Inspiring a Love of Nature across Generations
There are many qualities and lessons parents hope to pass on to their children. For Wes Bunch, one of the traits he wants to encourage in his seven-year-old son is a lifelong appreciation of nature. [...]
Using Your Naturalist Lens
Written by Scott Maas. Photography by Scott Maas. At Tremont Institute we teach participants how to observe closely and pay attention to the world around them. We often utilize tools like a nature journal [...]
Dispatch from a Closed Park
Written by Elizabeth Davis, Field Programs Specialist What’s it like to be one of 10 people living in the Cades Cove Ranger district of Great Smoky Mountains National Park when it is closed for [...]
In Solidarity
Statement from Catey Terry, Tremont Institute President and CEO If 2020 were like previous years, and you were on our campus with us, we’d bring you outdoors and ask you to take a moment [...]
Lucky
Written by David Reedy, Community Development Specialist I am incredibly lucky. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is my backyard as I live in on-campus housing at Tremont Institute. I have a trail to Spruce [...]
In Pursuit of Butterflies
Written by Mary Kait Brown, Teacher Naturalist Spring is underway in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. From the wildflowers to the fresh fungi or the migratory songbirds and flying insects, all are competing for [...]