Park Reaches Biodiversity Milestone at 20,000 Species – Great Smoky Mountains National Park has reached a biodiversity milestone with the discovery and documentation of 20,000 species of plants, animals, and other organisms. Scientists from across the world have assisted the park in a concerted effort to catalogall life in the park through an All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI).
Voices of East Tennessee Old Time Saturday no longer, The Mossy Creek Station Festival replacing
Old Time Saturday no longer, The Mossy Creek Station Festival replacing
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Park Hosts Mountain Life Festival
Park Hosts Mountain Life Festival – Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host the annual Mountain Life Festival near the Oconaluftee Visitor Center at the Mountain Farm Museum on Saturday, September 21, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Visitors will have the opportunity to experience traditional fall harvest activities on the farm including hearth cooking, apple butter making, blacksmithing, lye soap making, and food preservation. All activities are free and open to the public.
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Park Hosts Star Gazing Event at Cades Cove
Park Hosts Star Gazing Event at Cades Cove – Great Smoky Mountains National Park is hosting a stargazing program in Cades Cove on Saturday, September 7, 2019 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Park rangers invite the public to escape the city lights and observe the natural night sky for an evening of viewing stars with equipment and instruction provided by the Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society.
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Smokey, Bluetick Coonhound now official Tennessee State Dog
Smokey, Bluetick Coonhound now official Tennessee State Dog. This was signed into bill back in March of 2019.
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Free Red Trolley to Begin Service to South Waterfront
Free Red Trolley to Begin Service to South Waterfront – Knoxville Area Transit’s fourth free trolley line – the new Red Line, connecting a part of the South Waterfront and downtown – is scheduled to begin service on Monday, August 19, 2019
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Zoo Knoxville Announces Birth of 110th Red Panda
Zoo Knoxville Announces Birth of 110th Red Panda – Zoo Knoxville remains the top zoo in the world for the breeding of endangered red pandas with the birth of their 110th cub.
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Flooding on Papermill by McKay’s
Flooding on Papermill by McKay’s
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Heavy Rainstorm Results in Rock Slides, Downed Trees, and Motorist Fatality on Spur
At approximately 3:00 p.m., August 1, 2019, the northern area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Gatlinburg, TN experienced extremely heavy rainfall causing multiple small rock slides, downed trees, and flash flooding along the Spur and Gatlinburg Bypass.
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Interagency Search Effort Leads to Successful Outcome
Interagency Search Effort Leads to Successful Outcome – After spending four nights lost in the backcountry of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Kevin Mark Lynch was found by searchers. At approximately 4:25 p.m. searchers discovered Lynch, alert and responsive, in the southeast area of the park near the Cataloochee Divide Trail.
