Stories, News and Events from the Mountain

Between the two of them, they were accepted to 37 colleges awarded grants and scholarships totaling $1.4 million.

Thanks to people like you, in partnership with local businesses and a few grants, things are looking up for a very special greenhouse.

When you think a conservation organization, you may imagine wildlife-filled forests, scenic mountains and streams, but not methamphetamine-contaminated homes, kudzu, trash, and billboards ... right?

We have owls. And they have us.

These students are some of the first in their family to go to college, and half are the first in their families to graduate high school.

When you feel safe, amazing things can happen.

Patty Owens has been a devoted, dependable friend.

Three years ago, the State of the Chattanooga Region Report: Education (SOCRR Education Report) clarified that many of our area’s schools were facing significant challenges, with high levels of suspension rates and widening achievement gaps.

Families along Lookout Mountain often have a long relationship to the land. Some were here prior to the Civil War while others came in the early 1900’s.

Strike one. But we're all headed for home.

They learn what we model.

"This program is an inspiration for people all over the country."

For a long time, like more than 14 years, I felt pretty hopeless.

The Long Branch Residential Preserve created something even more special: a beautiful woodland with associated trails conserved for future generations. How did this happen?

Getting outdoors in nature is good for the soul—and also good for children’s physical development, mental development and confidence.