Outdoors
The latest Outdoors coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Sports section.
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New park opens in Dalton, Georgia
DALTON, GEORGIA - A dreary, raining morning didn't thwart the excitement for one of the biggest public park projects in Dalton history.

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Television host, outdoor adventurer to run 7 Bridges Marathon, serve as guest emcee
International outdoor adventurer and television host Ryan Van Duzer will run Sunday's 7 Bridges Marathon, film live video and serve as a guest emcee for the eighth annual local event.

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Fresh Air Calendar, Oct. 18-25
See what's happening in the Chattanooga area's outdoors scene.

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Age is just a number for sports group’s newest members
Debbie Hightower was thrilled when she heard two new people were joining the SPARC - Sports, Arts and Recreation of Chattanooga - team she co-founded. The group, whose members range in age from about 7 years old up to the 60s, has helped hundreds of disabled people take part in competitive and recreational activities in an integrated setting since 1991, and Hightower was eager for its newest members to get started.

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Case: Q&A the deer-hunting way
You never know what you're going to get when you head into the woods - or reach into the old mailbag.

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Outdoors notes: Ducks Unlimited event next week at Camp Jordan
New digs are in store for the Chattanooga-area chapter of DU's dinner/auction fundraiser.

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Monthly cycling calendar for the Chattanooga area
A list of Chattanooga area cycling opportunities running on the second Thursday of every month.

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Tennessee River has shocking amount of microplastics, scientists warn
The Tennessee River has an alarming amount of microplastics that could threaten the health of species in the world's most aquatically biodiverse freshwater ecosystem, scientists warn.

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10th Ocoee River Race to be held next weekend, benefit veterans
Paddlers will help more than their physical and mental health next weekend when they take to the rapids for the 10th iteration of the Ocoee River Race. They'll benefit an organization providing veterans and their families a chance to improve their own lives through adventure and adaptive paddle sports.

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Tennessee River Rescue 30th Anniversary: Chattanooga community unites to clean waterways, tackle city-wide problem
Ten canoes drifted through the morning mist as volunteers from nearby neighborhoods, Ivy Academy and North Chickamauga Creek Conservancy paddled through the waterway at Longview Drive near Hixson Pike Saturday.
