The nonprofit Lookout Mountain Conservancy intends to purchase a 22-acre, undeveloped property atop Hawkins Ridge for $875,000, adding more protected green space in South Chattanooga.
The conservancy has had its eyes on the 22-acre property in St. Elmo for at least a decade, conservancy President and CEO Robyn Carlton said in an interview. The organization has signed a contract to purchase the land and has begun a fundraising campaign for its $875,000 goal that will continue through the spring and summer, Carlton said.
The nonprofit intends to conserve the land, permitting recreational use but not development.
“We plan on making this publicly accessible, like we do all our properties,” Carlton said. “That’s why we conserve land, is to give it back to the people for them to be able to use it.”