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Smoky Mountain Field School

Spend the day with an expert exploring and learning more about our beloved Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Our affordable courses offer memorable workshops, hikes, and adventures for mountain lovers. These weekend programs are taught by UT professors, naturalists, and other experts at various locations in and around the Park.

Please call 865-974-0150 for more information.

Note: You must be 18 or older to register for and attend a Smoky Mountain Field School course.

Participants are required to sign an electronic release and assumption of risk form before attending a course.

Click the course Title link for more information.

TitleCodeBeginsFee
Cherokee Plant Lore & More25FA73810/04/2579.00
Bears of Our Smokies25FA86110/11/2579.00
Monarchs, Butterflies, & Flutterbies in Cades Cove25FA91009/27/2579.00
Elkmont: Transition & Change25FA93811/01/2579.00
Citizen Science25SP127304/26/2579.00
Trees of the Cove Hardwood Trail25SP127405/17/2579.00
Spring Climbs the Mountain25SP130004/19/2579.00
The Ten Hiking Essentials & More25SP85204/12/2579.00
Foraging for Food & Farmacy25SP88104/26/2579.00
Photography for Naturalists25SP90705/17/2579.00
Odd & Unusual Wildflowers in North Carolina25SP96904/26/2579.00
Birds of Cades Cove25SP97904/19/2579.00
A Night Walk with the Fireflies25SU86606/01/2579.00
A Night Walk with the Fireflies25SU866-106/10/2579.00
Foraging for Food & Farmacy25SU881-106/07/2579.00
Foraging for Food & Farmacy25SU881-208/30/2579.00
Sensational Salamanders25SU88207/12/2579.00
Mayday, Mayday: Plane Down!25SU99106/07/2579.00
Plant Diversity of the Smokies25SU99908/02/2579.00
White Oak Sink Naturalist Ramble25WI85303/22/2579.00
Hiking with Confidence25WI85903/15/2579.00

Click the course Title link for more information.

These courses may be offered at a future date. Click the course Title link for more information.

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