A Geologic Moment: Reflections on Living in the Great Smoky Mountains
Written by Stephanie Busse, Community Science Educator To live within the Smoky Mountains is a privilege many will never experience. The adventure is an opportunity to observe a simple and fleeting pin-point in the [...]
Placing Ourselves
Written by Jeremy Lloyd, Manager of Field Programs and Collegiate Studies. Photos by David Bryant. Learning about nature’s nuts and bolts in the Smokies—its natural history—is a big part of what we do at [...]
Whistle and Fish in Walker Valley: The Shadow, the Pool, and the Fool
Written by Robert Schmidt Helpful Terms Upstream and downstream: Upstream is where the water is coming from. Downstream is where it is flowing. River right/left: a direction given if facing downstream. River right is the [...]
Hidden in the Green: The Geologic Story of the Smokies
Written by Joey Terlizzi, Teacher Naturalist Here in the valley, it is abundantly clear that spring has arrived: Fodderstack is now green all the way to the top, trails are flanked by wildflowers, and [...]
Tremont Equips Teachers to Take the Classroom Outside
Written by Erin Canter, Manager of Science Literacy and Research. Originally published in ANCA's DIRECTIONS Journal, Winter 20-21. “It feels rewarding to see firsthand the excitement and wonder my students are experiencing, exploring the natural [...]
Learning to Be at Home
Written by Elizabeth Davis, Field Programs Specialist. Originally published in 2015, revised in 2021. “Always in big woods when you leave familiar ground and step off alone into a new place, there will be, [...]