Trail Work Volunteers Needed
September 17, 2019
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is excited to announce a number of trail maintenance volunteer workdays in North Carolina and Tennessee that showcase a number meaningful partnerships with organizations who actively support our mission. All necessary paperwork to register as…
Read MoreBird banding to help monitor bird populations in GSMNP
September 12, 2019
GSMNP high school summer interns spent six weeks learning about the resources of the park and the work of the rangers. Noelle Beswick writes about the interns’ experience learning to catch and band birds for monitoring bird populations. by Noelle…
Read MoreInterpretation encourages GSMNP visitors to care for park resources, build emotional connections with park
September 5, 2019
Learning to talk with GSMNP visitors about park resources was one of the skills the GSMNP high school summer interns learned during their six-week internship. Abbey Lawrence writes about the training involved to do interpretation presentations and the interns’ experience…
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