On April 12th, Ivy Academy’s annual fundraising event, “Running With Sasquatch,” took off with a roar—and even left Sasquatch Winded! We had an incredible time supporting Ivy Academy’s mission to promote environmental education and stewardship alongside our friends at North Chickamauga Creek Conservancy, Cumberland Trail State Park, Chattanooga Audubon, Lula Lake Land Trust, and …
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The April lecture featured the conservation efforts of another local creature- the Eastern Hellbender. William Ternes, the herpetology keeper at the Chattanooga Zoo, took us on a journey through the history of North America’s largest aquatic salamander. Through the story of their evolution, we learned their unique adaptations highlighted by Ternes’ life-size hellbender model that …
What happens when over a thousand individuals rally behind a common cause? Magic, that’s what. Picture this: the 36th Annual Tennessee River Rescue, this past October 5th. A thousand hearts and hands, spread across six counties in three states, all within the Tennessee River Watershed. Their mission? To reclaim the pristine beauty of the Tennessee …
Red Bank Elementary School’s Stream Team has successfully completed their stewardship program for the year! Fifth-grade students collaborated with WaterWays staff to install livestakes—cuttings from native shrubs and trees—along the banks of Mountain Creek. This creek is identified as impaired, appearing on the EPA’s 303d list, indicating that it does not fully support recreational activities …
On a chilly February evening, participants gathered around education stations set up by our very own Outreach & Education Specialist, Peri Anne Edwards. Simulating our stewardship activities geared towards our elementary students, these grown-ups stepped up and out of their comfort zone to try them out! Activities included identifying preserved specimens, determining water quality …
Featured in Feb. Newsletter. Written by Peri Anne Edwards The bird obsession continues into February! This month we are featuring the American Coot. Now is the perfect time to go out and search for this duck look-alike. It’s actually a species of rail! We have a few summer residents but we have thousands of …
Starting off strong with a packed room in January, Helaina Gomez captivated the audience with her lecture on the Laurel Dace, a critically endangered species. As Watershed Coordinator for the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute, Gomez has invested considerable research into this native inhabitant of our local streams, specifically the headwater mountain streams of Walden’s Ridge. …
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