Join us Sunday morning, April 29, 2012 at 8:00 am as LMC Board member and Tennessee Aquarium Associate Curator of Forests Kevin Calhoonleads a bird walk on the Guild/Hardy Trail. We’ll meet Kevin and fellow ornithological enthusiasts at the parking lot on Ochs Highway across from the Trail entrance. Be sure to wear sturdy walking shoes and bring your own water and binoculars or a camera if you wish. The walk should last about two hours. The walk is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Kevin at 423-785-4070 or the LMC office at 423-424-3882.
LMC will be working at the recently-acquired Sexton property this Saturday, April 21 and next Saturday, April 28, 2012, from 9:00 am until 12:00 Noon and we sure could use your help! We’ll be sorting bricks on the property for future use on walkways, trails, and other amenities, as well as other stewardship tasks.
Please come out to Old Wauhatchie Pike to help, and wear sturdy shoes, bring work gloves, and a wheelbarrow if you have one. We will provide water, drinks, and snacks.
Directions: Find your way to the intersection of Cummings Highway and Old Wauhatchie Pike, next to Chattem Company. Stay on Old Wauhatchie Pike, and pull into the first gated entrance along the old stone wall on the right as you drive up Old Wauhatchie Pike, and look for Conservancy staff and other volunteers. If you need additional info, call us at 423-424-3882.
Many thanks to you who give your valuable time and support!
Lookout Mountain Conservancy welcomed approximately 30 students from the Weber School in Atlanta on Monday, Martin Luther King Day, to the new LMC park expansion land at Cummings Highway and Old Wauhatchie Pike. Students volunteered their time for the community service work day to celebrate the lessons of Dr. King, including becoming engaged in the world around them and serving local communities.
The students removed invasive plants and overgrowth from a stone wall along Old Wauhatchie Pike that dates back to around 1880. They were educated by LMC staff about the plans for the expansion of John Wilson Park to over 20 acres, and the connection to the Tennessee Riverwalk.
Beginning Cleanup
Cleanup Completed By Great Volunteers
If you would like to support us financially with this work or volunteer your time to help us prepare our park lands for trails, picnic areas, invasive control, and preparation for the TN Riverwalk connection, please contact us!
The Times Free Press breaks the story about Lookout Mountain Conservancy purchasing 7.1 acres at the foot of Lookout Mountain! This property has been owned by 1 family since 1885. Securing this property will allow the Riverwalk to connect to Lookout Mountain and will help create a 20+ acre park that will be the gateway to the mountain.
More coverage to come soon, keep checking back to the website and our Facebook page. If you would like to support our efforts in preparing the property for public use, please go to the donations page on our website!
Give a unique holiday gift – a plaque on an LMC trestle!
This holiday season, Lookout Mountain Conservancy has the perfect gift for eveyone on your list – a permanent place on an historic train trestle!
Lookout Mountain Conservancy owns and manages the 5-mile Guild-Hardy Trail on the northern end of Lookout Mountain. The trail was formerly the Narrow Gauge Railroad which included two railroad trestle bridges all dating back to 1889.
When you purchase a plaque to be placed on one of these trestles, you support the Guild-Hardy Trail and other LMC projects and your name (or a friend or family member’s name) becomes a part of Lookout Mountain history.
Please support us with a gift of $100 per plaque to have the name of your choice placed on one end of a plank. You can make a gift online through the link below and all contributions are tax deductible, and come with our gracious thanks.
With your contribution, please also fill out the LMC Plaque Recognition Form with the information you want written on your plaque. Please fax to 423-756-1903 or email to info@lookoutmountainconservancy.org
LMC would like to thank our Lookout Mountain Conservancy Guild/Hardy Trail Race event sponsors, that support us so that we may be able to provide the community with this wonderful recreational event. Without you, the event would not be possible.
Following up on last year’s Adventure Challenge, Lookout Mountain Conservancy (LMC) is presenting a new trail race along the Guild-Hardy Trail on the eastern slope of Lookout Mountain. The Lookout Mountain Conservancy Guild/Hardy Trail Race will be held the morning of Saturday, November 19, and trail enthusiasts of all types and talents are encouraged to participate. Co-sponsored by Wild Trails, Chattanooga’s trail running association, the event showcases the delightful 5-mile Guild-Hardy Trail LMC owns and maintains for the public to enjoy.
The race will start at the upper Ruby Falls parking lot at 9 am, and finish at LMC’s John Wilson Park. Parking for the race is at Upper Ruby Falls parking lot. The race course will cover 5K (or 3.1 miles) and 10K (6.2 miles). Participants and spectators will also be able to see how the Tennessee Riverwalk will connect via the Guild-Hardy Trail to the extensive National Park Service trail system and further, to the trails and pathways reaching down the mountain to the Lula Lake Land Trust and Cloudland Canyon State Park. Proceeds from the Lookout Mountain Conservancy Guild/Hardy Trail Race benefit the Lookout Mountain Conservancy’s projects to protect Lookout Mountain’s scenic, historic and ecological resources, through conservation, advocacy, recreation and education, for current and future generations. Follow the link below to register for the race! If you already signed up, we hope this is not an inconvenience and that you will join us on our new day.
LMC’s fundraising event was a success, with approximately 150 people attending a dinner and auction, accompanied by live music and a roaring fire. Money was raised to help further the organization’s efforts to protect Lookout Mountain, through conservation, advocacy, recreation, and education.
LMC would like to thank our “SAVE AN acre FOREVER” event sponsors, that allowed it to be a great success last Thursday. Without you, the event would not have been possible.
As seen in our organization brochure, now you can get our customized trail map of the Chattanooga area, including our Guild-Hardy Trail, the River Walk, Raccoon Mountain, trails of Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, and Cloudland Canyon. Just click the file link for download, print a copy or carry on your phone, and enjoy the beautiful and historic scenery that our area has to offer!
Join us Sunday morning, April 29, 2012 at 8:00 am as LMC Board member and Tennessee Aquarium Associate Curator of Forests Kevin Calhoon leads a bird walk on the Guild/Hardy Trail. We’ll meet Kevin and fellow ornithological enthusiasts at the parking lot on Ochs Highway across from the Trail entrance. Be sure to wear sturdy walking shoes and bring your own water and binoculars or a camera if you wish. The walk should last about two hours. The walk is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Kevin at 423-785-4070 or the LMC office at 423-424-3882.
