Outdoors

2024-25 Hunting And Trapping Recommendations To Be Made At March Commission Meeting

  • 3/14/2024

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will preview its recommendations for the 2024-25 hunting and trapping seasons at the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission’s March 21-22 meeting at Buffalo Ridge Refuge in Humphreys County. Thursday committee meetings begin at 1 p.m. while full commission session starts at 9 a.m. Friday. Wildlife and Forestry Assistant Chief Wally Akins will share proposed changes to Wildlife Management Areas and the furbearer season. Wildlife and Forestry Assistant Chief Mark McBride will follow with proposals for the Take of Raptors for Falconry and Migratory Game Bird Seasons. His presentation will conclude with big game harvest summaries and proposed season ... (click for more)

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Parks advocate Gil Penalosa, pictured below the Walnut Street Bridge, tells John Shearer what makes a good park to visit
Parks advocate Gil Penalosa, pictured below the Walnut Street Bridge, tells John Shearer what makes a good park to visit
Photo by John Shearer

Registration Open For 2nd Annual Dalton Parks And Rec Spring Break Camp

  • 3/14/2024

Registration is now open for the Dalton Parks and Recreation Department's Spring Break Camp. The camp will run April 1-5 and is open to kids ages seven through 12. The camp will cost $100 per camper, with financial assistance available for families who qualify. Officials said, "This is the second year for the Parks Department's Spring ... (click for more)

White Oak Mountain Ranger: Freedom, I Guess

  • 3/12/2024

“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is not far. It is within reach. Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know. Perhaps it is everywhere — on water and land.” - Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass The first real sense, or maybe it was just a taste, a small ... (click for more)

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20,000 Volunteers Set To Plant 100,000 Native Trees This Weekend Across Tennessee
  • 3/14/2024

America’s largest annual tree-planting event takes place this weekend across Tennessee. Organized by the non-profit Tennessee Environmental Council, the 10th Annual Tennessee Tree Day features nearly 8,000 planting locations, and will involve 20,000 volunteers in planting some 100,000 native trees across our state. The statewide tree-planting effort spearheaded by TEC reached an important milestone this year, as it recently planted its ceremonial one-millionth tree since 2007. “We ... more

The Judiciary Is Enriched By The Inclusion Of Women
  • 3/18/2024

Since 1987, March has been recognized as National Woman’s History Month, so it is fitting that we acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of women to our country’s judiciary this month. From the four women serving as Associate Justices of the United States Supreme Court to the women serving on the lower federal courts and as justices or judges of state courts, the nation has much for which to be thankful. Women Were Historically Under-Involved in the Judiciary. If we could step ... more

#2-Seed Vols Take On St. Peter's In NCAA Opener
  • 3/18/2024

For the 26th time in program history, including the sixth in a row, the University of Tennessee men's basketball team will compete in the NCAA Tournament. Fifth-ranked Tennessee (24-8, 14-4 SEC) earned the second seed in the Midwest region, as revealed Sunday night on the NCAA Selection Show, live on CBS. The Volunteers will begin play Thursday at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., versus No. 15-seeded St. Peter's (19-13, 12-8 MAAC) in the Round of 64. In the lone prior meeting ... more

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