The Ijams Nature Center will upgrade the Serendipity Trail using a $50,000 state grant to enhance accessibility. advertisement. WBIR-TV Knoxville.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After a terrifyingly long two-year hiatus, a popular Ijams event is returning on July 15 with some cult-favorite movies. It was originally expected to return on Saturday, July ...

Every Saturday throughout the year, animal program coordinator Mabre LaFollette steps out into the visitors center main courtyard twice a day at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. with one of Ijams’ educational ...

Ijams features 14 miles of trails, a public access river dock, swimming, boating and biking. It is also home to more than 40 non-releasable animals. For more information, visit Ijams.org or call ...

Once again Ijams Nature Center is getting ready to clean the Tennessee River. The 34th annual River Rescue is planned for April and right now Ijams is calling for volunteers.

A federal grant of $225,000 will help Knoxville and Ijams Nature Center to fight the invasion of non-native plant species that have taken over the city's parks and greenways.

Ijams unveiled a master plan in January 2024 that proposed new concessions spaces, an outdoor classroom and an accessible trail to the water at Mead's Quarry Lake. The center does not anticipate ...

Ijams, which is located about 4 miles from downtown, is accessible daily from 8 a.m. to dusk. The visitor center is open Sunday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.