Outing on Oak Ridge Melton Lake Greenway

Old Edgemoor Rd (Haw Ridge) 299 Old Edgemoor Rd, Oak Ridge, TN

This outing cosponsored by TCWP and TNPS will emphasize 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 miles. As usual, attendees can turn back […]

National Trails Day Work on North Ridge Trail

126 Westlook Circle 126 Westlook Circle, Oak Ridge, TN, United States

TCWP will participate in the 2023 National Trails Day by making a much-needed addition to the North Ridge Trail system.  Key Springs Road has been a crossroad on the trail since its inception, but it’s been a long time since there has been any organized access to the actual springs. I am told that at […]

TCWP/TNPS hike at Andrews Bald

Newfound Gap Parking Area

This is a joint outing for TCWP and TNPS. We will see interesting high-elevation plants such as southern bush honeysuckle and southern mountain cranberry, and hopefully catch many azaleas in bloom. To park at the trailhead will require a parking pass—$5  for the day or $40 for the year.  Parking may be difficult at the […]

East Fork Poplar Creek Greenway Cleanup with Clinch Valley Trail Alliance

Boys & Girls Club of Oak Ridge parking lot 102 S. Jefferson Cir, Oak Ridge, TN

TCWP and partners Clinch Valley Trail Alliance and Greenways Oak Ridge are sponsoring the fourth annual trash cleanup and hike on the East Fork Poplar Creek Greenway. This wonderful new trail, developed by CVTA and Greenways Oak Ridge, was recently completed along the banks of East Fork Poplar Creek in west Oak Ridge.  The trail […]

Transformation Church Big Serve Day at Worthington Cemetery

Elza Gate Park 101 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN, United States

On July 15, TCWP will for the second year host a group of volunteers from Transformation Church (located in West Knoxville) at the Worthington Cemetery Ecological Study Area to remove Dahurian buckthorn and other invasive species, as one of a number of service projects church members will be conducting throughout the Greater Knoxville area. Volunteers […]

Update on Tick-borne Diseases in East Tennessee

In this program cosponsored by TCWP and the UT Arboretum Society,  Dr. Richard Gerhold will present updates on tick abundance and prevalence, as well as the spread of the Asian longhorned tick.  He’ll also cover the various pathogens that can be transmitted, their geographical and temporal variations, diagnostics tests, and prevention. Dr. Gerhold, who holds a […]

Retirement Party for Sandra Goss

Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN

TCWP Executive Director Sandra Goss began working for TCWP In 1988, 25 years ago. On August 31, she will be retiring and moving on to new adventures. But we can’t let her go without an appropriate sendoff! On Wednesday evening, August 9, TCWP will host a farewell party at the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church […]

Summer Cedar Barrens Cleanup/Weed Wrangle®

Jefferson Middle School 200 Fairbanks Rd,, Oak Ridge, TN

This will be the second of our three annual workdays at the Oak Ridge Cedar Barrens. Located next to Jefferson Middle School in Oak Ridge, the barrens is a joint project of the City of Oak Ridge, the State Natural Areas Division, and TCWP. One of just a few cedar barrens in East Tennessee, the […]

Hike at Big South Fork

Pogue Creek Canyon State Natural Area

On this hike cosponsored by TCWP and the Tennessee Native Plant Society, we’ll visit a power line clearing to look for goldenrods, asters, and a striped gentian, then walk Middle Creek Loop, a scenic trail with endemic species Cumberland sandwort and rockhouse white snakeroot. We’ll meet for carpooling in Oak Ridge at the Gold’s Gym/Books-a-Million […]

National Public Lands Day

Elza Gate Park 101 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN, United States

On September 23, TCWP and TVA will partner again for our annual National Public Lands Day (NPLD) celebration, to be held at TVA’s Worthington Cemetery Ecological Study Area on Melton Hill Reservoir in Oak Ridge. TCWP has for many years partnered with TVA to enhance and protect natural resources at Worthington Cemetery and other TVA […]

The Secret Lives of Beavers, and Why They Matter

The consequences of losing beavers to the fur trade were profound, environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb says: ponds were drained, wetlands dried up, and species from salmon to swans lost vital habitat. In this 7 p.m. Zoom program cosponsored by TCWP and the UT Arboretum Society on September 28, Goldfarb, the author of Eager: The Surprising, […]

Pellissippi Blueway Paddle Trip

Melton Lake Park 697 Melton Lake Dr, Oak Ridge, TN

On October 7, TCWP, Advocates for the Oak Ridge Reservation, and others will host a paddling event on a section of the newly christened Pellissippi Blueway. We will meet at 10 a.m. at Melton Lake Park at the Oak Ridge waterfront (formerly Oak Ridge Marina). Participants can bring their own canoes or kayaks, or rent […]

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