Frozen Head State Park and Natural Area encompasses more than 24,000 acres of wilderness area and is named for a 3,324-foot peak in the Cumberland Mountains, the top of which is often shrouded in ice or snow in the winter months. The impressive entrance leads visitors into a vestige of densely forested, unspoiled mountain splendor — once common throughout the Cumberland Plateau.
Classes will meet in the Emory Conference Room in the Visitor Center with field trips to areas within Frozen Head State Park and nearby Obed Wild and Scenic River property (National Park Service).
Chapter Schedule
The Frozen Head chapter typically meets on weekdays in April. 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 George Hawver at [email protected].
2026 Schedule
Becoming a Naturalist: Scope, Skills, and Service
Tuesday, April 7
10:00am-3:00pm ET
Tennessee Reptiles and Amphibians: Scutes, Scales, and Skin
Thursday, April 9
10:00am-3:00pm ET
Tennessee Forests: Seeing the Forest and the Trees
Friday, April 10
10:00am-3:00pm ET
Birds of Tennessee: Feathered Fauna
Thursday, April 16
10:00am-3:00pm ET
Nocturnal Naturalist: Darkness Is Habitat
Friday, April 17
5:00pm-10:00pm ET
Forbs, Ferns, Mosses, and More: Plants and Fungi of Tennessee
Tuesday, April 21
10:00am-3:00pm ET
Tennessee Mammals: Creatures of Habitat
Thursday, April 23
10:00am-3:00pm ET
Geology and Ecology: Foundation and Context
Monday, April 27
10:00am-3:00pm ET
The World of Invertebrates: Pollinators, Predators, and Pests
Wednesday, April 29
3:00pm-8:00pm ET
Tennessee's Living Waters: Rivers, Wetlands, and Watersheds
