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Legacy Luncheon for the Parks set for September!
The Legacy Luncheon for the Parks is set for Friday, September 25 at the beautiful Johnson University in south Knox County. CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and New York Times bestselling author, Conor Knighton will be the featured guest speaker. Knighton
Work Begins on SoKno Rail Trail and Art Walk
The tracks have been removed and the first public art installation revealed as momentum builds on the SoKno Rail Trail and Art Walk, the much anticipated multi-use, rail-to-trail project in south Knoxville, Legacy Parks Foundation announced today. Through a collaboration
Siddiqi Foundation Awards Grant for Whittle Springs Middle School Pathway
Together with Whittle Springs Middle School, Knox County Health Department, Knox County, the City of Knoxville, BikeWalk Knoxville and United Way, a new pathway connecting nearby neighborhoods to Whittle Springs Middle School was opened, giving students a safer way to
Youth Leadership Knoxville Workday at Veterans Park
Special thanks to the students with Youth Leadership Knoxville from high schools across Knox County that participated in a workday at the French Broad Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday. The students improved the park by removing invasive species and planting
REI Grant Will Expand Adaptive Trails to Ijams Nature Center
Legacy Parks Foundation received a $20,000 multi-year grant from the REI Cooperative Action Fund (REI) that will help make Ijams Nature Center even more accessible to all users, Legacy Parks officials announced today. The REI grant will fund the purchase
Legacy Parks Helps Secure Key Easements for the Adair Park / Sue Clancy Greenway Extension
Work will soon begin on a much-anticipated greenway connection in Fountain City that will safely link Adair Park and residents living north of the Interstate 640 / Broadway intersection with neighborhoods and destinations south of Sharps Ridge. The new Adair