Know Before You Go, vol. 8
News To Use & Helpful Info about YOUR Smokies! |
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Stay Safe in the Smokies
Nature has been providing some beauty, but also some unpredictable road conditions this winter (Read about the ice storm in Gatlinburg this morning!). While warmer temperatures are predicted in the Smokies this weekend, you can call (865) 436-1200 any time of the day or night to receive the most up-to-date information about weather-related road impacts in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.Be safe, and may 2011 bring you many bountiful blessings.
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Friends Make A Difference
 | | Credit- Sam Hobbs |
Great Smoky Mountains National Park's 2011 Needs List details the important programs that will be funded by Friends of the Smokies in the coming year.
If you are making year-end giving decisions, please consider a donation to Friends of the Smokies.
Thank you for your generous & faithful support this year and always!
Also, our latest News & Views is available for your reading pleasure. (You may have already received a copy in your mailbox.) |
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News & The Smokies
- 2010 Smokies Visitation in the L.A. Times (here)
- Wildlife Chief Kim Delozier retires after 32 years (Story in Knoxville News Sentinel)
- Maryville Daily Times Editorial Praises Friends of the Smokies! (here)
- Fisheries expert Steve Moore earns national recognition (Story in Smoky Mountain News)
- Hemlock treatment in Smokies continues (here)
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Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park is an independent 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization with the mission to help preserve and protect Great Smoky Mountains National Park by raising funds and awareness and providing volunteers for needed projects.
Since 1993, Friends of the Smokies has raised more than $31 million to help support educational programs, historic preservation projects, wildlife protection, and natural and resource conservation in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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