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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 nothing. Not working, not planning, not thinking about my future. Just passing time. That was me up until around 10th grade. Then something clicked. I remember sitting with that feeling,…

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Learning to Believe in Myself

When I first started working with LMC, I didn’t believe in myself and was scared to do new things. I…

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No Arts & Crafts Camp

I joined Lookout Mountain Conservancy a few summers ago after hearing about it through my older sister Sade who went…

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Digging Deep

I’ll never forget my first day working on the mountain and let me warn you, it wasn’t pretty. You see,…

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My journey isn’t over, it’s just beginning

As my graduation approaches, I find myself looking back over the past few years and all of the hardships I…

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“Robyn’s Nest” Grand Opening

This past week, we hosted the grand opening of our greenhouse, aptly named “Robyn’s Nest” by our board of directors…

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Cutting my own path to a career in conservation

I joined the Intern & Leadership Program in 2013 as part of one of the very first groups to work…

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Looking back, with gratitude

Reflecting on this past year, we feel grateful. Although the pandemic still threatens us all, we have pushed through to…

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Wauhatchie Boulderfest 2021

Thank you to everyone that came out for Wauhatchie Boulderfest!   The Access Fund and Southeastern Climbers Coalition partnered with…

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Fear, Faith, & Finding Myself

I joined LMC as a rising sophomore in 2019. At first, I assumed it would be like any other job,…

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