Planning to submit photos for the annual Wildlife Weekend photo contest and show? The deadline is next Friday, October 1. Don’t miss out on the fun. Hurry and get your photos in before it’s too late! Click here for details. 2009 Wildlife Weekend Photo Contest Winning Photos [cincopa 10769775]
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Herbarium Day at Steele Creek Park on September 25 will include guided tours about plant diversity in the region. Plants to be used in the park herbarium will be collected. There will be a workshop with hands-on experience identifying, preparing, pressing and mounting plants. This activity is well suited for high school age and up. The […]
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October 15 – 16, 2010 What it Means to be Green All events are free and will begin from the Steele Creek Park Lodge Green has become such a popular buzzword in our modern world that it’s often difficult to understand what it actually means! Join us Friday, October 15th from 6:30 – 9:00 pm […]
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On Friday night, August 27th at 8 pm, Steele Creek Park naturalist Larry McDaniel will present a slide show on moths followed by a “moth sheet” demonstration. The slide show will be on the diversity of moths of the region. It is truly amazing how many different species we have in our area, and how […]
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Friends of Steele Creek Nature Center an Park is starting “Nature Adventures” – stories and discovery walks for preschoolers – at the Nature Center on Wednesdays from 11 am to 12 noon at the Nature Center in Steele Creek Park. The story this Wednesday, August 25, will be about butterflies. For more information call Sharon at 423-963-1971 […]
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Friends of Steele Creek Nature Center and Park will again be sponsoring an amateur photography contest and show in conjunction with Wildlife Weekend at the Park. Amateur photographers of all ages, including children and teens, are encouraged to participate. Eligible photographs must be taken at Steele Creek Park in Bristol, Tennessee and focused on the natural aspects […]
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Saturday, July 10th 9:00 am Nature Walk at Charlie Robinette Park: Meet Larry at our newest park, Charlie Robinette Park (located just off Vance Drive, across from Rooster Front) for a first look into the park’s natural history! This will be a mild hike. Saturday, July 24th 1:00 pm MEBC Butterfly Field Trip! Meet the […]
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The Nature Center, in conjunction with Friends of Steele Creek, has begun the development of a park herbarium. Plants within the park will be gathered, identified and preserved and will be used for scientific, educational, and resource management purposes. Volunteers are needed for all aspects of this exciting project. Our next activity is scheduled for Saturday, May […]
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Those attending Monday evening’s annual membership meeting were treated to a fascinating presentation by Nature Center naturalist Larry McDaniel. For the past couple of years Larry has been photographing and identifying moths and other insects attracted to his back porch light. In that relatively short period of time, he’s identified over 350 different species of […]
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The officers and Board of Directors of Friends of Steele Creek Nature Center & Park invite you to attend our Annual Meeting, Monday May 17, 2010, 7:00 pm at the Lodge at Steele Creek Park. The agenda for the business meeting includes election of new Board members for 2010-2011, a review of our past year, and […]
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