It’s almost time for our annual Earth Day – Steele Creek Park Clean Up Celebration! With your help we can work wonders to clean up much of the trash and debris that has collected around the lake and elsewhere over the winter. Every year we collect large volumes of trash that otherwise might simply serve […]
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Spring officially starts tomorrow, March 20th, which means that it’s time for things to really start rocking at Steele Creek Park. The train starts running this weekend (weekends only until Memorial Day), the boats will be available to rent starting in early May, and summer hours for the Nature Center, train and boats begin Memorial […]
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Join park naturalist Larry McDaniel for an informative walk in search of woodpeckers on Saturday, March 16th. If interested, meet at the Nature Center at 9:30 am for the mild walk. For more information call the Nature Center (423) 989-5616.
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Mark your calendars – Saturday, March 9th – for the annual Tree Keepers program at Steele Creek Park. This year’s event includes a presentation and discussion with University of Tennessee Agriculture Extension Agent Chris Ramsay on “Tree and Shrub Care and Planting”. Tom Simpson of the State of Tennessee Forestry Service will be along to tell […]
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Meet Jeremy at the Nature Center at 9:00 am for a moderate hike to learn the stories in stone of the last half-billion years in Steele Creek Park!
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Join Larry McDaniel for an entertaining and educational evening full of owls, Friday, February 8th starting at 5:00 pm at the Park Lodge. Click here for more details!
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The winners of this year’s Wildlife Weekend Photo Contest were announced Friday evening at the Steele Creek Park Lodge. 39 photographers submitted a total of more than 100 pictures, making this the largest WW Photo Show we’ve ever had. Many thanks to all those who participated, and to our judges – Earl Neikirk of the […]
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The 15th annual Wildlife Weekend at Steele Creek Park is set for Friday and Saturday October 12th and 13th. Following an opening reception at 6:30 Friday evening, awards for both the art and photography contests will be presented at the Lodge. Following this, Don Holt will present a special program on Steele Creek After Dark starting at the amphitheater. There […]
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You have just a little over two weeks left to submit your photos for this year’s Wildlife Weekend Photo Contest and Show. Don’t miss this great opportunity to show off our park by showing off your photographs… and perhaps win a cash prize as well! All entries must be in by 4 pm on Friday, September […]
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Check out the many formal activities planned for the Nature Center this fall, including: Fall Wildflowers Kids’ Ecology Fall Photography The Autum Forest Science in the Park. And be sure you have October 12 and 13 circled on your calendar for Wildlife Weekend 2012! Click here Fall 2012 Nature Center Actvities for more information.
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