Tennessee

In Chattanooga, The Trust for Public Land used GIS data to identify locations where these installations would serve the greatest need. In November 2014, we opened three Fitness Zones: at the East Lake Recreation Center, at South Chattanooga Youth and Family Development Center, and at the Carver Park Recreation Center.

Part of the Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge Complex in western Tennessee, the Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge was approved as a refuge by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission and TPL's Chattanooga office with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge Manager to protect land within the refuge boundary.

In and around Chattanooga, Tennessee, The Trust for Public Land protects Civil War battlefield sites many of which are in Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park, and also works with the City to preserve and interpret both Civil War and Trail of Tears sites along the South Chickamauga Creek Greenway.

Across the Tennessee River from the heart of Chattanooga, this winding greenway is a linear park that includes two miles of hiking and biking trail, three canoe access points, a picnic pavilion and restrooms.

A pump track is a specially designed skills area for mountain bikers, featuring smooth, banked turns-it can feel like being on a roller coaster! In Chattanooga, we've developed a pump track at a new trailhead along Spears Avenue, with access to Chattanooga's iconic Stringer's Ridge Park.

TPL played a key role in creating the Tennessee Riverwalk, part of Chattanooga's greenway and trail system, which runs through downtown and along a revitalized riverfront, crossing the Walnut Street Bridge, and ending at a fishing park below Chickamauga Dam.