Upcoming Events
- Ticket Sales
July 8, 2022 - August 27, 2022
9:00 am - 11:55 pm - TNP at Audubon Acres - Becoming a Naturalist
September 17, 2022
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Audubon Acres is a beautiful sanctuary that serves as the headquarters of the Chattanooga Audubon Society and features a Visitor’s Center, gift shop, multiple exhibits, including and a timeline museum tracing the human habitation of the property and the Avian Jewels Egg Collection.
- Ticket Sales
July 18, 2022 - August 24, 2022
8:00 am - 11:55 pm - TNP at Discovery - Becoming a Naturalist
August 27, 2022
9:00 am - 2:00 pm - TNP at Discovery - Living Waters
September 17, 2022
9:00 am - 2:00 pm - TNP at Discovery - Invertebrates
October 1, 2022
9:00 am - 2:00 pm - TNP at Discovery - Nocturnal Naturalist
October 22, 2022
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm - TNP at Discovery - Geology & Ecology
November 12, 2022
9:00 am - 2:00 pm - TNP at Discovery - Birds
January 21, 2023
9:00 am - 2:00 pm - TNP at Discovery - Mammals
February 18, 2023
9:00 am - 2:00 pm - TNP at Discovery - Herps
March 18, 2023
9:00 am - 2:00 pm - TNP at Discovery - Forests
April 1, 2023
9:00 am - 2:00 pm - TNP at Discovery - Forbs, Ferns, Fungi
April 22, 2023
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Discovery Park of America is a 100,000-square-foot museum sitting on a 50-acre heritage park. The nearby Reelfoot Lake is a unique ecosystem that is incomparable to any other found in Tennessee. I
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August 1, 2022 - August 31, 2022
8:00 am - 12:05 pm - TNP at South Cumberland - Becoming a Naturalist
September 10, 2022
9:00 am - 1:30 pm - TNP at South Cumberland - Forests
September 24, 2022
9:00 am - 1:30 pm - TNP at South Cumberland - Herps
October 8, 2022
9:00 am - 1:30 pm - TNP at South Cumberland - Nocturnal Naturalist (Astronomy)
October 22, 2022 - October 23, 2022
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm - TNP at South Cumberland - Geology
November 5, 2022
9:00 am - 1:30 pm - TNP at South Cumberland - Mammals
February 4, 2023
9:00 am - 1:30 pm - TNP at South Cumberland - Nocturnal Naturalist (Noc. Animals)
March 18, 2023
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm - TNP at South Cumberland - Forbs, Ferns, Fungi
April 1, 2023
9:00 am - 1:30 pm - TNP at South Cumberland - Invertebrates
April 15, 2023
9:00 am - 1:30 pm - TNP at South Cumberland - Living Waters
April 22, 2023
9:00 am - 1:30 pm - TNP at South Cumberland - Birds
May 6, 2023
8:00 am - 12:30 pm
South Cumberland State Park is located within four different Tennessee counties: Grundy, Franklin, Marion and Sequatchie. The park is composed of approximately 30,845 acres in nine separate areas and boasts some of the best hiking and backcountry camping in the region.
- Ticket Sales
August 5, 2022 - September 26, 2022
8:00 am - 11:55 pm - TNP at Paris/TNWR - Becoming a Naturalist
October 1, 2022
9:30 am - 2:30 pm - TNP at Paris/TNWR - Geology and Ecology
November 12, 2022
10:00 am - 2:30 pm - TNP at Paris/TNWR - Mammals
December 10, 2022
10:00 am - 2:30 pm - TNP at Paris/TNWR - Birds
January 28, 2023
10:00 am - 2:30 pm - TNP at Paris/TNWR - Nocturnal Naturalist
February 4, 2023
2:30 pm - 7:00 pm - TNP at Paris/TNWR - Reptiles and Herps
March 11, 2023
10:00 am - 2:30 pm - TNP at Paris/TNWR - Forbs, Ferns, Mosses
April 15, 2023
10:00 am - 2:30 pm - TNP at Paris/TNWR - Living Waters
May 6, 2023
10:00 am - 2:30 pm - TNP at Paris/TNWR - Forests
May 20, 2023
10:00 am - 2:30 pm - TNP at Paris/TNWR - Invertebrates & Graduation
June 10, 2023
9:30 am - 3:00 pm
The Paris Landing/TNWR Chapter, created through a partnership between Paris Landing State Park and the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge, joined our program in January of 2020. Paris Landing State Park is an 841 acre park located on the western shore of the Tennessee River, which is dammed to form Kentucky Lake (160,000 acres). Adjacent to the Park, the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge encompasses 51,000 acres stretched along 65 miles of the Tennessee River. Established in 1945, the refuge is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and was created as a conservation area for migratory birds especially wintering waterfowl.
