Hiking Appalachian Trail – Sweat Heifer – Kephart Prong: Wildflowers, bees and thunderstorms!
August 22, 2019
August’s Classic Hike of the Smokies included three trails – the Appalachian Trail, Sweat Heifer and Kephart Prong – starting in Tennessee and ending in North Carolina. The hike leader was Lynda Doucette, who recently retired after a 30-year career…
Read MoreGSMNP high school interns learn about Park, explore NPS career opportunities
August 15, 2019
Sixteen high school students from schools in North Carolina and Tennessee were GSMNP interns this summer. For six weeks, the interns worked with rangers, Teachers in the Parks and volunteers on projects in the park to learn more about GSMNP…
Read MoreFriends Across the Mountains Telethon, Wednesday, Aug. 14
August 8, 2019
by Julie Dodd Friends of the Smokies is hosting the Friends Across the Mountains Telethon on Wednesday, August 14, to raise funds for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The telethon will be broadcast live on WBIR Channel 10 in…
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