Dozens of women and teenagers from across the Volunteer State are vying for the titles of Miss Tennessee and Miss Tennessee’s Teen this week, but this year’s event also serves as a ...

In Gatlinburg, Tennessee you can still see the eerie remains of Fun Mountain. These photos show what it looks like when ...

After expanding primarily through acquisitions for most of its history, the 86-unit Kentucky-Virginia-Tennessee ... floor up. "Gatlinburg is surrounded by a national park and a forest, and ...

For the species of old-growth forests, the situation is worse. "Forest habitats are modified widely in order to enhance wood production, which homogenizes and degrades them," Nirhamo says.

The Chapel in the Pines within Hartwick Pines State Park has been a longtime delight for hikers as they weave through the park’s Old Growth Forest. While many trees fell throughout the park and ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. After spending more than two years drafting a plan to manage and protect ...

Forest biodiversity in boreal Europe: Species richness and turnover among old-growth forests, managed forests and clearcut sites. Biological Conservation , 2025; 306: 111147 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon ...

Despite being hundreds of miles from the ocean, East Tennessee is actually home to two of the best aquariums in the country. Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg and Tennessee Aquarium ...

In 2022, Biden issued an Earth Day executive order aimed at protecting old-growth forests. “Our forests are our planet’s lungs. They literally are recycling and cycling CO2 out of the atmosphere.

He cut brush for hire. He collected Cub Cadet lawnmowers and old toy cars. One time, years before he died, Darrell made the mistake of leaving East Tennessee. He made it to Atlanta, or maybe it ...

Researchers estimate that 67,000 sq km (26,000 sq mi) of these pristine, old-growth forests were lost in 2024 – an area nearly as large as the Republic of Ireland, or 18 football pitches a minute.