Knoxville / Tennessee / United States
Links of Interest Operation Migration A group that leads, using ultra-light aircraft, the migration of Canada geese, sandhill cranes, and the Americas most endangered bird, the whooping crane. Ijams is a leading member of the Water Quality Forum. The forum works to protect and improve water quality in Knox County. Ijams staff can often be seen discussing issues and events on WBIRs Live at Five and Style programs. Keep abreast of local news ( and Ijams news ) with Ijams favorite TV station. For more than 20 years, Community Shares has been working to make Tennessee a better place to live. Their member groups address the "Root Causes" of problems by involving those affected--finding solutions that work--to create a long-lasting foundation for a just and peaceful community. Community Shares believes that all Tennesseans deserve a clean environment, affordable health care, good jobs and freedom from violence. Ijams Nature Center is a member of Community Shares. Marble Springs, the home of the first governor of Tennessee, John Sevier, is located at the foot of Bays Mountain, about 5 miles south of Knoxville off U.S. Highway 441. The mission of Knoxville Zoological Gardens is to celebrate the wonders of the natural world. Through education, conservation, exhibition, research and recreation, the zoo will tell the stories of the animals, the plants and the people who make up the communities of the earth. The zoo will develop positive attitudes and actions about nature and about conservation as a local and global issue.
