Nature Protected For All: Chattanooga Audubon Society

By Ray Bassett

Published March 5, 2026 at 11:16 PM EST

Audubon Acres.

Maclellan Island.

Audubon Mountain.

For decades, Chattanooga Audubon Society - the oldest conservation group in this city - has cared for these sanctuaries in nature.

Jim Stewart is the Society’s executive director.

Laura Marsh is its director of development.

Ava Lowery is its education and museum coordinator.

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