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🌿 Let’s get physical (and strategical)

Outdoor Chattanooga strategizes for 2024-28
Two folks on kayaks, one that is orange, red, and yellow, and one that is shades of light and dark blue, paddling on the river with green trees in the background.
Find out what’s happening behind the scenes of the Outdoor Chattanooga division. | Photo provided by Outdoor Chattanooga
Outdoor Chattanooga, a division within the city’s Parks and Outdoors Department, is celebrating 20 years of serving the Scenic City. Now, the team has its eyes on the next four years with a new strategic plan.

In a 20-page document, the Strategic Plan for 2024-28 touches on milestones over the last two decades, the mission of the department + the five goals that are the heart of the plan. Let us break it down for you.

Community Health and Wellness
Goal: To connect others to the mental, physical, and emotional benefits the outdoors offers.

Think: Streamlining access, offering entry programs for those with low/fair health, highlighting how nature can heal + maintaining healthy lands and water resources.

A group of older folks walking on a trail in the woods during the fall/winter time with leaves on the ground.

“It’s a commitment to building our outdoor spaces to be a welcome home for all Chattanoogans and guests.” — Director of Outdoor Chattanooga Gail Loveland-Barille.

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Photo by Outdoor Chattanooga

Connecting People and Nature
Goal: To get recognized as a regional leader in outdoor adventure + sports by “forging a strong bond with the natural world.”

Think: Completing a 10-year visionary framework, being a thought leader (focused on impacts of nature), aiding like-minded initiatives as a force multiplier, designing educational resources + establishing two annual events.

Access to the Outdoors
Create inclusive and safe access to programs, allowing for folks of all backgrounds to be included in activities and plans alike.

Think: Outreach and introductory programming, prioritizing representation, actions for accountability + planning with climate change in mind (with a specific focus on Equity Investment zones).

A rafter in a blue kayak using a yellow paddle to navigate through a rocky terrain in the North Chick creek.

Bonus: This plan aligns with making Chattanooga the first National Park city in the US.

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Photo provided by Outdoor Chattanooga

Regional Outdoor Economy
Goal: To foster entrepreneurial opportunities within the outdoor industry, focusing on small businesses, nonprofits, startups, etc.

Think: Being an advocate and informational hub, supporting the spaces within the outdoor economy, attracting industry events, building next-generation outdoors workforce + assisting the development of the Tennessee Office of Outdoor Recreation.

Building a Solid Foundation
Goal: To prepare for a larger vision by utilizing a sustainable + successful group of workforce, technologies, infrastructure, and programs.

Think: Team building, assisting Friends of Outdoor Chattanooga, aligning funds with the One Chattanooga plan, creating an industry roadmap + expanding community partners’ benefits.

Next steps — stay updated by joining Outdoor Chattanooga’s newsletter.
 
Events
Monday, Jan. 22
  • Monday Movie Night | Monday, Jan. 22 | 8-10 p.m. | Barking Legs Theater, 1307 Dodds Ave., Chattanooga | $10 | Watch a special screening of “Battleship Potemkin,” a film set during the Russian Revolution in 1905.
Tuesday, Jan. 23
  • Try Archery | Tuesday, Jan. 23 | 3:30-5:30 p.m. | Outdoor Chattanooga, 200 River St., Chattanooga | Free | Enjoy this indoor + all-ages class to learn the craft of archery.
  • Poetry Workshop: Nurturing Nature-inspired Poetry | Tuesday, Jan. 23 | 6-8 p.m. | The Chattery, 1800 Rossville Ave., Chattanooga | $20 | Read exemplary poems + explore how the natural world inspires the creative impulse before creating your own poems.
Wednesday, Jan. 24
  • Spirit-Free-Sip and Savor Soiree | Wednesday, Jan. 24 | 6 p.m. | Company Chattanooga, 1409 Market St., Chattanooga | $75 | Continue Dry January with a four-course spirit-free cocktail experience.
  • Dutch Oven Cooking Workshop | Wednesday, Jan. 24 | 6-8 p.m. | Outdoor Chattanooga, 200 River St., Chattanooga | Free | In this hands-on class, you’ll learn the fundamentals of Dutch oven cooking, favorite recipes + prepare an apple dessert.
Thursday, Jan. 25
  • Exhibition Opening | Thursday, Jan. 25 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View Ave., Chattanooga | Price of admission | Get a first look at the museum’s latest exhibit “Networked Nature” from the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation.
Friday, Jan. 26
  • Live Jazz & Wine Tasting | Friday, Jan. 26 | 6-9 p.m. | Forge Restaurant, 1201 Broad St., Chattanooga | $10 | Hear jazz tunes from Prakash Wright & Friends while sipping on a curated wine flight.
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News Notes
Edu
  • The Hamilton County School Board recently voted to pass its final list of facilities priorities. Notably, the projects include building three new schools + renovating and expanding four buildings. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Development
  • Hamilton County’s government is one of 12 recipients to receive a Site Development Grant from the state. The county will be awarded $3 million to go towards water infrastructure improvements at McDonald Farm. (NewsChannel 9)
Biz
  • Get ready for some more additions to the Hamilton Place complex. Folks will welcome Vintage Stock, MINISO + Texas Roadhouse to the area in February. Additionally, Crunch Fitness, Taco Mamacita, and Malone’s are slated to open later this year.
Concert
  • Chattanoogans are invited to enjoy the free concert “O King” on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center. The concert will celebrate the life + contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (University of Tennessee Chattanooga)
Community
  • Residents interested in learning about resources for sustaining their homes are invited to attend the city’s Homeownership Sustainability Fair on Saturday, Jan. 27. Folks can come by the Downtown Library from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. to chat and connect with various resource partners.
Cause
  • The fourth annual Bubbles of Fun Run will return to the Tennessee Riverpark on Saturday, Feb. 10. The fundraiser, benefitting the Austin Hatcher Foundation, will include a one-mile fun run, a 5K + and a 10K. Register to participate.
Plan Ahead
  • Local consulting firm Hinton & Co. has announced its first 2024 Ascension Leadership conference slated for Wednesday, April 3 at the Chattanooga Marriott Downtown Hotel. Those interested in attending can save $100 by registering before Wednesday, Jan. 31.
 
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What’s on your bingo card for this year? | Graphic by 6AM City
Gaze into your crystal ball and tell us... what’s in the cards for Chattanooga in 2024?

That’s what we’re asking you, our readers, to tell us. On our list of questions for 2024 predictions, we’re wondering:
  • When will the downtown location of City Café Diner open on Broad Street?
  • What kind of “Best” lists do you think the Scenic City will be featured on?
  • When will our temperatures hit 90° again?
  • Will Dolly Parton announce a surprise concert here?
  • Will one of our commodes be a contender for the Best Bathroom awards?
  • Will a local chef be nominated for a James Beard Award?
Got any other predictions for us? Take our survey. Regardless of what 2024 has in store, we’re looking forward to seeing what happens. All we know for sure is that we’ll be there to keep you updated on what’s to come.
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