Tag Archives: environment

Each spring when the mountains turn green, Gatlinburg celebrates “Going Green” in a big way during the annual Gatlinburg Earth Week Celebration. The week-long celebration running Monday, April 17 to Saturday, April 21, 2017, presented by Hilton Garden Inn Gatlinburg, features a daily event designed to share easy green practices through games, crafts and music, opportunities to get outside and ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park hosted a celebration to unveil two new propane fueling stations and six new propane-fueled trucks. By incorporating these new pieces of alternative fuel equipment into daily operations, the park continues on the path to reduce carbon emissions. “We continue to work towards meeting our goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from 2006 levels by 20% ...

Sculptures created by 11 University of Tennessee art students that incorporate materials provided by steel recycler Gerdau will be on public display April 6-19, 2017 at the Knoxville Convention Center. “The Art of Recycling” sculpture exhibition celebrates April’s National Recycling Month and is a partnership among Gerdau, Dogwood Arts and the University of Tennessee Sculpture Program. The artworks will be ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials invite the public to comment on a proposed sustainable energy project through March 20, 2017. The National Park Service is proposing a solar power system to support the electrical power needs of the Cable Mill area in Cades Cove. This project would reduce usage of traditional fossil fuels and provide opportunities for park visitors ...

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency surveys managers recently explored a cave in East Tennessee that contains a large number of hibernating Gray Bats, a state and federally endangered species. Wildlife Surveys Managers Chris Ogle and Daniel Istvanko descended into a cave known as Rattlin’ Pit in Cocke County, which is owned by Newport Utilities. Joining them was a representative of the ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers are recruiting volunteers to adopt a tree monitoring plot in areas throughout the park to collect information as part of an important research project tracking seasonal biological change called phenology. Volunteers will record when trees leaf out and when leaves start to change colors. They may also track the presence of target migratory birds. ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials invite the public to comment on a proposed sustainable energy solar project through Dec. 13, 2016. Duke Energy has proposed installing an array of solar panels, coupled with a zinc-air battery, to power critical park communications equipment located atop the remote Mt. Sterling in the Haywood County area of the park. Duke Energy currently ...

Keep Sevier Beautiful will be holding their annual Fall Roads & Rivers Day on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. “Roads & Rivers Day is a great opportunity for our community to come together to keep Sevier County clean and beautiful,” noted Executive Director Lisa Bryant. “Not only for our residents, but also for the many ...

Schools are back in session and in another local tradition, street rods are rolling into town. The Shades of the Past car show is once again, offering a service this year that has nothing to do with street rods – recycling! As the number of special events that make Sevier County their destination grows each year, the waste generated by ...

Sixteen acres of family fun, crafters, storytelling, interactive activities and entertainment, children’s events and a focus on recycled crafts awaits all in attendance at the 3rd annual Wears Valley Fall Festival coordinated by Keep Sevier Beautiful. The wide array of activities gives families and couples a great way to make great memories, experience a variety of fun activities and enjoy ...