Everly Brothers Park
Everly Brothers Park will be a tribute to the duo whose storied musical career has deep roots in Knoxville. “The Everly Brothers were one of the major influences on the Beatles. When John and I first...
View ArticleWild – A Movie with Benefits
WILD WEEK begins on Monday with a special showing of the movie Wild at the Regal Riviera on Gay Street. Tickets are still available and they include the chance for door prizes from REI and a chance to...
View Article2015 Legacy Luncheon is Sold Out!
The 2015 Legacy Luncheon for the Parks celebrating our 10th Anniversary is sold out, and for the first time 1,000 people will attend the annual fundraiser. With Cheryl Strayed, the bestselling author...
View Article10 Songs, Places, Years Celebrates Legacy Parks’ Anniversary
As Legacy Parks Foundation celebrates 10 years of preserving our special places and expanding parks and recreation opportunities, local musicians are recognizing our efforts with videos recorded in 10...
View ArticleLegacy Luncheon Draws 1,000 to Hear ‘Wild’ Author
The 2015 Legacy Luncheon for the Parks’ speaker, Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild, the memoir of her 1,100 mile solo trek on the Pacific Crest Trail, shared how nature saved her and she now thanks the...
View ArticleG&O Rail-with-Trail
Legacy Parks Executive Director Carol Evans recently announced a new three-mile multi-use trail to be built along the G&O Railway in South Knoxville from Chapman Highway to Mead’s Quarry and the...
View ArticleUrban Wilderness Hosts Knoxville’s First Mountain Bike Race
The National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) held a Tennessee High School Cycling League mountain bike race in Knoxville for the first time on October 11 in Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness....
View ArticleOpen Streets Event Set for Sunday, October 25
Come Play in the Street is the tagline for Knoxville’s first Open Streets event taking place on Sunday, October 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. Central Street between the Old City and Happy Holler will be filled...
View ArticleLegacy Parks Prepares to Give River Bluff to City
Legacy Parks will soon convey the 70-acre River Bluff property on the southern ridge overlooking the Tennessee River with an excellent view of downtown to the City of Knoxville for a new public park....
View ArticleUrban Wilderness Wins Mercury Top Knox Award
Readers of the Knoxville Mercury chose our Urban Wilderness as the “Top New Thing in Knoxville” in the Top Knox 2015 poll. According to the Mercury, the award “honors the institutions that truly make...
View ArticleKnoxville Wins Top Towns Contest
The wait is over! Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine has named Knoxville their 2015 Top (Big) Town in their annual online contest. The race was intense this summer as Knoxville competed against Durham,...
View ArticleWin an REI Adventures Pacific Crest Trail Adventure Trip!
Legacy Parks is auctioning a trip of a lifetime on the Pacific Crest Trail in northern California – part of the same trail Cheryl Strayed wrote about in her memoir Wild. The online auction will support...
View ArticleNew Mutton Hollow Landing Increases River Access
Knox County’s Seven Islands State Birding Park now has a new and improved public boat launch on the south side of the French Broad River thanks to a unique partnership between Legacy Parks Foundation,...
View ArticleNew Balter Beerworks Partners with Legacy Parks
Balter Beerworks, the new brewery and restaurant opening at the corner of Jackson Avenue and Broadway in the former BP station, recently announced a partnership with Legacy Parks Foundation, and will...
View ArticleRoy Arthur Wins Award for Harrell Road Park
Roy Arthur, Watershed Coordinator for Knox County Stormwater Management and a Research Associate at Tennessee Water Resources Research Center at UT, recently won an Individual Service Award from the...
View ArticleCollier Easement Protects 15 Acres in Powell
Legacy Parks Foundation Executive Director Carol Evans met recently with Dr. Bob Collier and his wife Louise to create a conservation easement on 15 acres adjacent to Beaver Creek near the Powell...
View ArticleKnoxville Weed Wrangle Needs You
Not all green is good! Knoxville’s first Weed Wrangle is set for March 5, 2016 at 9 a.m. in four different locations to help eradicate non-native plants. Volunteers are needed to help remove invasive...
View ArticleSeven Islands Wins State Award of Excellence
Seven Islands State Birding Park won the 2015 “Excellence in Resource Management” award from Tennessee State Parks. Parks nominated for this award have demonstrated excellence in effective and abundant...
View ArticleSustainable Trails Conference Comes to Knoxville
An important opportunity for trail professionals to build skills, discover the best tools and techniques available in the industry, and network is the Professional TrailBuilders Association Sustainable...
View ArticleJoin the Knoxville Weed Wrangle March 5
We need your help save our beautiful native landscapes! The first Knoxville Weed Wrangle is Saturday, March 5 from 9 a.m. until noon at several locations around the city. Legacy Parks’ property in...
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