Follow Your Nose
Written by Elizabeth Davis, Field Programs Specialist When I first became aware of biodiversity in the park, it wasn’t through plant identification or guidebooks. It was through smells. Returning to Walker Valley after a three-week trip to Utah, I [...]
Photographing the Smokies in Winter
Written by Will Clay and Ken Thompson, professional nature photographers and instructors Spring and fall are understandably popular seasons in the Smokies for nature photography, but winter is also a wonderful time to capture the beauty of the mountains in [...]
Weekly Wonder Season 1, Episode 4: Sound Mapping
In episode 4 of Weekly Wonder, Emily takes us through a brain-based explanation of stress and then introduces an outdoor activity that will allow us to pay attention to the sounds of the world around us and help us [...]