VIDEO: This is Little Egypt (Triple Falls)
These strange, stunning waterfalls outside Caryville, Tennessee look unlike any others in the state—and that’s because they are. This is Little Egypt. Odd sights lead…
VIDEO: This is Fall Creek Falls
Less than an hour south of Cookeville, Tennessee lies the tallest free-falling waterfall east of the Mississippi River. This is Fall Creek Falls. Housed within…
VIDEO: TennGreen and Partners Expand Tennessee’s Largest Wildlife Management Area
The Conservation Fund, TennGreen Land Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy have collaborated to protect 709 acres of critical land and wildlife habitat bordering the North…
Become a Hike-a-Thon 2025 Sponsor!
“HK Architects really had a great time participating in the Hike-a-Thon this year and last year. It’s been a really fun team activity, gives us…
Protecting & Restoring Critical Cedars of Lebanon Habitat
Tennessee (Sept. 30, 2024) – TennGreen Land Conservancy has joined with Headwaters Reserve, LLC to protect and restore a high-risk stream habitat adjacent to Cedars…
TennGreen Land Conservancy Sponsors Smokies Baseball Game
(Top: Alice Hudson Pell, Executive Director of TennGreen Land Conservancy, with Tennessee Smokies Baseball mascot H. Homer Hound) On September 12, 2024, game sponsor TennGreen…
Dry Fork Hollow Conservation Easement Protects 36 Acres of Ashland City Forest Forever
Tennessee (Aug. 27, 2024) – This summer, TennGreen Land Conservancy and landowner Chris Johnsen completed a crucial effort to permanently protect a portion of Tennessee’s…
Staff Spotlight: Kristen Hanratty, Conservation Project Manager
“I’ve always had an inherent love for the environment and a concern about our impact on the natural world. And as Tennessee’s population continues to…
60-Acre ‘Union Grove’ Acquisition Marks First Protection of State Endangered Tennessee Trillium
EAST TENNESSEE (July 23, 2024) — In May of 2023, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) alerted TennGreen Land Conservancy that a 60-acre swath…
What is a Conservation Easement?
What is a conservation easement? This is a fundamental, common question posed to TennGreen Land Conservancy. In many ways, conservation easements are the heart and…
Protecting East Nashville’s Lockeland Springs Park
Deep in the East Nashville neighborhood of Lockeland Springs is an oasis of year-round crystal clear streams, fascinating history, whimsical tree tunnels, and countless native…
West Tennessee is Changing: Let’s Protect it Together
West Tennessee… A vast landscape of wetlands, floodplains, rolling agriculture, and bustling cityscapes intertwined with sleepy southern towns. ‘A natural area like this does something…
