Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont

Executive Director Search
Tremont is seeking an experienced and visionary leader who has the abilities
and skills necessary to build on our organization’s past successes and
move us forward.
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Sam Venable Homecoming Dinner and Celebration
September 15
Featuring Sam Venable as our guest speaker
Join us!

Tremont Events
Workshops, school, programs, hikes, camping trips and more!
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Tremont Jobs
A unique opportunity to work inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Check out our jobs page.

Current Road Closures
The park is now distributing road closure information via Twitter. Click here to check closures.

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bi-weekly enewsletter including Tremont and park information and articles
by our naturalists.

Walker Valley Reflections
Hear more about what's going on in Walker Valley before you come or after you leave. Our newsletter is full of articles from Tremont staff. Check the latest edition here.

Plans to Improve Tremont
Click here to learn more from Tremont
about the Environmental Assessment
that the park released on improving our facilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Welcome Friends!
Tremont is a non-profit residential environmental education center that provides in-depth experiences through education programs that celebrate ecological and cultural diversity, foster stewardship, and nurture appreciation of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

We operate year-round serving students and nature-lovers of all ages with school programs, workshops, summer youth programs and camps, citizen science projects and naturalist certification classes. If you love the outdoors, chances are we've got something going on that you'd be interested in.

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Contact us to find the program that's right for you.

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Header image above designed and coordinated by Kathleen Durkin. Painted by Discovery Campers Summer of 2012.

2013 Bird Banding Dates Announced
With the breeding season comes our opportunity to monitor the birds who call this valley their home. We operate a bird banding station about once a week throughout the summer, and you're invited to join us as we get an up-close look at these forest jewels.

Here are the dates we'll be banding this summer:
May 21, June 14, June 20, July 9, July 29, and Aug 7.

More details on bird banding and how to sign up.

Check out this great article on Tremont in The Daily Times Townsend Traveler!