Community Calendar

Join Adam Dattilo, botanist and biodiversity program manager at TVA, for a talk about TVA and conservation. Adam will cover the agency’s new biodiversity preservation program as well as their growing clean energy and land stewardship efforts. Adam has an MS in forestry from the University of Kentucky, has worked at Mammoth Cave National Park and other natural areas, and has a lifelong passion for wild places and plants.
Proceeds from this event benefit Discover Life in America, the national park’s biological science and conservation partner. Visit DLiA.org to learn more.

Are you looking for new ways to make family outdoor adventures more fun and educational? In this program, you'll learn how to use a nature app called iNaturalist to become community scientists! We will teach you and your family how to document the animals and plants you encounter whether you are in Great Smoky Mountains National Park or even in your own backyard. It's fun, easy, and great for kids and families! (Parent/guardian permission required for kids under 13.)

Erin Canter, manager of science literacy and research at Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, will talk about Tremont’s community science program to tag and monitor monarch butterflies as they develop and migrate through the Smokies.
This event is free.

The Greater Knoxville Cactus and Succulent Society is holding a Succulent Clinic on Saturday, October 22, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. It will be held at the Farragut Community Center, 239 Jamestowne Blvd, in Farragut. It is free and open to the public. We will have display plants, some giveaway plants, and succulent care handouts. In addition, we invite people to bring in any succulent plants that they want to have identified or that they need care information for.

What better place to celebrate fall and improve your nature photography skills than in Great Smoky Mountains National Park? Tremont's fall photography workshop will include demonstrations on Photoshop techniques, close-up techniques, and wildlife photography.

In addition to the presentations and demonstrations, there will be an emphasis on photographing in the field, one-on-one interactions with instructors, free time for those who want to do some work on their own, and an optional photographic trip to Cades Cove. The workshop is designed for all levels of expertise, from serious beginners and beyond. The program lasts from Friday afternoon to Monday mid-morning.

The long weekend concludes with an image review session to discuss the techniques and aesthetics of participant images. The course is designed for all levels of expertise, from beginners to intermediates and beyond. Let your surroundings serve as fresh inspiration for your work — this is the only residential photography workshop that takes place inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

THE LOG HOME & TIMBER FRAME SHOW
Welcome to Johnson’s Log Home and Timber Frame Shows where you will meet the very best companies in the log cabin, log home, and timber frame industries. At our home shows you will find experienced, professional exhibitors ready to help you with your home building plans. You will also find home suppliers like log home care and maintenance, windows and doors, and custom cabinets. Are you looking for house plans that meet your needs, we also offer face-to-face tips on floorplan design from rustic home designers and architects. No matter the style, whether it be farmhouse design, cottage, contemporary, craftsman or cabin, there’s a home plan for you.
Looking to furnish your camp or cabin, then you have come to the right place with one-of-a-kind rustic furniture and accessories. We also offer FREE Seminars presented by log and timber pros on topics like log cabin kits, log home packages, log home basics, stock house plan vs custom home plan, log home care, financing your log or timber frame home, design and budgeting, and structural insulated panels (SIPs) plus so much more.

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Nov 4: 1pm-7pm
Nov 5: 10am-7pm
Nov 6: 10am-4pm

“Opt Outside” this year by doing community science! In this program, you’ll learn how to use a nature app called iNaturalist to document the animals and plants you encounter wherever you decide to #optoutside this year. We will also share how you can participate and make the most of iNaturalist, by seeking out specific species in a virtual scavenger hunt in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and how your contributions will help the park better protect its natural resources. It’s fun, easy, and great for all ages! (Parent/guardian permission required for kids under 13.)

September 15th at 1pm
Smokies Most Wanted: Help Record Life in the Smokies!

In this program, you'll learn how to use a nature app called iNaturalist to document the animals and plants you encounter in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, through a community science project called Smokies Most Wanted. You'll learn how to participate and make the most of iNaturalist, how you can seek out specific Smokies species in a virtual scavenger hunt, and how your contributions will help the park better protect its natural resources. (Parent/guardian permission required for kids under 13.)

Register here for September 17th: https://www.rei.com/events/99590/smokies-most-wanted-help-record-life-in-the-smokies/318113

October 15th at 1pm
Smokies Most Wanted: Community Science for the Whole Family

Are you looking for new ways to make family outdoor adventures more fun and educational? In this program, you'll learn how to use a nature app called iNaturalist to become community scientists! We will teach you and your family how to document the animals and plants you encounter whether you are in Great Smoky Mountains National Park or even in your own backyard. It's fun, easy, and great for kids and families! (Parent/guardian permission required for kids under 13.)

Register here for October 15th:
https://www.rei.com/events/99599/smokies-most-wanted-community-science-for-the-whole-family/318156

November 19th at 1pm
Smokies Most Wanted: Opt Outside with iNaturalist

"Opt Outside" this year by doing community science! In this program, you'll learn how to use a nature app called iNaturalist to document the animals and plants you encounter wherever you decide to #optoutside this year. We will also share how you can participate and make the most of iNaturalist, by seeking out specific species in a virtual scavenger hunt in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and how your contributions will help the park better protect its natural resources. It's fun, easy, and great for all ages! (Parent/guardian permission required for kids under 13.)

Register here for November 19th:
https://www.rei.com/events/99600/smokies-most-wanted-opt-outside-with-inaturalist/318157

September 15th at 1pm
Smokies Most Wanted: Help Record Life in the Smokies!

In this program, you'll learn how to use a nature app called iNaturalist to document the animals and plants you encounter in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, through a community science project called Smokies Most Wanted. You'll learn how to participate and make the most of iNaturalist, how you can seek out specific Smokies species in a virtual scavenger hunt, and how your contributions will help the park better protect its natural resources. (Parent/guardian permission required for kids under 13.)

Register here for September 17th: https://www.rei.com/events/99590/smokies-most-wanted-help-record-life-in-the-smokies/318113

October 15th at 1pm
Smokies Most Wanted: Community Science for the Whole Family

Are you looking for new ways to make family outdoor adventures more fun and educational? In this program, you'll learn how to use a nature app called iNaturalist to become community scientists! We will teach you and your family how to document the animals and plants you encounter whether you are in Great Smoky Mountains National Park or even in your own backyard. It's fun, easy, and great for kids and families! (Parent/guardian permission required for kids under 13.)

Register here for October 15th:
https://www.rei.com/events/99599/smokies-most-wanted-community-science-for-the-whole-family/318156

November 19th at 1pm
Smokies Most Wanted: Opt Outside with iNaturalist

"Opt Outside" this year by doing community science! In this program, you'll learn how to use a nature app called iNaturalist to document the animals and plants you encounter wherever you decide to #optoutside this year. We will also share how you can participate and make the most of iNaturalist, by seeking out specific species in a virtual scavenger hunt in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and how your contributions will help the park better protect its natural resources. It's fun, easy, and great for all ages! (Parent/guardian permission required for kids under 13.)

Register here for November 19th:
https://www.rei.com/events/99600/smokies-most-wanted-opt-outside-with-inaturalist/318157