Bumble Bee Atlas Field Training

Join us to learn how you can participate in surveying bumble bees with Discover Life in America and the Xerces Society’s Bumble Bee Atlas!

  • Date: August 30, 2025
  • Timing: 11:00am - 2:00pm
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Pollinator Survey at Purchase Knob

Join us to document pollinators and the host plants and wildflowers they are visiting! There is so much more to learn about pollinators and their vital role in the ecosystems of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

  • Date: September 10, 2025
  • Timing: 10:00am - 2:00pm
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Conservation on Tap

Conservation on Tap The Birds of Seven Islands Schulz Bräu Brewing Company Join Park Ranger Clare Dattilo to learn more about the birds, birding opportunities, and bird research at everybody’s favorite Seven Islands State Park!   Proceeds from this event benefit Discover Life in America, the official science partner of […]

  • Date: September 17, 2025
  • Timing: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Address: 126 Bernard Ave, Knoxville.

Gall and Leaf Miner ‘Blitz

This event has been cancelled, but stay tuned for more ways to get involved with Discover Life in America! 

  • Date: October 8, 2025
  • Timing: 10:00am - 2:00pm
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Conservation on Tap

Join us for our next Conservation on Tap featuring Andrew Gunnoe, President of the Little River Watershed Association (LRWA).

  • Date: October 15, 2025
  • Timing: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Conservation on Tap: Getting Started in Natural Resource Careers

Join Kayla Stuart of Job Corps to learn about nontraditional routes to a career in conservation.

  • Date: November 19, 2025
  • Timing: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Address: , .

Conservation on Tap

Join us for this month’s Conservation on Tap, featuring award-winning local author, former park ranger and dedicated DLiA Board Member, Steve Kemp, for a special conversation on the extraordinary partnership that helped protect America’s most iconic natural treasures.

  • Date: December 17, 2025
  • Timing: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
  • Address: , .

Conservation on Tap

Join Jeff Hunter, the regional director for National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) to discuss the challenges facing our national parks.

  • Date: January 21, 2026
  • Timing: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Address: 126 Bernard Ave, Knoxville.

Conservation on Tap

February 18 @ 7 p.m. at Schulz Bräu Brewing Company—Protecting our waterways: Resources for Private Landowners with Jeronimo Silva, Ph.D. Aquatic and Landscape Ecologist.

  • Date: February 18, 2026
  • Timing: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Address: 126 Bernard Ave, Knoxville.

We Love Our Public Lands: In Words and Art

Join us for “We Love Our Public Lands: In Words and Art”—an evening of photography, creative writing, and art inspired by nature, celebrating wilderness areas, wildlife, and the professionals who protect them. Connect with artists, poets, students, and conservation groups who support the land’s endurance.

  • Date: February 19, 2026
  • Timing: 5:30pm - 8:30pm
  • Address: 131 Sweeten Creek Rd,, Asheville.