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Oak Ridge nature walks scheduled for April-June

Posted at 10:34 am April 13, 2019
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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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Filed Under: Community, Government, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Reservation, Recreation, Sports, State Tagged With: amphibians, bird nature walk, Freels Bend, frog calls, greenway, greenways, John Byrd, Kathy Strunk, Kitty McCracken, Larry Pounds, Mick Wiest, nature walk, nature walks, Neil Giffen, Nikki Jones, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, old growth forest, ORISE, ORNL, Paul Durr, reptiles, Sarah Darling, Shannon Young, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Trent Jett, TWRA, wildflower, wildlife habitat

Two spring nature walks remain on Oak Ridge Reservation

Posted at 9:40 am April 30, 2017
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Two more nature walks are scheduled this spring on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Reservation.

They include frog calls and bat monitoring on Friday, May 19, and reptiles and amphibians inventory on Sunday, June 4.

Previous walks included wildflower walks on Saturday, April 15, and Sunday, April 23, and a bird walk on Saturday, April 29.

The May 19 frog calls and bat monitoring event runs from 8 until 10 p.m. as participants will visit some small impounded waterbodies along the Freels Bend causeway to learn how Oak Ridge National Laboratory personnel are monitoring local bat populations and how to identify local frog populations based on calls. Nikki Jones and Kitty McCracken will lead the group along a one-mile level dirt and gravel road. A reliable flashlight is recommended as the walk will occur after sunset, a press release said. The walk is limited to 25, and children are allowed.

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Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Reservation, Recreation, Sports, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: bat monitoring, bird walk, frog calls, John Byrd, Kathy Strunk, Kitty McCracken, nature walks, Nikki Jones, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Reservation, reptiles and amphibians inventory, spring nature walks, Tracy Clem, Trent Jett, U.S. Department of Energy, wildflower walks

Five more spring nature walks planned on Oak Ridge Reservation

Posted at 9:37 pm March 24, 2015
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Five more nature walks are planned this spring on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Reservation with themes of frog calls and bat monitoring, wildflowers and forest growth, bird watching, invasive plants, reptiles, and amphibians.

The frog calls and bat monitoring walk is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 4, and will be concentrated in the ponds around East Tennessee Technology Park. Wade Gefellers and Kitty McCracken of ORNL’s Environmental Sciences Division will demonstrate how local bat populations are monitored and methods to identify local frog populations based on calls. Participants, limited to 25 with children allowed, will meet at the ETTP visitors overlook parking lot at 7 p.m. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge Reservation, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: amphibians, bat monitoring, bird nature walk, Clinch River Environmental Studies Organization, CRESO, East Tennessee Technology Park, Environmental Sciences Division, ETTP, frog calls, Jamie Herold, Jim Evans, John Byrd, Kitty McCracken, Larry Pounds, nature walks, Oak Ridge Reservation, old growth forest walk, ORNL, Paul Durr, reptiles, spring nature walks, spring walk, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Tracy Clem, Trent Jett, U.S. Department of Energy, Wade Gefellers, wildflower, wildflowers

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