Sunny Montgomery

In Jim Ledbetter's opinion, wolverine meat was the worst.

Birding by ear can be difficult, which is why some enthusiasts come up with tricks for remembering those tweets.

When it comes to our end-of-life, Americans have two main choices: burial or cremation.

Laura Marsh

The word "Ocoee" has become synonymous with whitewater. But opportunities for adventure in the small mountain town run beyond the banks of its world-famous river.

NoogaSplash will celebrate its grand opening this Thursday, though families have had the opportunity to bounce about the on-the-water obstacle course for two weeks now.

In early April, my boyfriend brought home a box of 10 two-day-old chicks. And just like that, we were part of the great American poultry boom, spurred on by uncertain times.

A nearly 10,000-square-foot inflatable splash park is coming to Chester Frost Park — though it's grand opening is yet to be determined.

Last week, the New York Times published a story announcing the arrival of "murder hornets" to the United States.

Jen Maxwell Miller affectionately refers to her 11-year-old pit bull as a "pibble."

A common box turtle slow-steps onto a two-lane byway, carrying the weight of its ornate shell and a bounty on its head.

This year, amid coronavirus concerns, environmental organizations must forgo Earth Day marches and festivals.

A week into their rafting trip, news of the escalating coronavirus crisis reached the bottom of the Grand Canyon - where 16 paddlers were weathering a different storm: freak headwinds so strong they blew the one-ton rafts backwards and blasted the paddlers with sand.

Whether you enjoy exercise, meditation, watching TV or reading, there are several ways to stay happy and healthy while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Look to the list below for budget-friendly ways to stay sane while you are stuck at home.

Parks across the state are temporarily closing as cities urge or, in a growing number of places, order their residents to stay at home.

As creator of Good Day, Chattanooga!, a daily newsletter dedicated to happy stories, I worried the coronavirus crisis would make it impossible for me to do my job. Weeks ago, I remember joking about it with another reporter.

In recent weeks, between coronavirus concerns and home quarantines, record numbers have been turning to parks for relief — in some cases, causing so much congestion, parks have been forced to close due to overcrowding.

The North American passenger pigeon was once the most abundant bird in the world. In the 1600s, settlers wrote of flocks so large they darkened the skies. Then, those settlers discovered the native bird was an easy food source, and by the early 1900s, they had hunted it to extinction.

With its vast network of rivers and creeks, the Tennessee Valley is a mecca for paddlers. Options abound. In fact, it can be a little overwhelming. Where does one begin? How does one find the put-ins, or check the gauge to ensure the river is navigable?

From Georgia to Maine, the Appalachian Trail winds through forests, gorges and over mountaintops. But just as important as the trail's scenic beauty are the communities through which it passes.