Upcoming Events
From music festivals, car races, history, heritage, food and everything in between. Here’s your guide.
List of Events
Star Gazing
This is an opportunity to enjoy the night sky above David Crockett Birthplace State Park. This program will be an educational event that describes constellations, asterisms, and different stars. Program will last one hour. Meet at: Sarah Hawkins Trail Overlook Pricing: $0.00 / Person
Pool Session
WE MUST EXIT THE BUILDING WITH ALL BOATS AND GEAR BY 9:00 P.M. Come join the Jackson Action Wagon (J.A.W.), APEs, and other paddlers from around our region at the Freedom Hall Pool in Johnson City, TN for tips & tricks about basic kayaking skills and learning how to roll. Already mastered the basics and have a bomb proof roll? There is still a lot of fun to be had at our pool session by practicing your flat-water freestyle moves…
Campfire Dutch Oven Cooking Talk
Campfire Dutch Oven Cooking Talk - FREE When: March 28th, 6:00-7:00pm Where: Mountain Sports, LLC 1021 Commonwealth Ave, Bristol, VA By: Debbie Briscoe, NOLI Kayak & Camping InstructorDuring this informative talk guest speaker Debbie Briscoe will explain how to step up your game to prepare better meals in camp through the delicious art of Dutch oven cooking. Lightweight hard anodized aluminum Dutch ovens by GSI Outdoors will be featured in comparison to traditional cast iron. Bonus! A store…
Kayak Session
Interested in kayaking but don’t know where to start? Basic kayaking training and practice is now available in Kingsport on Thursdays at the Kingsport Aquatic Center! During the winter months (October-April), the indoor pool is sectioned off specifically for kayakers to practice basic paddling techniques. Admission is only $3 for 2 full hours of fun and Aquatic Center members may attend free! If you have equipment, you may drop it off outside the door closest to the pool then enter…
BCHET Trail Clearing Challenge
The dates for the first ever Trail Clearing Challenge are Friday, March 29- Sunday, March 31, 2019. Each Outpost will choose one or more trails in their area to work on and will encourage all Outpost members to participate in clearing and cleaning the chosen trail(s). At the end of the weekend, the Outpost Leaders will submit the volunteer hours and the Outpost with the most volunteer hours recorded will be the recipient of the first Trail Clearing Challenge Award,…
Bays Mountain: Wildflower Hike
Join one of our free, naturalist-led hikes for a chance to see dozens of flower species native to East Tennessee as they come into bloom. We’ll hike at Bays Mountain Park and Laurel Run Park on the dates listed below. The varieties of flowers can be quite different at each park because of the difference in elevation. These hikes are free to the public and do not require registration. Expect to hike for about an hour and a half. Depending…
Spring Wildflower Walk
Meet Jeremy at the Nature Center for an easy walk looking for some of the first living gems of the warmer months. This walk will focus on the quick-blooming ephemerals and could be an excellent photo opportunity!
Spring Turkey Opening
See https://www.tn.gov/twra.html for more information.
Survival- Two Day Course
Despite our best efforts we may find ourselves lost or injured in the backcountry where help or rescue is not immediately available. This comprehensive and fun two-day course goes into greater detail on the essential concepts of wilderness survival that will help you stack the odds in your favor including attitude, contingency planning, shelter, firecraft, craftmanship, water procurement, knot tying, off-trail navigation and rescue signaling. Held at our rustic survival camp on Survival Island, participants use a handline to cross…
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