This will be a joint outing for TCWP with the UT Arboretum Society, exploring beautiful areas at Haw Ridge. This walk will offer a chance to see numerous wildflowers, possibly including Dwarf Larkspur, Dwarf Crested Iris, Blue Star, Trilliums, Perfoliate and Large-flowered Bellwort, Hoary Puccoon, Squawroot, Wild Geranium, and many more. We will meet at […]
On this outing sponsored by TCWP and TNPS, we’ll see late spring wildflowers and do some tree and shrub identification along the paved greenway. This should work for those with limited walking ability. Wheelchairs are a possibility. We will walk or roll on a flattish paved trail. Total out and back distance is perhaps 1.5 […]
Free for TCWP members. $25 for non-members to join This special evening event has been arranged for TCWP by Becky Charles and her son, Ezekiel, on a wooded property located between Oak Ridge and Clinton. Blue ghost fireflies (Phausis reticulata) are a small variety of firefly present only in mature wooded environments. They have a […]
This is another joint outing for TCWP and TNPS. The moderate, 2.5-mile loop starts in a valley with spring wildflowers that usually bloom a little later. We will also go by some populations of pink lady’s slippers before climbing to a nice view of Norris Dam. We will meet for carpooling in Oak Ridge at […]
Join us for a special stewardship day at the Worthington Cemetery Ecological Study Area on Saturday, May 31, 2025, from 9 a.m. to noon. Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning (TCWP) is partnering with TVA, the City of Oak Ridge, and AmeriCorps to continue our decades-long work protecting and restoring this unique natural and historical site. […]
