Bridge Outdoors

03/17/2026

We love seeing four of our Bridge Outdoors students taking advantage of this amazing opportunity during Spring Break, in addition to all of the other local students who are participating. Thank you RISE Chattanooga and BOOM Powered By RISE for investing in our kids. They enjoyed Day 1 and are excited to see what’s next!

03/03/2026

Join Bridge Outdoors THIS Saturday, March 7 at Booker T. Washington State Park between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. as we remember Ryan and his legacy during March 4ward, a FREE celebration of the joy and good health that comes from being outside together.

Enjoy a nature hike led by Bridge staff and students, beginning mountain biking with our friends at White Oak Bicycle Co-op and SORBA Chattanooga, a dance class from KZ with The Pop-up Project, campfire foods, art and fun with amazing humans!

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You are invited to join Bridge Outdoors for our annual March 4ward event in memory of Bridge visionary, Ryan Keller, between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, 2026. Location: Booker T. Washington State Park, 5801 Champion Road, Chattanooga, TN 37416 Pavilions 1A & 1B The goal of this da...

12/24/2025

“Bridge gives you the specialness that you want and it’s very peaceful,” shared Jayden, 9th grader and 3.5 year Bridge Outdoors veteran.

Jayden and his 65+ Bridge Outdoors friends THANK YOU for an amazing 2025, filled with more than 100 adventures and the growth that comes from exploring our local mountains, caves, creeks, rivers, greenways, horse farms, and bike trails. We appreciate our community for making this program possible because community is what makes these adventures so special.

No matter what today holds, we wish you peace, joy, and love this Christmas season and into the New Year. Stay tuned next week for a year-end recap. Until then, merry, merry!

With grateful hearts,

Your Bridge Outdoors Staff
Sarah, Gracie, Melissa, & Alison

12/24/2025

“Bridge gives you the specialness that you want and it’s very peaceful,” shared Jayden, 9th grader and 3.5 year Bridge Outdoors veteran.

Jayden and his 65+ Bridge Outdoors friends THANK YOU for an amazing 2025, filled with more than 100 adventures and the growth that comes from exploring our local mountains, caves, creeks, rivers, greenways, horse farms, and bike trails. We appreciate our community for making this program possible because community is what makes these adventures so special.

No matter what today holds, we wish you peace, joy, and love this Christmas season and into the New Year. Stay tuned next week for a year-end recap. Until then, merry, merry!

With grateful hearts,

Your Bridge Outdoors Staff
Sarah Quattrochi, Gracie Richards, Melissa Fitzpatrick, & Alison Hoekstra

11/20/2025

Crew #22 visited Lea Lane Farm on Tuesday. This is always one of our favorite adventures with students. Keep an eye out for more photos and videos to come!

10/03/2025

Thank you so much to Executive Director, Eliot Berz, from Tennessee River Gorge Trust for taking this group of Bridge Outdoors high schoolers for a cruise on the Trust’s boat, GORGEous. We spent the afternoon searching for wildlife, learning about the importance of conservation, and talking about the practice of slowing down enough to make careful observations like finding the nests of belted kingfishers on the river bank and of tiny hummingbirds in the trees!

08/06/2025

Rollin’ out of the summer and back into school! 🚲 Happy 1st day to all our students and their amazing teachers! We are so excited for all the adventures that await us this year!

06/13/2025

We had so much fun partnering with our friends from Outdoor Chattanooga. Will and Autumn met us at Big Soddy Creek Gulf to teach our 8 summer interns about macro-invertebrates and how their presence can be indicators of healthy water. We found all kinds of creatures and enjoyed swimming before the summer rain came!

05/30/2025

Shout out to our community partners at Southeast Conservation Corps! They have been doing rock solid conservation work and increasing access to the outdoors for more than a decade. To top it off, they provide a workforce development pipeline for many young people, including some of our long-time students like Iyanna, who is working on this current crew. We are grateful for their leadership and hard work. Go Iyanna and go Crew 942!

05/09/2025

Hevean, since the 6th grade when we met you, we’ve known you were amazing! Your curiosity and work ethic have always driven you to try new things. Congrats! Your Bridge Outdoors family is sooo proud.

03/14/2025

Last Saturday, our March 4ward celebration at Booker T. Washington State Park was a beautiful gathering of the Bridge Outdoors Family, comprised of students, staff, volunteers, and community partners who love spending time together and nurturing outdoor adventure, healthy community, skill-building, and inspiration.

As we remembered visionary Ryan Keller, we felt gratitude for the desire he had to provide these opportunities for more kids and his legacy that continues as we march forward into each new day.

Special thanks to our sponsor Tennessee Valley Authority and community partners White Oak Bicycle Co-op, SORBA Chattanooga, Reflection Riding, Chattanooga Zoo, California Smothered Burrito, and First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga for helping us create a magical day of fun and good memories for our students and families.

Want to be a part of the Bridge Outdoors community by supporting as a volunteer, donor, or community partner? Just email us at [email protected]. The Bethlehem Center