TWRA Announces Memorial Day Weekend Boat Registration And Safety Checkpoints

  • Monday, May 20, 2024
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be conducting boat registration and safety compliance checkpoints over Memorial Day weekend on several east Tennessee waterways during the listed dates and times. 

Saturday, May 25
• Boone Lake - between the hours of 4-6 p.m. in the area of Friday Hollow;
• Cherokee Lake - between the hours of 5-7 p.m. in the area of Fall Creek; and
• Douglas Lake - between the hours of 5-7 p.m. in the area of Dandridge.

Sunday, May 26
• Watauga Lake - between the hours of 4:30-6:30 p.m.
in the area of the Butler Bridge.

Outdoors
Garden Club Meets July 14
  • 7/1/2025

The Green Thumb Garden Club of Collegedale/Ooltewah will meet Monday, July 14 at 7 p.m. (door opens at 6:45 p.m.) at Chestnut Hall (in the Commons), 4950 Swinyar Drive, Collegedale, Tn. The presenter ... more

Fish And Wildlife Service Proposes Listing Barrens Darter As Endangered Species
  • 6/30/2025

Following a review of the best available science, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the Barrens darter as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. ... more

TWRA Withdraws License Fee Increase, Legislature Commits To Alternative Funding
  • 6/21/2025

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency appeared before the Joint Government Operations Committee June 18 to present the license fee increase previously approved by the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife ... more