Located in Kingsport, Tennessee, Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium is one of the nation’s largest city-owned parks. A 3,550-acre nature preserve featuring a Nature Center with a state-of-the-art planetarium, Bays Mountain Park also offers a 44-acre lake, 40 miles of trails approved for hiking and mountain biking, native animal habitats, adventure ropes course facility with a 300-ft. zip line, gift shop and much more!
Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium TNP Chapter
Miranda Wanninger Park Ranger
Phone: 423-224-2861
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.baysmountain.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BaysMtnPark/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baysmountainpark/
853 Bays Mountain Park Road
Kingsport,
TN
37660
Chapter Schedule
The Bays Mountain chapter typically meets weekly on Friday evenings in the fall. Note that the chapter determines their own schedule and the schedule is subject to change year to year. To schedule a make-up class, contact chapter coordinator Laura Ellis at [email protected].| Class Name | Date and Time |
|---|---|
| Becoming a Naturalist: Scope, Skills, and Service | Friday, August 15 4:00pm-8:00pm ET |
| Geology and Ecology: Foundation and Context | Friday, August 22 4:00pm-8:00pm ET |
| Tennessee Reptiles and Amphibians: Scutes, Scales, and Skin | Friday, August 29 4:00pm-8:00pm ET |
| Forbs, Ferns, Mosses, and More: Plants and Fungi of Tennessee | Friday, September 5 4:00pm-8:00pm ET |
| Tennessee Forests: Seeing the Forest and the Trees | Friday, September 19 4:00pm-8:00pm ET |
| Birds of Tennessee: Feathered Fauna | Friday, September 26 9:00am-1:00pm ET |
| Tennessee Mammals: Creatures of Habitat | Friday, October 3 4:00pm-8:00pm ET |
| Nocturnal Naturalist: Darkness Is Habitat | Friday, October 10 5:00pm-9:00pm ET |
| Tennessee's Living Waters: Rivers, Wetlands, and Watersheds | Friday, October 17 4:00pm-8:00pm ET |
| The World of Invertebrates: Pollinators, Predators, and Pests | Friday, October 24 4:00pm-8:00pm ET |
