Ijams Nature Center is a nonprofit, 315-acre educational nature center for all ages, abilities and walks of life. Ijams’s mission is to encourage stewardship of the natural world by providing an urban greenspace for people to learn about and enjoy the outdoors through engaging experiences.
Located three miles from downtown Knoxville, Tenn., Ijams features 12 miles of hiking and mixed-use trails, a public access river dock, swimming, boating, biking and more. The center offers hundreds of educational programs annually, from school field trips and off-site programs to on-site outdoor and classroom education programs that focus on topics from birding and wildflowers to yoga hikes, cooking classes and art programs.
The Ijams grounds and trails are open every day from 8 a.m. until dusk. The Visitor Center is open Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Chapter Schedule
The Ijams Nature Center chapter typically meets on Saturdays from March-July, about twice a month. 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 Kat Livar at [email protected].
Class Name
Date and Time
Becoming a Naturalist: Scope, Skills, and Service
Saturday, March 22
4:00pm-8:00pm ET
Forbs, Ferns, Mosses, and More: Plants and Fungi of Tennessee
Saturday, March 29
8:00am-12:00pm ET
Tennessee Reptiles and Amphibians: Scutes, Scales, and Skin
Saturday, April 5
5:00pm-9:00pm ET
Birds of Tennessee: Feathered Fauna
Saturday, April 19
8:00am-12:00pm ET
Tennessee Mammals: Creatures of Habitat
Saturday, May 10
8:00am-12:00pm ET
Tennessee's Living Waters: Rivers, Wetlands, and Watersheds
Saturday, May 24
8:00am-12:00pm ET
Nocturnal Naturalist: Darkness Is Habitat
Saturday, June 14
10:00am-2:00pm ET
The World of Invertebrates: Pollinators, Predators, and Pests
Saturday, June 21
10:00am-2:00pm ET
Tennessee Forests: Seeing the Forest and the Trees
