Environment

Great Smoky Mountains National Park geographic information system specialists and scientists in collaboration with scientists from Tennessee, North Carolina and the United States Geological Survey (USGS), completed a three-year stream mapping project. Park scientists used a combination of aircraft-mounted scanners and a Global Positioning System verification system to re-inventory streams throughout the park. Using this modern mapping technology, scientists determined ...

When looking for the perfect Christmas tree this year, be “green” and start at your local Christmas tree farm. Christmas tree farms grow a completely renewable and recyclable resource, which contains no petroleum products and leaves a negligible carbon footprint. A natural tree is 100 percent biodegradable, in stark contrast to artificial trees made from plastic and various metals. Many ...

Keep Sevier Beautiful and Smoky Mountain Outdoors are teaming up on Friday, August 1 for a back-to-school cleanup of the Little Pigeon River and its bank along Old Knoxville Highway in Sevierville near the Wilderness at the Smokies resort. The cleanup will begin at 10 a.m. and conclude around 1:30 with a celebration luncheon at Wilderness at the Smokies and ...

Earth Day Network, the global coordinator of Earth Day, and WattzOn, the personal energy engagement platform, announce the availability of the Earth Day Network EnergyCenter web app at http://earthday.wattzon.com Our homes and cars account for half of all energy use in the United States, and are major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. This not only takes a toll on the ...