Smoky Mountain Mingus Mill Volunteers Needed
GSMNP Mingus Mill volunteers needed!
Cades Cove Car Ban Ends
With the tunnel reopening the car ban comes to an end .
Cades Cove Car Ban Ends. Cades Cove has been closed for visitors for two months but that ends when the Laurel Creek Road (a seven-mile main access road from the Townsend Wye to Cades Cove) reopens this weekend on March 1, 2020. Motorists, bikers and hikers have been shut out of the cove since repair work began January 5th on the 1948-era Bote Mountain Tunnel. Most of the work is complete, but some intermittent single lane closures are scheduled between March 1 and June 15 to finish repairs on the vintage tunnel and to re-pave.
Closure at Cades Cove Campground continues through March 5. However Elkmont and Smokemont Campgrounds are open to winter campers.
Take time to enjoy the quiet of the Cove and get a little exercise!
Cades Cove has a rich history. For hundreds of years the Cherokee hunted in the cove. Archeologist have found no evidence of major settlements, and so it appears that it was just that – a hunting ground.
Dan Lawson homesite.
Keep Sevier Beautiful Gardening Workshops
Gardening workshops scheduled.
Keep Sevier Beautiful Gardening Workshops are scheduled for each Thursday in March, 2020. The workshops are free to everyone and begin each week at 11:00 a.m.
The series begins March 5, 2020 at the King Family Library in Sevierville. Tennessee Extension Master Gardener Dixie Seaton will conduct the first session on growing anywhere with raised bed gardening. Raised beds have become increasingly popular in recent years and this is a great way discover all you need to know about them.
Keep Sevier Beautiful is a fantastic organization in the HeySmokies region!
Thursday March 12, 2020 Master Gardeners Glenna Julian and Ruth Young will be sharing their knowledge on growing and using culinary herbs. This installment will be held at the Pigeon Forge Public Library and is sure to be delicious!
Volunteers needed for Great Smoky Mountain ‘Adopt-a-Plot’ Program
Smoky Mountain “adopt a plot” program needs volunteers!
Volunteers needed for Great Smoky Mountain ‘Adopt-a-Plot’ Program. National park rangers are seeking volunteers to monitor designated plots throughout the park. Participants will track phenology, or nature’s calendar. No experience is required but individuals with an interest in science and nature should thrive. Volunteers will collect important research data such as plant flowering dates and tree canopy foliage changes.
Join the fun and be a Smoky Mountain volunteer!
Volunteers will participate in a 3-hour training workshop that covers topics like tree identification techniques, stages of tree change throughout the year, fruit and flower identification, and phenology data collection protocols. Volunteers are required to attend one of the training sessions held at either Oconaluftee Visitor Center near Cherokee, NC on Saturday, February 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or at Sugarlands Visitor Center near Gatlinburg, TN on Saturday, March 7 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Appalachian Bear Rescue’s Mardi Bear Event
Appalachian Bear Rescue’s Mardi Bear event will be fun for the entire family!
Appalachian Bear Rescue’s Mardi Bear Event will be a fun way to celebrate Mardi Gras in the Smokies! This Smoky Mountain event is scheduled for Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The event will be held at the Wild Laurel Golf Course Club House found at 702 Country Club Dr., Townsend, TN 37882.
The Shrimp Dock from Maryville, Tennessee will be providing delicious, fresh seafood to satisfy the hungry bear in everyone! The menu will include a hot shrimp boil with chicken, jambalaya, king cake and a cash bar. Daiquiris and beer will be served up to quench your bear sized thirst. You don’t have to walk on four legs to enjoy this fun Mardi Gras event, just come hungry. All the fun and good eats will raise funds for Appalachian Bear Rescue’s recent bear additions from Louisiana; King B. Beignet, Boudreaux and Jessamine.
HeySmokies.com donation boxes benefit Appalachian Bear Rescue and help save orphaned black bear cubs.
Appalachian Bear Rescue has been rehabilitating orphaned black bears and returning them to the wild for over two decades. Based in Townsend, Tennessee, the sprawling ABR facility accepts bears from the Appalachian Mountains and across the United States. HeySmokies.com is proud to be partnered with Appalachian Bear Rescue via our area donation box program. Leading area businesses proudly display our HeySmokies donation boxes benefitting ABR. To date the HeySmokies donation box program has raised over $15,000.00 for Appalachian Bear Rescue and area charities. When making a donation be sure and pick up a free, colorful HeySmokies bumper sticker for your car. Stick it on and show the world that you support our effort to rescue orphaned bear cubs! With over 100,000 free stickers distributed the HeySmokies nation continues to grow each year! We are happy to announce our newest donation box location at the Local Goat in Pigeon Forge. If you would like to display a donation box in your business please contact HeySmokies.com today!
Expert care is provided to all bears at Appalachian Bear Rescue.
