owners
of a bed and breakfast, and four county mayors-are among many who support
efforts to protect their favorite wilderness areas in eastern Tennessee.
Chattanooga, TN – Tennessee Wild, a broad coalition of conservation organizations, applauded Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker for reintroducing legislation to designate new wilderness areas on the Cherokee National Forest. This measure could result in the first new wilderness for Tennessee in 25 years.
