June 17, 2008
Blooms Days at the UT Gardens
Blooms Days, June 28 - 29, 2008, the sixth annual family fun/fundraiser for the UT Gardens, is a two-day event that showcases the beauty of the UT Gardens at their peak of color. Blooms Days offers a variety of activities to entertain and delight the entire family.
A select marketplace features unique garden-related arts and crafts, gardening goods, and specialty plants for the homeowner and garden enthusiast. An Insect Zoo and "make and take" projects entertain children while horticultural experts present workshops and answer questions.
Live music is provided by some of Knoxville's finest local talent and food is available throughout the event. Blooms Days 2008
Saturday, June 28, 9 to 6
Sunday, June 29 - 11 to 5
Rain or Shine
Admission is sponsored by the UT Federal Credit Union in honor of the 25th anniversary of the UT Gardens. Information about obtaining tickets is at:
http://www.friendsoftheutgardens.org/
Posted by Allison Roberts at 12:04 PM
March 26, 2008
Spring Smoky Mountain Field School
The Smoky Mountain Field School partners The University of Tennessee with Great Smoky Mountains National Park to offer quality workshops, hikes, and adventures. Spring 2008 events include a wildflower photography workshop and a waterfall hike for children. Click here to see the schedule for April.
Posted by Allison Roberts at 12:13 PM
March 14, 2008
NPR Commentary on Life With a Parrot
On March 13, NPR featured Julie Zickefoose, an Appalachian nature artist and writer, on life with Charlie, her Chestnut-Fronted Macaw. Although the piece is humorous, it also addresses the problems inherent in sharing your life with an intelligent, long-lived animal. You can listen to the piece here.
Posted by allison scripa at 10:46 AM
March 10, 2008
Birding in East Tennessee
Please, stop by and see our display on Birding in East Tennessee. And, while you are here you can browse through our books on Birding and Ornithology.
Posted by Laurel Donahue at 03:49 PM
March 06, 2008
Visit the Encyclopedia of Life
The Encyclopedia of Life is officially up and running! An ambitious project to catalog each of the 1.8 million discovered species on Earth with their own web page, the first species profiles are available for viewing. Profiles include species' descriptions, information about the species' life histories, ecology, taxonomy, and literature references. Images of species are also included on profiles.
25 complete entries are available, as well as about 30,000 partial entries. Visit The Encyclopedia of Life today!
Posted by allison scripa at 11:51 AM
February 08, 2008
Check out Tennessee's Wild Side
Tennessee's Wild Side is a television show produced by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. The show features stories about outdoor life, from hunting and fishing, to outdoor adventures, to nature found right around your home. The website has many informational links that teach readers more about the subject at hand. Check out the website for Tennessee's Wild Side.
Tennessee's Wild Side airs at 6 p.m Saturdays on PBS.
Posted by allison scripa at 02:19 PM
February 05, 2008
2008 Smoky Mountain Field School
Celebrating 30 years of offering high-quality workshops, hikes, and adventures to enhance participants relationship with the Smoky Mountain National Park.
Visit the calendar of events by clicking here.
Posted by Allison Roberts at 02:31 PM
December 13, 2007
Fall Finals Fun 2007--Doodles
Another semester has come and gone. Take a look at some of the Doodles that people drew to pass the time while studying at Pendergrass Library.
Posted by Laurel Donahue at 03:30 PM
November 19, 2007
Hungry Planet: What the World Eats Display
Hungry Planet: What the World Eats by Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio is featured in a display at Pendergrass Library. Please, stop by, take a look, and browse through our selection of cookbooks from around the world.
Posted by Laurel Donahue at 01:48 PM
October 05, 2007
Creepy Crawly Photo Fun
Click on the photo to visit the Oklahoma Microscopy Society's Ugly Bug Contest Homepage!
Click Cow Killer Ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis) for information on the insect.
Posted by Allison Roberts at 10:38 AM
October 02, 2007
October 2007 Calendar
View events and happenings for the month of October!
Posted by Laurel Donahue at 03:13 PM
August 30, 2007
September 2007 Calendar
Special events and notable dates are available on our display for September 2007
Posted by Allison Roberts at 11:26 AM
July 31, 2007
August 2007 Calendar
The August 2007 calendar is now available in the Virtual Display Case.
We hope you enjoy it.
Posted by Allison Roberts at 10:31 AM
July 30, 2007
An Evening of Cultural Sharing
The Art Gallery of Knoxville
317 N. Gay St., Knoxville, TN 37917
PRESENTS
AN EVENING OF CULTURAL SHARING
First Friday, August 3rd, 2007
6:00PM-11:00PM
Featuring multi-cultural
spoken word, music and food.
(The Event is Free of Charge!)
Performance Times 7:00PM & 9:00PM
We invite you to share your family and cultural stories.
On display through August 31, 2007:
Growing Tennessee, photography by migrant and local youth
The Anta Project, playing three miles of wall along the U.S./Mexico border as an electro-acoustic instrument
For more information, call Jane Crowe at 1-800-825-9724,ext. 15
Posted by Allison Roberts at 02:52 PM
May 11, 2007
Finals Fun: Spring 07 Doodles
Finals are finally over. Check out the stress reducing doodles forSpring Finals 2007
Posted by Allison Roberts at 09:27 AM
April 04, 2007
FUN STUFF-Smokey Mountain Field School in April
Smoky Mountain Field School announces April course offerings:
Spring Wildflower Photography (April 21, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Explore Wildflowers and Trees with the Family (April 21 1:00 p.m.)
The Perfect Hike (April 21, $49),
The Southern Highlands in Song and Story (April 21, $49)
Hazel Creek Overnight ($159).
Click here for more information
Posted by Allison Roberts at 09:34 AM
February 07, 2006
Take a Trip to Tox Town
Want to take a trip that won't cost a thing? If so, then go to Tox Town where you can visit the US-Mexico Border as well as a city, town, and farm all on one website.
Tox Town http://www.toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/town/main.html is a web-based introduction to environmental health risks and toxic chemicals. The target audience is students above elementary-school level, educators, and the general public. This is a project of the Specialized Information Services Division of the National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Health.
Macromedia Flash Player is required for the best viewing and a text-only version is available.
Posted by Shantel Agnew at 09:58 AM
November 28, 2005
Christmas trees available from local farms
A list of locally-grown Christmas trees is on the Pick Tennessee
products website at http://picktnproducts.org/trees/cmastrees.html.
There is also information on how to select a cut or live tree.
Several families of faculty and/or students on the Ag Campus sell trees from their farms.
Posted by Ann Viera at 10:54 AM
November 22, 2005
America's National Bird -- Eagle vs. Turkey
Ever wonder how the American Bald Eagle became our national symbol? The National Wildlife Federation has the story.
Posted by at 02:43 PM
November 15, 2005
Great Smokey Mountains National Park
Planning a hiking or camping trip? Get more information about the Posted by at 11:17 PM
June 10, 2005
"Corpse Flower" blooming at UW
The University of Wisconsin has a Titan Arum, or "corpse flower" ready to bloom at any time. The plant began growing on April 1 and as of June 9, 2005 had reached 8'2" tall. The above website has a link to live streaming video of the plant.
Posted by at 03:38 PM
June 09, 2005
Star Wars or Grocery Store Wars?
Everyone has heard of the Star Wars series of movies, right? But have you heard of Grocery Store Wars?
Join the Organic Rebellion and follow Cuke Skywalker as learns the Way of the Farm....
Posted by at 10:09 AM