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Adventures in Leave No Trace Training

March 26, 2014 By Val Weston 2 Comments

Last week I set out to add another piece to my outdoor-chick toolbox. Having secured my Southern Appalachian Naturalist Certification last year and renewed my Wilderness First Aid certification in … [Read more...] about Adventures in Leave No Trace Training

Filed Under: Outdoors, Uncategorized Tagged With: appalachian trail, experiential education, georgia, Reviews, training, Workshops & Courses

Tremont’s Naturalist Certification Program: Discover the Great Smoky Mountains

November 19, 2013 By Val Weston 7 Comments

You all know by now that I love the Great Smoky Mountains and that I'm obsessed with the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. In fact, I'm a Junkie. I've written about their fabulous … [Read more...] about Tremont’s Naturalist Certification Program: Discover the Great Smoky Mountains

Filed Under: Outdoors, Uncategorized Tagged With: experiential education, great smoky mountains, great smoky mountains institute at tremont, national parks, Reviews, southern appalachian naturalist certification, tennessee, training, Workshops & Courses

Find Your Photography Bliss at Tremont

July 26, 2012 By Val Weston 4 Comments

As you know, I've become a bit of a Great Smoky Institute at Tremont junkie. It's becoming a second home to me this year as I'm working toward my Southern Appalachian Naturalist Certification. I … [Read more...] about Find Your Photography Bliss at Tremont

Filed Under: Photography, Uncategorized Tagged With: bill lea, experiential education, georgia nature photographers association, great smoky mountains, great smoky mountains institute at tremont, great smoky mountains national park, jeff miller, ken thompson, nature photography, Reviews, tennessee, todd moore, tom vadnais, tremont, will clay, workshop, Workshops & Courses

Autumn Brilliance at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont

January 26, 2012 By Val Weston 13 Comments

So what seems like an eternity ago but what was really only a few months, I got a little uber-mommy time. That's right, I got to spend a glorious long weekend at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at … [Read more...] about Autumn Brilliance at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont

Filed Under: Outdoors, Photography, Uncategorized Tagged With: great smoky mountains, great smoky mountains institute at tremont, ken thompson, nature photography, Reviews, steve zigler, tennessee, todd moore, tom vadnais, tremont, will clay, workshop, Workshops & Courses

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