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A young black man in a red shirt sits on a rock while changing the string in a weedeater.

Positivity in Adversity

I’ve always been a pretty positive person. Even when things seem tough, I try to find the bright side. That’s just who I am. So when I transferred to Howard in the last month of ninth grade from East Hamilton, I was determined to make the best of it. But…

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Shows the boulder landing area close to the beginning of clearing it, then shows the boulder when the landing pad is nearing completion

Climb on!

When we work together The Interns and countless volunteers have been working feverishly on the bouldering park, doing their best…

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Interns in the pollinator garden where they have recently planted native species

Pollinator Haven

Bringing back the old neighborhood Kudzu and privet have been taking over the old “Rockmont” neighborhood park that used to…

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Interns and youth works after clearing off a boulder

LMC partners with Youth Works for the 5th summer

The Youth Work groups are here!! Any given morning that we are working, there are another 20-40 youth volunteers up…

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Ashley and Robyn standing with Micah after he graduated

I think you’ll be proud

Something extraordinary just happened and I wanted to share the good news with you. The long nights of studying, writing…

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Imani head shot

A Better Way…

Imani Rowe, a student at the Howard School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, spoke at the Land Trust Alliance’s Southeast Land Trust…

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MLK day of service volunteers and interns working together to drag a tarp filled with brush that has been cut

Inspired by MLK, volunteers pack the mountain

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s statement, “the time is always right to do what is right”, rang especially true this…

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Interns with guest at LMC Thank Yout Event

A year ago, we wouldn’t have thought it was possible… Thank You

We wanted to take a moment and thank you for all you have done this past year. It’s been amazing…

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Old Stairwell on OWP, surrounded by invasive English Ivy

Not Your Grandparent’s Land Trust

When you think of the land-saving work of a conservation organization, you may imagine large tracts of wildlife-filled forest, scenic…

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Collage of Interns and Rotaracts together during job shadow week

“I thought it would be boring”

I wanted to share with you the insights of a young woman who joined the Conservancy’s Intern Leadership program this…

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