Friends of the Smokies is an official nonprofit partner of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with a mission to support critical park programs and maintain the Smokies by raising funds and providing volunteers for needed projects.
Friends of the Smokies license plates in Tennessee and North Carolina drive improvements all across Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Find out how to get your very own.
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Be sure to use the tag #FriendsOfTheSmokies and follow @SmokiesFriends on Instagram
Summer interns had an opportunity to see what it's like to be a #gsmnp #parkranger. William Blount High School's Hu… https://t.co/1kMR9vgg2w
Enjoy a day at the #Biltmore Sporting Clays Club & support the #GSMNP! Inaugural Smokies Cup, Fri. 9/20, morning &… https://t.co/nbynkxkxxu
What an adventure! The Aug Classic Hike of the #Smokies explored #AppalachianTrail, Sweat Heifer & Kephart Prong. R… https://t.co/ymNYPAQIZw
KODAK, Tenn. – Online registration for the third annual Cades Cove Lope Lope, the only footrace in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, opens at 10:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, July 16 at LoopLope.org. Participation is limited to 750 total runners on…
Volunteers should be able to safely hike while carrying tools up to 4 miles per day and be prepared to perform strenuous manual labor. After receiving proper training, participants will be expected to safely use hand tools such as shovels,…
