Here is a summary of events happening in Oak Ridge starting Friday, March 7, and continuing through March 12.
This weekly listing of events is compiled by the Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau. [Read more…]
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Here is a summary of events happening in Oak Ridge starting Friday, March 7, and continuing through March 12.
This weekly listing of events is compiled by the Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau. [Read more…]
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Here is a summary of events happening in Oak Ridge starting Friday, March 7, and continuing through March 12.
This weekly listing of events is compiled by the Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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Parents of upcoming fifth, sixth and seventh graders can register their students now for the Science Explorer Camp conducted by the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge.
AMSE educators will lead campers in a variety of science themed activities plus a tour of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and special presentations by ORNL researchers during the two weekly sessions offered June 10-14 and June 17-21 from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost for the week of camp for AMSE members is $150 and non-members is $175.
Both one-week camp sessions, scheduled Monday through Friday, will be held at the Freels Bend Cabin site, where campers will study insects, habitats, water, life science, weather, geology, and fossils. Campers will also do activities and projects with flight, electricity, and robots. [Read more…]
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The American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge has many new exhibitions and tours in June. Here is the museum’s June calendar of events.
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Parents, it’s that time again. School’s almost out and what are we going to do with the kids? Thankfully, Oak Ridge has a lot to offer in the way of summer camps.
Camps are being offered by Continuous Threads Sewing Studio, Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge, American Museum of Science and Energy, Knoxville Zoo, Boys and Girls Club of Oak Ridge, Girls Inc., Sound Company, and the City of Oak Ridge at the Scarboro Community Center and Civic Center.
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On the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Reservation, located in East Tennessee, more than 1,100 vascular plants, 72 fish, 34 mammals, and more than 200 bird species have been observed.
This year, the public is invited to nine nature walks designed to highlight not only the rich flora and fauna diversity of the reservation, but also to demonstrate the work being done to sustainably manage and conserve this resource. Walks will take place on several locations across the Oak Ridge Reservation beginning in late winter through mid-summer. No pets, please.
Reservations for the following events must be made in advance by noon the Thursday prior to each walk by contacting Tracy Clem at (865) 574-5151 or [email protected]. More information about these walks is available by contacting Trent Jett at (865) 574-9188 or [email protected].
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The 2019 season of Oak Ridge Reservation nature walks continues on Sunday, April 14, with a wildflower and old growth forest walk.
More than 1,100 vascular plants, 72 fish, 34 mammals, and more than 200 bird species have been observed on the U.S. Department of Energy reservation. This year, the public is invited to eight nature walks designed to highlight the rich flora and fauna diversity of the ORR and to demonstrate the work being done to sustainably manage and conserve this resource, a press release said. The series closes with a history talk in August.
Reservations for the following events must be made in advance by noon the Thursday prior to each walk by contacting Tracy Clem at (865) 574-5151 ([email protected]). If weather forces postponement of an event, it will be announced on Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Information Line at (865) 574-9836 (i.e. 574-XTEN) at least two hours before the scheduled start of the walk. Children are allowed on the walks; no pets, please.
Sunday, April 14: Wildflower and old growth forest walk
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