This week, local Boy Scout Harrison Masters began work on his Eagle Scout Service Project – installing a series of emergency response locator signs along the Concord Park trails.
The signs …
Volunteers needed for Ijams River Rescue
Volunteer registration is now open for the 31st Ijams River Rescue on Saturday, Nov.21, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Ijams Nature Center’s annual event focuses on removing trash and tires …
Work underway on first county dog park
Work started this week on the first of five new dog parks that the Knox County Parks and Recreation Department will begin building thanks to a contest and grant program …
County departments gear up for fall
The New Harvest Park Farmers Market wrapped up last week. We had a pretty successful year but opted to keep it fairly low key with no major events, like the …
Busy week for county crews
It was a busy week for the Knox County Parks and Recreation crews and they even got some help from local volunteers.
The rugby community – including the University of Tennessee …
Five small ways to help backyard birds
It doesn’t necessarily take a big habitat project to attract more birds to your backyard. Small steps count, too, and can be a good way to start if you’re new to backyard …
County playgrounds now open, get daily ‘bath’
Last week, we announced the locations of four new dog parks that the Knox County Parks and Recreation Department plans to build during the next couple of years.
The small parks …
Musings During an October Stroll
I love waking to a morning chill,
bathed by breezes announcing Fall.
Sultry summer heat … gone!
mosquitos … gone!
Cool winds lift the shroud over
the distant Smoky Mountains.
The morning walk, slower these days,
invigorates …