Do you want to work in the Smokies? We seek a dynamic and experienced food service professional to support Tremont’s mission and food service goals by helping to manage a progressive fast-moving food service team at our residential environmental education center. We are looking for an open-minded individual who is excited to learn not [...]
Do you want to work in the Smokies? The Director of Operations works closely with the CEO and senior leadership to foster growth and manage year-round planning, execution and quality control of program activities, logistics, organizational administration and communication at Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont (GSMIT). The Director of Operations is responsible for [...]
Do you want to work in the Smokies for the summer? Summer Community Science Intern This summer position provides an opportunity to work with a nationally recognized residential experiential education institute while living in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Especially appropriate for someone who would like to gain entry-level experience in experiential education, teaching [...]
Do you want to work in the Smokies for the summer? Summer Community Science Educator This summer position provides an opportunity to work with a nationally recognized residential experiential education institute while living in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Individuals will work extensively with a variety of summer youth programs in a leadership capacity. [...]
Do you want to work in the Smokies for the summer? Summer Experiential Education Intern This summer position provides an opportunity to work with a nationally recognized residential experiential education institute while living in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Especially appropriate for someone who would like to gain entry-level experience in experiential education, teaching [...]
Do you want to work in the Smokies for the summer? SUMMER TEACHER/NATURALIST This summer position provides an opportunity to work with a nationally recognized residential experiential education institute while living in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Individuals will work extensively with a variety of summer youth programs in a leadership capacity, as well [...]
To my fellow monarch enthusiasts, With the help of over three hundred community science volunteers, led by our dedicated and knowledgeable team of monarch educators, Tremont’s 2019 monarch tagging community science program was a huge success. We tagged 694 monarchs as they journeyed south to spend the winter in the Sierra Madre Mountains in [...]
If you have ever watched a monarch butterfly float erratically through the air,the idea of these delicate insects traveling a few miles, let alone thousands of miles, might seem implausible. If you were ever skeptical that these seemingly fragile critters could survive a mass migration, you are not alone! Throughout the 20th century, the [...]
With the help of passionate volunteers and partner organizations, our annual Spring Open House on May 24 was a huge success. This year's open house explored citizen science and community involvement at Tremont Institute and celebrated our 50th anniversary. The open house was an official Citizen Science Day event in partnership with the Citizen Science Association. [...]
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont today announced a land purchase of 152 acres near Townsend, Tennessee. The property adjoins Great Smoky Mountains National Park and is being considered for a second campus for the non-profit organization that provides nature-based, experiential education programs to youth and adults. Since 1969, Tremont has provided residential programs in [...]
