programs – Land Between the Lakes

21 Jul 2017

Total Solar Eclipse: What to expect on August 21, 2017?

Brandon Spring Group Center, Camping, Community, Customer Service, Environmental Education, Homeplace, Nature Station, Planetarium, Recreation, Solar Eclipsefarm, golden pond, homeplace, Kentucky, land between the lakes, NASA, Nature Station, planetarium, programs, safety, solar eclipse, solar glasses, solar viewing, tennessee, total eclipse, viewing

Where will you be August 21, 2017? The Great American Eclipse will pass through Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area on August 21, 2017. A total solar eclipse is a rare phenomenon and hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected in Western Kentucky, as nearby Hopkinsville is the closest city to the point of greatest totality. What to expect? We are anticipating over 50,000 visitors at Land Between the Lakes. All campsites which can be reserved have been booked and most local lodging is full. Basic and self-service camping are still available. Please get your permits online before you…

05 Jan 2016

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Sharing the Credit

Community, Customer Service, Recreationfacilities, flooding, improvements, Kentucky, land between the lakes, maintenance, manage, manager, nature, outdoors, programs, projects, recreation, roads, team, tennessee, upgrade

Dear visitors, friends, and stakeholders, I appreciate all the recognition lately for the upgrades and maintenance work completed at Land Between The Lakes this past year. However, it’s my staff that plans and prepares for the work to be completed here. Much of the work we plan years in advance while some work results from circumstances like the flooding we are experiencing this month. We complete a lot of work between our seasons from November through February. Some of it initiated by normal wear and tear; others are part of our regular maintenance schedule. Ongoing requirements In order to serve…

18 May 2015

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Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge

Community, Field Guide, Wildlifeamphibians, birds, endangered species, environmental education, fish, Fishing, frogs, home educators, hunting, invertebrates, mammals, Mississippi Flyway, programs, Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge, turtle, wildlife, wildlife-viewing

Submitted by Brian Truskey Communications Department apprentice at Land Between The Lakes The next time you come to visit Land Between The Lakes, plan to visit to our neighbors to the south at the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge encompasses 51,000 acres of forest, farmland and grassland wildlife habitat. In 1945 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service established the area to provide feeding, resting, and nesting habitat for migratory birds. Now over 306 species of birds currently call the refuge home at some point during the year. Over 50 types of mammals, 144 fish species, around 90 species of frogs,…

24 Mar 2015

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Time Travelers Guide to the Homeplace 1850s Working Farm and Living History Museum

Customer Service, History, Homeplace1850, animals, chickens, children, ducks, etiquette, family, farm, friends, garden, hands-on, heritage breed, history, homeplace, kids, land between the lakes, livestock, living history, mule, museum, oxen, programs, sheep, tennessee, time travel, working

Submitted by Brian Truskey, Communications Department Apprentice and Cindy Earls, Lead Interpreter at the Homeplace 1850s Working Farm and Living History Museum. Head through the doors at the Homeplace 1850s Working Farm and step back in time. Experience what life was like on a middle Tennessee farm in the 1850s. Since many people have never been on a farm, let alone an 1850s farm, we put together this time traveler’s guide to improve your understanding of the mid-1800s. As any experienced time traveler can tell you, the best way to visit the past is to blend in. This guide includes…

19 Sep 2014

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Harvest Time at the Homeplace

#FridayEd, History, Homeplace, Plantsanimal, blacksmithing, cooking, corn, fall, farm, garden, harvest, home educator, home school, homeplace, programs, tobacco, woodworking

Fall Harvest Programs at the Homeplace In fall our garden, orchard, and forest provide food for keeping through the winter. Daily programs on the farm feature harvesting activities such as working with tobacco, shucking and shelling corn, and woodstove cooking from the fall harvest. “Tobacco firing” will also be on-going throughout the fall. Come on out and lend a hand with the harvest, or take a look and see what we've got in our barns. Every Day on the Farm Feedin' Time on the Farm | 3:30-4:30pm Join us daily as we take care of our animal family. Feeding time…

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