The first Nature Camp session begins June 6th and the sessions are filling fast.  For the schedule of individual camp sessions, click here. For more detailed  information about the camps and the registration form click here.         Read more

Meet naturalist Don Holt in the parking lot at Rooster Front Park and go on an easy walk to see what butterflies are fluttering by.  Rooster Front Park is on Vance Drive, more or less behind the Volunteer Parkway Food City and Lowe’s shopping centers.  The walk will begin at 1:00 pm. For more information call the… Read more

Summer Nature Camps begin at Steele Creek Park the week of June 6th.  For kids aged 10 to 13 camp themes include: animal tracking and orienteering, geology and paleontology, and nature photography.  For those aged 7 to 9 the three sessions will focus on: freshwater nature, nature discovery, and nature photography. All camps are limited… Read more

You’re invited to a slide presentation by Larry McDaniel, this Friday, focusing on the incredible diversity of the different species of insects that are attracted to lights. Many of these are various moth species. It is possible to identify hundreds of species of moths at one porch light in a year’s time.  Other insects and… Read more

Want to learn more about trees – why they’re important, what threats there are to Tennessee’s native species, and how to plant and maintain them?  Plan to join us at the park this Saturday (March 12th) for Tree Keepers 2011.  Preregistration is required by Thursday 3/10/2011. Click here for more information! Read more