Tag: Parks as Classrooms
Teacher in Parks program helps teachers learn about GSMNP resources and expand their teaching skills
July 21, 2019
by Julie Dodd The Teacher in Parks (TiP) program offers teachers the opportunity to learn about the natural and cultural[…]
Read MoreParks as Classrooms helps students discover GSMNP, develop appreciation for Park
October 18, 2017
by Julie Dodd Helping elementary, middle school and high school students who live in counties near the Great Smoky Mountains[…]
Read MoreParks As Classrooms: So Much More Than a Field Trip
April 13, 2017
Kelsey Reese is an Ecology and Biology teacher at Fulton High School in Knox County, TN who recently took her[…]
Read More2016 Evergreen Ball Raises $500k in Celebration of NPS Centennial
February 9, 2016
The Evergreen Ball is always a special event, but this year, it was really something else. We were joined by[…]
Read MoreParks as Classrooms program benefits students, teachers, scientists and GSMNP
April 29, 2015
by Julie Dodd For the students, they are trying out the scientific method in the field – analyzing plants for[…]
Read More800,010 reasons to get a Friends license plate
March 10, 2015
by Brent McDaniel In North Carolina and Tennessee, you see specialty license plates all the time while driving down the[…]
Read More2015 Evergreen Ball
February 5, 2015
January 31st was the 12th Annual Evergreen Ball to benefit Friends of the Smokies and it was a huge success![…]
Read More‘Exploring Curriculum Connections’ workshop provides hands-on activities for teachers
November 20, 2014
by Julie Dodd Teachers can join Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers for “Exploring Curriculum Connections,” a free workshop for[…]
Read MorePark Projects Great and Small
November 7, 2014
Each year we get a funding request from the park with a list of programs and projects for the upcoming[…]
Read MoreFriends of the Smokies Gives $2.4 Million to Fund Conservation, Preservation, and Protection in Great Smoky Mountains National Park So Far in 2014
May 7, 2014
By Holly Scott, Marketing Director Who are Friends of the Smokies? Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park a.k.a. Friends of the[…]
Read MoreInvest in Salamanders, Elk, Cades Cove and Education in the Smokies
April 17, 2014
By Holly Scott, Marketing Director Every year, Friends of the Smokies commits to supporting a list of Park needs. This year[…]
Read More20 Reasons We’re Thankful for Our Friends
November 16, 2012
Whether you join at $35 to become a membership card-carrying Friend of the Smokies, or whether you purchase our specialty[…]
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