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Field Trip: Ketona Glades
Ketona Glades Hampton Inn, Calera, ALDescription: Discovered in 1992 by Jim Allison while surveying the Cahaba River for Sedum neviusii, these glades are home to over 60 rare plants, 8 of which are endemic. The […]
Shelby Bottoms Nature Talk
Shelby Bottoms Nature Center 1900 Davidson Street, Nashville, TNThe Shelby Bottoms Nature Center is an environmental education and recreation facility of the Nashville Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation. The Nature Center is a place where people can […]
Jackson Square Lavender Festival
Jackson Square Jackson Square, Oak Ridge, TNThere’s so much to do and see the weekend of Lavender Festival! 150 Artisans, Live Music, Children’s Art Workshop, Cooking Demonstrations and Presentations, the Herb Lunch, Nine Lakes Wine Tasting, […]
Field Trip: Andrews Bald
Newfound Gap Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TNDescription: This is a joint outing for TNPS and TCWP. I am hoping to catch many azaleas in bloom. We will see interesting high elevation plants such as southern bush […]
Shelby Bottoms Nature Center Walk
Shelby Bottoms Nature Center 1900 Davidson Street, Nashville, TNThe Shelby Bottoms Nature Center is an environmental education and recreation facility of the Nashville Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation. The Nature Center is a place where people can […]
Seminar: Dennis Whigham, Native Orchids in TN–Ecology & Conservation Needs
Speaker The ecology of plants has been Dennis Whigham’s primary interest and his research has resulted in journeys through forests, fields and wetlands around the world. Explorations have lead to […]
Seminar: Nathan Fields, Plant for a Change: Cultivating Native Habitats & Nurturing Greener Communities Alongside People With & Without Disabilities
Speaker July's monthly online seminar speaker is Nathan Fields, CEO of "Plant for Change," which is "Tennessee’s first for-profit plant business co-owned and co-managed alongside individuals with and without intellectual […]
Seminar: Sam King, Removing Invasive Plants
Speaker Sam King is currently President of the Tennessee Invasive Plant Council and a stewardship ecologist with the Division of Natural Areas in the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. His […]
Field Trip: Big South Fork
Pogue Creek Canyon State Natural Area Jamestown, TNDescription: This is sponsored by TNPS and TCWP. We will visit a powerline for goldenrods, asters, and a striped gentian and then walk Middle Creek Loop, a scenic area with […]
Event: Rock the Ridge
Walden's Ridge Civic League will "Rock the Ridge" from 9-3 CDT on September 16. TNPS will have a table at this event where books and memberships may be purchased.