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From Nothing to Something

Before I joined Lookout Mountain Conservancy, I was doing nothing. Not like, “I was relaxing” kind of nothing. I mean…

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Try harder Anyway

Before I started coming to Lookout Mountain Conservancy, I wasn’t doing much of anything. I wasn’t really putting effort into…

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2025 Lowcountry Shrimp Boil: Benefiting the Howard Interns

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The Boulders on Old Wauhatchie Pike

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Voices from the Mountain
Voices from the Mountain

Learning to Follow, Then to Lead

"I needed to be patient, watch my peers, and learn. I was ready to take on the responsibility of owning my actions and becoming a leader.

That’s the thing about the program. It makes you realize how important it is to be part of a team, to be able to work with all kinds of people (even ones you might not like or agree with) and that everyone has something they are good at."

– JaMaal

Class of 2022

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