How many of the seventy SCP 2022 iNaturalist Challenge species can you document in the Park during the next 10 months? It’s not too late to get started. Though the window may be closing for some of the winter only species, there are lots to be found during the upcoming spring months. Check the iNaturalist […]
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Registration Still Open for Two of the Four Sessions Registration is still open for two of The Nature Center’s Summer Nature Camps 2022. This year’s sessions include “Bushcraft and Wilderness Camp”, “Insects and Creepy Crawlies”, “FLIGHT-ology Camp”, and “Nature’s Clean-Up Camp”. Sessions on “Insects and Creepy Crawlies” and “FLIGHT-ology” are now filled. There’s still time […]
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It’s time to be out looking for the winter species! How many of the 70 listed species can you document in the Park in 2022? All are commonly seen in the Park, but you will need to be there each season to get all 70 species, and some can be found in the Park only […]
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Get ready now for this fun and exciting challenge! Challenge yourself in 2022 to find all 70 of these species within Steele Creek Park in one year. All of these species listed are commonly seen in the park, but it will take some effort (or sometimes luck) to find and photograph each one. Note that […]
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Time is running out for submitting photos for this year’s Wildlife Weekend Amateur Photography Contest and Show. All entries are due by midnight, Friday, September 24th. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to have your own Park photos displayed at the Nature Center during the coming year, and to compete for cash and non-cash prizes. […]
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Everyone is encouraged to complete the online survey to help improve walking and cycling in Bristol! “The City of Bristol is in the process of preparing the Comprehensive Trails and Greenways Plan and would like your input! This survey is intended to obtain information on local bicycling and walking habits, conditions, and needs in order […]
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There are two particularly notable articles in the current issue of The Tennessee Conservationist Magazine (in addition to all of the other interesting articles). Steele Creek Park’s own Jeremy Stout provides a fascinating look at “Alligators in Tennessee: Past Present and Future” and Rack Cross (regional ornithologic expert) encourages folks to “Observe a Diversity of […]
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The Holston Rivers Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalists is enrolling students for the 2012 Basic Training Class. The thirteen-week course offers diverse classes on all aspects ofSouthwest Virginiaecology. Local experts will teach subjects such as local geology and karst systems, groundwater systems, aquatic biology, native animals, ornithology, forestry, wildflowers, and more. Related field trips […]
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