Renewable energy research

Anne BrockOur Town Outdoors

How can the world more efficiently harness the clean energy it needs from the sun or other sources? What will renewable energy systems look like another decade from now? Will …

Semi-tractor trailers and me

Cindy ArpOur Town Outdoors

The morning in 1993 that I pulled out in front of an 18-wheeler tractor-trailer, missing him by inches, I knew I was going to have to do something to make …

Knoxville as a ‘trail town’

Sandra ClarkOur Town Outdoors

The city of Knoxville will soon “begin the process of developing a new parks and recreation master plan,” according to Parks & Rec director Sheryl Ely. “Community input will be …

Business owners share agritourism ideas

Anne BrockOur Town Outdoors

Should the family farm stay relevant raising food or feeding America’s appetite for tourism? Some East Tennessee success stories involve both approaches, and farm business owners shared their insights recently …

Honoring wild-animal rehab specialist

Melanie StatenOur Town Outdoors

On Thursday, March 7, the UT Arboretum Society will honor Lynne McCoy, an East Tennessee woman who provided rehabilitation to local injured and orphaned wildlife for 49 years. In a …