- TNP at Owls Hill Session A - Becoming a Naturalist
August 18, 2022
1:00 pm - 5:30 pm - TNP at Owls Hill Session B - Becoming a Naturalist
August 20, 2022
9:00 am - 1:30 pm - TNP at Owls Hill Session A - Invertebrates
September 15, 2022
1:00 pm - 5:30 pm - TNP at Owls Hill Session B - Invertebrates
September 24, 2022
9:00 am - 1:30 pm - TNP at Owls Hill Session A - Ecology & Geology
October 6, 2022
1:00 pm - 5:30 pm - TNP at Owls Hill Session B - Ecology & Geology
October 8, 2022
9:00 am - 1:30 pm - TNP at Owls Hill Session A - Mammals
October 27, 2022
1:00 pm - 5:30 pm - TNP at Owls Hill Session B - Mammals
October 29, 2022
9:00 am - 1:30 pm - TNP at Owls Hill Session A - Birds
November 10, 2022
7:30 am - 12:00 pm - TNP at Owls Hill Session B - Birds
November 12, 2022
7:30 am - 12:00 pm - TNP at Owls Hill Session A - Herps
February 23, 2023
1:00 pm - 5:30 pm - TNP at Owls Hill Session B - Herps
February 25, 2023
1:00 pm - 5:30 pm - TNP at Owls Hill Session A - Forests
March 23, 2023
9:00 am - 1:30 pm - TNP at Owls Hill Session B - Forests
March 25, 2023
9:00 am - 1:30 pm - TNP at Owls Hill Session A - Nocturnal Naturalist
April 13, 2023
4:00 pm - 8:30 pm - TNP at Owls Hill Session B - Nocturnal Naturalist
April 15, 2023
4:00 pm - 8:30 pm - TNP at Owls Hill Session A - Forbs, Ferns, Fungi
April 20, 2023
9:00 am - 1:30 pm - TNP at Owls Hill Session B - Forbs, Ferns, Fungi
April 22, 2023
9:00 am - 1:30 pm - TNP at Owls Hill Session A - Living Waters
May 11, 2023
9:00 am - 1:30 pm - TNP at Owls Hill Session B - Living Waters
May 13, 2023
9:00 am - 1:30 pm
Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary is a 300-acre wildlife sanctuary in northwestern Williamson County, Tennessee. Fossil traces in Ordovician limestone and 300-year-old giant trees, vestiges of the great eastern deciduous forest that once covered Tennessee, are important collections on the site, as are pioneer trees and seasonal wildflowers. The ponds and wetlands provide valuable amphibian habitat, home to more than a dozen species. 125 species of birds have been recorded on site through population surveys performed by the National Audubon Society. Nearly all mammals native to Middle Tennessee are in residence at Owl’s Hill.
- TNP at Murfreesboro Parks - Becoming a Naturalist
September 1, 2022
4:00 pm - 8:30 pm - TNP at Murfreesboro Parks - Geology/Ecology
September 8, 2022
4:00 pm - 8:30 pm - TNP at Murfreesboro Parks - Invertebrates
September 22, 2022
4:00 pm - 8:30 pm - TNP at Murfreesboro Parks - Mammals
September 29, 2022
4:00 pm - 8:30 pm - TNP at Murfreesboro Parks - Birds of TN (Class)
October 6, 2022
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - TNP at Murfreesboro Parks - Birds of TN (Field)
October 8, 2022
7:30 am - 9:30 am - TNP at Murfreesboro Parks - Nocturnal Naturalist
October 27, 2022
4:00 pm - 8:30 pm - TNP at Murfreesboro Parks - Herps
March 30, 2023
4:00 pm - 8:30 pm - TNP at Murfreesboro Parks - Forbs, Ferns, Fungi
April 6, 2023
4:00 pm - 8:30 pm - TNP at Murfreesboro Parks - Forests
April 20, 2023
4:00 pm - 8:30 pm - TNP at Murfreesboro Parks - Living Waters
April 27, 2023
4:00 pm - 8:30 pm - TNP at Murfreesboro Parks - Final Gathering
May 4, 2023
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Murfreesboro Parks Chapter at Barfield Crescent Park will begin on September 1, 2022. The 275-acre natural area has approximately 5 miles of hiking trails and 9 miles of mountain bike trails. Beginning from the Wilderness Station, the paved path cuts through a hardwood forest that rises above limestone outcrops. This eventually leads to the River Overlook and backcountry campground. Here the trail turns into a dirt path that skirts along the West Fork of the Stones River. Climbing higher towards the peak, there are limestone sinks and a long stone fence that is thought to be Civil War-era. The natural area here is a beautiful example of the Oak/Hickory forest and Karst topography that is so prevalent in Middle Tennessee.
- TN2 Workshop: Waterfowl Biology & Wetland Ecology
October 29, 2022
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Learn about waterfowl biology, and wetland ecology in this exciting new TNP2 course! Students will have 2 hours of classroom time followed by a trip to the heart of the Duck River Bottoms wetland area for a look at wetland habitat, management for waterfowl, waterfowl identification and their conservation needs.