The Nickajack Naturalist

Kayaks in the Cumberlands

  Did you know one of the biggest brand names in kayaking, Jackson Kayak, is made in Sparta, Tennessee, or that Rock Island State Park was the site of the World Championship Kayaking competition in 2006?  To learn more about the company and the challenges of kayaking in the Cumberlands, click here. 

Lula Lake Land Trust Launches Adopt a Trail Program

  According to a recent article in the Chattanoogan, the Lula Lake Land Trust is seeking groups and organizations to help finish the 5-Points Trail network on Lookout Mountain by participating in an Adopt a Trail program.  Read article.

Conservation Easement Connects 55,000 Acres in the Cumberlands

  The Land Trust for Tennessee announced the protection of 325 acres of high conservation value forestland, connecting 55,000 acres of protected land in the South Cumberland Plateau region of White and Van Buren Counties.  Read more.   

Rarity Club Lands at Nickajack Lake Still in Limbo

  If you've wondered whatever became of the Rarity Club development on former TVA land near Nickajack Dam, the Chattanooga Times Free-Press recently featured an update on the current situation.  Click here to read the article.

New Georgia Mountain Bike Trails

  Ten miles of mountain bike trails are being opened at the little known 5,000 acre Rocky Mountain Recreation Area near Rome, Georgia.  Click here to read an article about it from the Chattanoogan.