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Augusta Quarry just reopened and Mead's Quarry is a longtime favorite. Here's what to know about enjoying these beautiful ...
Rules: Private boats, canoes, kayaks and paddleboards (including inflatable ones) are not allowed on Mead’s Quarry Lake, according to the Ijams website. Address: 3518 Island Home Park, Knoxville ...
Rules: Private boats, canoes, kayaks and paddleboards (including inflatable ones) are not allowed on Mead’s Quarry Lake, according to the Ijams website. Address: 3518 Island Home Park, Knoxville ...
The back wall of Mead's Quarry Lake will greet visitors to Ijams Nature Center with a new face this summer after two large rockslides fell from the cliff in the last nine months, though the wall's ...
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U.S. News Insider Tip: Ijams is the main gateway to Knoxville's Urban Wilderness, which connects the nature center to lakes, historic sites, quarries, parks and more via 50 miles of trails and ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A group of environmental advocates said Thursday they reached an agreement with a federal agency months after they said they would file a lawsuit in hopes of protecting a rare ...
The city of Knoxville soon might be able to expand its already vaunted trail system through South Knoxville, from Chapman Highway to Ijams Nature Center, using the path of a rarely used railroad ...
The family will receive friends Thursday, August 8, 2024, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm in the parlors of Berry Funeral Home, 3704 Chapman Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920.
“Survey results have shown that a population found in Knoxville’s Meads Quarry Cave — historically one of the salamander’s relative strongholds — has fallen by at least 60% over the past ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Mead’s Quarry at Ijams Nature Center was closed for almost a month after elevated levels of algae was found by students at the University of Tennessee. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: UT ...
Ijams Nature Center in Knoxville has posted a Health Advisory at Mead’s Quarry Lake to warn people and pets not to swim or ingest the water, scum, foam, or algae in the lake.