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Join the 2024 Mountain Commerce Bank Challenge!
Join us for the 2024 Mountain Commerce Bank Challenge – a 75-mile challenge to connect everyone to nature, make new friends, explore new places and have fun! Take on the challenge to log 75 miles on hikes, bike rides and paddles
Marathon Petroleum Awards $30,000 Grant
A special THANK YOU to Marathon Petroleum for generously presenting us with a $30,000 grant to support the creation of the SoKno Art Trail by funding a piece of commissioned art along the trail. This project aligns with their commitment
TVA Lends Many Hands
THANK YOU to the TVA and TVA Retirees volunteers that got their hands dirty and their chainsaws gassed up to help clear out the site of the Angora Frog Farm!
Aubrey’s Supports Angora Frog Farm
A special THANK YOU to Aubrey’s Inc. for jumping in as an Angora Frog Farm play feature sponsor! This fun and whimsical park will be constructed next year and will feature the story of Arvin the Frog and his adventures
BlueCross Healthy Place Opens!
The City of Knoxville cut the ribbon on the new BlueCross Healthy Place at Morningside Park. We were honored to be a part of this project by receiving the $5.5 million grant from the BlueCross BlueShield Foundation. There’s fun for
UT Study Shows $24.9 Million Annual Economic Benefit of Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness
A new study by the University of Tennessee estimates that the Knoxville Urban Wilderness generates $24.9 million annually for Knox County’s economy. Trail counter data and a survey of 1,166 visitors to the Knoxville Urban Wilderness shows that 303,782 users visited the