In early April, our hummingbirds will return to East Tennessee from their winter vacations. Let’s welcome them back with fresh feeders and lots of native flowering plants.
Join local naturalist Stephen Lyn …
Fountain City Lake gets artist’s attention
For the past several years Knoxvillian Rand Bradford has been working on a series of pastel paintings of the Fountain City lake and fountain, as part of a “Reflections” series …
Saving the American Chestnut
Tuesday, February 22
American Chestnut trees in the Eastern United States were once up to 100 feet tall and nine feet around, much like the Redwoods in California, before the chestnut …
Duck, duck, goose and other waterfowl
Join the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society for its First Thursday Nature Supper Club November 4 at 7 p.m. to learn about over-wintering waterfowl. With numerous lakes, East Tennessee attracts an …
Butterfly Festival, plant sale online
The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society’s sixth annual Butterfly Festival will be available online beginning Saturday, Sept. 18. This year’s festival will again be virtual with outstanding lectures and special video programs …
Zoom class to improve your bird brain
Join the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society for its First Thursday Nature Supper Club on Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. and learn how to create a bird-friendly yard for the …
Mysteries of the monarchs
Join the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society for its First Thursday Nature Supper Club on July 1 to learn about monarch metamorphosis. Prepare a stay-at-home supper and log-on at 7 …
Flatwater Tales festival is June 5
Tickets are on sale for the 2021 Virtual Flatwater Tales Storytelling Festival, set for Saturday, June 5. Tickets are $15 for the 8 p.m. performance featuring Andy Offutt Irwin, Bil …