Tag Archives: Great Smoky Mountains

Great Smoky Mountains National Park fire management officials are planning a series of controlled burns within the Cades Cove and Cataloochee areas of the park. Weather permitting, burn operations could begin as early as Monday, Oct. 26, 2015 and may continue intermittently through mid-November. Prescribed Burns in Cades Cove Fire managers have identified multiple fields totaling approximately 300 acres for ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials invite the public to a special birds of prey program presented by Doris Mager on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015 at 10 a.m. The program will be on the porch of the Oconaluftee Visitor Center. Known as “The Eagle Lady”, Ms. Mager has been working with raptors for over 35 years. She has cared for ...

Recognizing its incredible diversity of stream life and years of efforts to conserve that diversity, the Little Tennessee River basin has been designated the nation’s first Native Fish Conservation Area. “The Native Fish Conservation Area designation reflects an integrated and cooperative approach to stream conservation,” said Trout Unlimited’s Damon Hearne. “We’re recognizing the importance of these streams to the region’s ...

Fall is in full swing, and Arrowcraft Shop in downtown Gatlinburg is rolling out a unique assortment of one of a kind fall crafts and decorations. Arrowcraft Shop dates back to 1930, when the Southern Highland Craft Guild was formed with other craft cooperatives and the shop has been providing mountain families a source of income from the sale of ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park recognized two volunteers who received regional and national awards for their service to the park. Tom Harrington has served more than 20,000 hours in the Cades Cove area of the park was recognized as the Southeast Regional Enduring Service Award recipient. Sterling Fisher has volunteered for over 10 years throughout the park and was recognized ...

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts invites artists to submit works for consideration for the 2016 Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage Artist of the Year Competition. This year’s theme is landscape. Any works that embody the spirit or characteristics of Great Smoky Mountains National Park including physical, biological or historical references to the park’s landscape will be accepted. Traditional and abstract interpretations ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park held two ribbon-cutting ceremonies to unveil over 10 new pieces of alternative fuel equipment. The events were held at Oconaluftee Visitor Center near Cherokee, N.C. and Sugarlands Visitor Center near Gatlinburg, Tenn. on September 30, 2015. With the new pieces of alternative fuel equipment, the Smokies implemented three new facets of the park’s Climate Friendly ...

Visitation to Great Smoky Mountains National Park during the summer of 2015, nearly matched the record pace of last year. A total of 3,958,131 visitors came to the park during June, July, and August. Last year 3,963,131 visitors came to the park during the same time period, numbers that pushed the park to its highest visitation since 2000. Visitation continues ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park in cooperation with the Astronomy Club of Asheville, will host a stargazing event on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015 at Purchase Knob, home to the Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center. The Astronomy Club of Asheville will lead an exploration of the night sky at this high elevation site with a 260-degree, unobstructed view of the sky. ...

To the Editor: If Congress fails to reach a federal budget resolution by midnight, September 30, 2015, Great Smoky Mountains National Park and hundreds of other National Park Service sites in America will close to the public indefinitely. Great Smoky Mountains National Park hosts over 35,000 visitors on average each DAY in October. Nationally, more than 715,000 visitors a day ...