TOWNSEND – Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont has added a new member to its Management Team. Sandra Byrd has joined the Tremont staff as Director of Development and Public Relations. She will be responsible for development/fundraising and public relations efforts, including the support for and the public awareness of Tremont’s extensive environmental education curriculum. [...]
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Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont will be hosting its first free Solar Energy Workshop on Tuesday June 30, 2009 from 10am until noon. Tremont’s staff will be joined by experts in the field of solar energy, representatives from area power companies, and community members who successfully use residential solar power. This workshop is for [...]
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Students leave Tremont with an enhanced understanding of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a heightened interest in learning, a deeper feeling of connection with nature, and a greater willingness to act as good stewards of the environment All educators hope to make a difference when they teach, but thanks to a five-year study funded by [...]
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Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont has added a new position to its Programming Team. Mary Dresser has joined the Tremont staff as Program Specialist. Her responsibilities include developing, planning and coordinating program schedules for all school groups and some non-school programs. Dresser will also assist with teaching and leading hikes. She is a member [...]
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Kids age 9 to 17 who love the outdoors can spend five or 10 days in the Great Smoky Mountains. Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont offers a variety of overnight programs “geared towards our mission of connecting people and nature,” said Meredith P. Goins of the institute’s public relations office. Tremont rests [...]
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Registration ends Monday, March 2nd for Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont’s Scavenger Hunt to be held Saturday, March 7th from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Put together a team of your friends, co-workers and family for the Scavenger Hunt, a Great Smoky Mountains National Park 75th anniversary sanctioned [...]
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Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont has continued to showcase its educational excellence by adding John DiDiego to its staff as Education Director. He is responsible for overall planning and management of educational programs at Tremont. He also leads Tremont’s program leadership team, which sets course for professional development for teaching staff and programs. John [...]
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Come reconnect with your family during Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont’s Family Adventure Weekend, February 13-15, 2008, an exciting program the whole family can enjoy. There can be no better Valentine’s Day present than to spend time with those you love. Family Adventure Weekend has experienced growing popularity and is recognized as a program [...]
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