Outdoors
The latest Outdoors coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Sports section.
More in Outdoors, page 59
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Chattanooga could be getting the Ironman 70.3 World Championships again
The Ironman 70.3 World Championships could be returning to Chattanooga, marking the first time the race has duplicated a world championship race venue for the event under the new format.
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Fresh Air Calendar, March 21-27
Find out what's going on in the Chattanooga area's outdoors scene.
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Enjoy the spring weather! These Tennessee state parks are offering free, guided hikes this Saturday.
Longer daylight hours, wildflowers blooming and warmer temperatures signal spring has arrived, even if you didn't know the spring equinox was March 20.
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Study shows strong support among Republicans and Democrats for protecting, growing wilderness in the Southeast
There is broad support across the political spectrum for protecting wilderness areas in the Southern Appalachian Region, according to a new University of Georgia study conservationists hope will be used by lawmakers to expand and maintain the most protected federal lands.
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Chattanooga voted Best Overall Host City Experience for Ironman
Chattanooga was once again a top host city for Ironman athletes.
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Case: The Monroe County Tomcat Debacle, Part I
The whole mess started when Megan Clarkson asked if she could enter her yellow tomcat Earl in the annual Monroe County Squirrel Dog contest.
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Fresh Air Calendar, March 14-20
Find out what's going on in the Chattanooga area's outdoors scene.
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Threatened white fringeless orchid introduced to pocket wilderness as conservationists work to save it [photos]
University academics, state biologists, federal wildlife personnel, botanists and representatives of the nation's largest public utility met Tuesday deep in the Virgin Falls Pocket Wilderness to introduce a threatened plant native to the Cumberland Plateau into new habitat.
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Piney Falls State Natural Area almost doubles in size after addition of nearly 400 acres
The size of the state's Piney Falls State Natural Area in Rhea County has almost doubled through the addition of nearly 400 acres, courtesy of several nonprofit groups, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) officials announced Tuesday.
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Outdoor Chattanooga offering free archery sessions [photos]
Outdoor Chattanooga offers free archery sessions until the end of March.
