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Local places.
Practical action.
Lasting care.

We protect natural places, create opportunities to learn outdoors, and give Chattanooga residents meaningful ways to care for the landscapes around them.

Featured project

Old Bird’s Mill Sanctuary

An eight acre living landscape along South Chickamauga Creek where restoration, education, trails, history, and volunteer stewardship come together.

A natural, educational, and contemplative public space in the making.

The sanctuary is being restored to support native forest, meadow and creek habitat while welcoming wildlife observation, historical interpretation, mindfulness, and passive recreation.

8

acres along South
Chickamauga Creek

  • Trail building and meadow creation

  • Creek side habitat restoration

  • Invasive species management

  • Ecological and historical interpretation

Our focus

We connect conservation with everyday community life.

Healthy cities need healthy relationships between people, land, water, history, and place.

Urban Century Institute develops and shares practical responses to rapid urbanization. Our work brings conservation, public education, trail development, watershed care, and local partnerships together so that sustainability can be seen and experienced at the neighborhood level.

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Conserve

Protect the landscapes that hold a city together.

We help preserve and restore environmentally significant land, habitats, waterways, and green space keeping nature woven into Chattanooga’s growth.

  • Habitat and watershed restoration

  • Urban green space protection

  • Responsible land use advocacy

Educate

Make knowledge useful, local, and easy to share.

We create experiences and resources that help people understand local ecology, history, and the choices that shape a resilient city.

  • Outdoor and place based learning

  • Interpretive signs and local history

  • Community forums and public resources

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“Restore

Give people a direct role in caring for place.

We invite residents, volunteers, agencies, and community partners to restore, maintain, and shape natural places together.

  • Hands on volunteer opportunities

  • Trail and meadow creation and maintenance

  • Long term community partnerships

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Take part

Help keep nature part of Chattanooga’s future.

Give your time, follow the work, or make a tax deductible contribution to local conservation.

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