Check out Ijams feature in 'Everything Knoxville' for January

Ijams feature. Page 54

 The holidays are over; January finally here. Wow, 2014. 

Now that the festivities are over and you’re sitting there, perhaps a bit cabin feverish, staring at those New Year’s Resolutions to “Get out more. Do more. Exercise more.” And, dare say, “Drop a few pounds,” then Ijams Nature Center is the place for you. The greenspace and wildlife sanctuary in South Knoxville located only a few miles upstream from the University of Tennessee and downtown has grown to over 300 acres. And much of the new acreage is set aside for recreational use. 

January 'Everything Knoxville'

Even through the canoes and paddleboards are stored for the winter and won’t resurface on Mead’s Quarry Lake until next April, there are hiking trails of varying degrees of difficulty meandering about the hillsides.

• Educational Programs: In 2014, Ijams will be celebrating its 91st year of nature-related programs. Originally in 1923, it was the Girl Scouts, but now programs are geared to all age groups—youngster and oldster alike...

For the rest of the story, check out the January issue of Everything Knoxville. 

- Stephen Lyn Bales