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.

The Trust for Public Land, in partnership with the City of Chattanooga, is using creative placemaking to help residents design Lynnbrook Park, a new public space in an underserved and diverse community.

The Trust for Public Land and the City of Chattanooga are partnering to complete the final segments of this 12-mile greenway between the Tennessee Riverwalk and Camp Jordan Park.

Sterchi Farm serves as a key trailhead for the 12-mile South Chickamauga Creek Greenway. In 2016, the Trust for Public Land hired WMWA Landscape Architects to create a master plan for this 25-acre site and make it a destination for trail users. Implementation of the plan has been supported by Benwood and Lyndhurst foundations, community partners and the City of Chattanooga.

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.