East Tennessee is filled with a grand biodiversity of plants and animals. Naturalist Stephen Lyn Bales has written three books and over 600 newspaper and magazine articles about nature and …
Roving reporter Ian Sect on the job
The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society (UTAS) is excited to announce the opening of a new book on the Arboretum’s Nature Book Trail, Bugs on the Job, by author Nancy …
Flatwater Tales returns June 2-3
The Flatwater Tales Storytelling Festival has announced the three storytellers for the 2023 performances. This annual event will return live to the Historic Grove Theater in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on …
Microplastics: Why we should care
Join the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society when we return to in-person programming Thursday, September 29, 7 p.m. EDT as we learn from Dr. Martin Knoll about the dangers of …
A bus to Jonesborough; butterflies Saturday
The Flatwater Tales Storytelling Festival is sponsoring a bus trip to the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee. A Knoxville Tours motor coach will take participants to the festival on …
Murals and butterflies
Join the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society for a virtual program on Zoom Tuesday, September 20, 7 p.m. EDT as we learn from Stephen Alvarez, creator of the Ancient Art …
An overview of Seven Islands Park
Seven Islands State Birding Park is the only park in Tennessee that primarily focuses on managing habitat for birds. In addition to creating a premier birding destination, the park provides …
Love birds? Spare the bugs
Every bug has a purpose. Did you know that very few caterpillars reach their mature size because birds gobble them down? It is estimated that one pair of chickadees must find 6,000 …