Whistle and Fish in Walker Valley
Written by Robert Schmidt “Is it the fly? Is it how I present it? Was I too loud? Was the water too high or the temperature too low? Is it too early, too late? [...]
Letter from Walker Valley: Interrogating “Normal” at Tremont
Written by Jeremy Lloyd, Manager of Field Programs and Collegiate Studies The neighbors are taking over. At least that’s how it has felt here in Walker Valley during the past nine months. In the [...]
Middle Prong Trail: A Walk Through Time
Written by Jeremy Lloyd, Manager of Field Programs and Collegiate Studies Just how lucky can one person get? One of my favorite trails in the entire national park is located only a few miles [...]
For National Bird Day, I did a virtual Big Day. Here’s what I discovered!
Written by Logan Rosenberg, Youth Programs Manager Every new year, bird nerds like myself tend to ring in the new year with a Big Day. The goal of Big Days is simple: see as [...]
2020 Monarch Tagging Report
Pictured above: Volunteer Daniel Metcalf releases a tagged monarch with a participant in Cades Cove. Photo by Karen Metcalf This is a year we won’t soon forget! Community Science is always about folks learning together [...]
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 [...]