On Nov. 8, 2025, Ijams Nature Center celebrates a remarkable milestone: 50 years of serving East Tennessee and beyond as a nonprofit organization dedicated to nature, education, and stewardship. Fifty years of walking trails, watching birds, and learning. Fifty years of caring for and restoring the…
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With all of the visitors, special events and education programs at Ijams Nature Center, it sometimes feels like a zoo, and that doesn’t even include all of the animal ambassadors who call the Ijams Visitor Center home! This nonprofit nature center is the residence of about 40 wild animals, such as…
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When is a fallen tree not a tree? When it’s a treehouse. Or a boat. Or a tightrope! With the opening of the new Ijams Nature Playscape at Grayson Subaru Preserve, children will be able to let their imaginations run wild, in the wild. Students in the Tuesday/Thursday class of the Ijams Nature Play…
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Ijams Nature Center is a place to enjoy the outdoors year-round, and winter is certainly no exception! Explore their trails on your own, or check out their winter programming! This post features everything from a one-hour nature chat to multi-week programming, giving something for both locals and…
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What better way to celebrate National Hiking Day than by actually going on a hike? Some of the best and most iconic trails in our country are in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, but you don’t have to drive to the Smokies for a hiking fix. Knoxville offers plenty of ways to move, and Ijams…
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