The Lyndhurst Foundation’s tristate funding geography encompasses a wondrous array of wildlife and forests, grasslands, caves, and freshwater systems that define the region and maintain air and water quality, sequester carbon, provide recreational opportunities, and enhance quality of life.
The foundation supports projects that translate into the direct protection of terrestrial and aquatic habitat and biodiversity to sustain functioning ecosystems and mitigate the impacts of a changing climate. Additionally, the foundation works with partners to create and expand beloved public places that offer opportunities for physical and spiritual renewal, outdoor recreation, relaxation, and connections to people and nature.
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Lyndhurst has supported the Bike Chattanooga transit system since its inception. With 42 stations and 400 bicycles, Bike Chattanooga offers a fun, affordable, healthy, and ecological alternative for navigating the city and surrounding neighborhoods.
Northeast Alabama, Southeast Tennessee, and Northwest Georgia are renowned for their karst geology and abundance of caves. Caves provide habitat for numerous threatened and endangered species and are repositories for ancient fossils, art, and artifacts. The Southeastern Cave Conservancy is the world’s largest land conservancy dedicated solely to cave conservation.
The Mountain Goat Trail Alliance is working to re-purpose an inactive forty-mile rail line into a multi-purpose trail system. When completed, this linear greenway will connect several small towns at the base and crest of Monteagle Mountain with the University of the South at Sewanee and portions of South Cumberland State Park.
