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Recognizing its incredible diversity of stream life and years of efforts to conserve that diversity, the Little Tennessee River basin has been designated the nation’s first Native Fish Conservation Area. “The Native Fish Conservation Area designation reflects an integrated and cooperative approach to stream conservation,” said Trout Unlimited’s Damon Hearne. “We’re recognizing the importance of these streams to the region’s ...

Friends of the Smokies raised $202,351 Thursday through its 21st annual Friends Across the Mountains telethon thanks to hundreds of callers, online donations and help from sponsors Dollywood, Mast General Store, Pilot Flying J, and Tennessee State Bank. Since 1995, Friends of the Smokies’ telethons have raised more than $3.2 million in support of America’s most-visited national park. The Friends ...

The National Park Service is turning 99 years old on August 25, 2015 and Great Smoky Mountains National Park invites you to join the party! Park visitors are encouraged to participate in one of the many ranger-led programs at park visitor centers or enjoy exploring the park along a scenic roadway, trail, or river. “We invite everyone to join us ...

Visitation to Great Smoky Mountains National Park is up eight percent through the first six months of 2015. Between January and June over 4.3 million visitors have enjoyed the nation’s most visited national park. In May 2015 alone over 1 million visitors entered the park, the most ever for May since the National Park Service began tracking monthly visitation in ...

A bad day of fishing is better than a good day at the office, so cast your line and try your luck on Free Fishing Day in Tennessee. Tennessee’s annual Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 6, 2015 when anyone may fish free without a license in the state’s public waters. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency provides the free day ...

The Gatlinburg Recreation Department celebrates the start of Free Fishing Week by hosting its annual Children’s Trout Rodeo on the morning of Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Herbert Holt Park. The 23rd annual tournament is free to all anglers age 16 and under. The Children’s Trout Rodeo is co-sponsored by the Gatlinburg Sportsman’s Club, Gatlinburg Elks Lodge #1925, Wal-Mart, and ...

TVA is conducting a summer-long photo contest to encourage folks to get out and enjoy our region’s wonderful natural resources, and then share the fun through their favorite photos. The contest began this week and runs through Labor Day. Prizes will be awarded to the top three entries. Entering the TVA Photo Contest is easy. Just take a photo to ...

Memorial Day holiday weekend is regarded as the unofficial start to the summer boating season and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency wants to emphasize the use of life jackets while boating in a safe and responsible manner. Annually, the Memorial Day weekend is one of the year’s busiest boating weekends. Last year over the holiday weekend, there was one boating-related ...

Women wanting to learn outdoor skills useful in hunting, fishing, boating and nature exploration can enroll in the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Workshop offered by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. TWRA will hold the 2015 Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshop June 5-7, 2015 at the Clyde M. York 4-H Center in Crossville, Tenn. The BOW workshop is primarily aimed at women ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced the reopening of Lynn Camp Prong to fishing effective March 6, 2015 following a seven-year native, brook trout restoration project. The reopening of the 8.5 mile-stream sections marks the first time, since the park’s establishment in 1934, that all streams in the park are open to fishing. By preserving a healthy, reproducing population ...