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SUMMARY:Safe Passage Trivia Night
DESCRIPTION:Come raise a pint\, test your knowledge about road ecology and the work of Safe Passage\, and have some fun with members of our coalition at Safe Passage Trivia Night.
URL:https://smokiessafepassage.org/event/safe-passage-trivia-night/
LOCATION:Frog Level Brewing\, 56 Commerce St.\, Waynesville\, NC\, 28786\, United States
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SUMMARY:Event: Conservation on Tap: Support Our Public Lands
DESCRIPTION:This is a great opportunity to hear from and network with staff and volunteers from Appalachian Trail Conservancy\, Discover Life in America\, Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont\, Harvey Broome Group of the Sierra Club\, National Parks Conservation Association\, Safe Passage\, Smokies Life\, Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning\, and The Wilderness Society. All the organizations are active in the region\, working on a variety of issues and missions related to public lands\, parks\, wilderness areas\, and their continued viability. \n“We want to give people an opportunity to learn about what we all do\, what’s helpful right now\, and how people can directly support the public lands that they love\,” said Jacqueline Harp\, CEO of Smokies Life\, a nonprofit partner of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. \nThe evening will allow neighbors who may feel similarly about conservation to meet and converse. Printed materials will be available for takeaway. \nSpeakers begin at 6 p.m. with a brief Q&A period and social hour to follow. Beer\, non-alcoholic beverages\, and German fare from Schulz’s Schnitzel Kitchen will be available for purchase.
URL:https://smokiessafepassage.org/event/event-conservation-on-tap-support-our-public-lands/
LOCATION:Schulz Bräu Brewing Company\, 126 Bernard Avenue\, Knoxville\, Tennessee\, 37917
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SUMMARY:Event: The Crossing – A Short-Film Screening\, Oct. 26
DESCRIPTION:THE CROSSING: A short-film screening about animals\, highways and ideas \nSince 2017\, 20-some regional organizations have been collaborating to make Interstate 40 between Asheville and Knoxville safer for people and wildlife. This partnership ultimately led to the creation of Safe Passage: The I-40 Pigeon River Gorge Wildlife Crossing Project. \nAt The Crossing film event on Thursday\, Oct. 26\, Safe Passage will showcase a similar project along Washington state’s Interstate 90\, where bridges are being built for wildlife to cross. Come watch Cascades Crossroads along with several other short films on road ecology in Southern Appalachia\, and learn more from guest speaker and award-winning conservation filmmaker Ted Grudowski\, director of Cascades Crossroads. \nCLICK HERE FOR TICKETS \n5-6 p.m. – Networking and short winery tour \n6-8:30 p.m. – Film screening and programming \nCash bar and food trucks on site. \nFILMS: \n\n     • Cascades Crossroads by Ted Grudowski\n     • Cascades Update by Ted Grudowski\n     • The Search for Safe Passage from Wildlands Network and National Parks Conservation Association\n     • TedX Talk on Safe Passage by Nikki Robinson of Wildlands Network\n     • “Safe Passage: Animals Need a Hand” by Frances Figart and Joe Lamirand\, featuring The Fates and River Guerguerian\n     • Safe Passage: Accomodation or Decimation
URL:https://smokiessafepassage.org/event/thecrossing-oct26/
LOCATION:plēb urban winery\, 289 Lyman St.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28801\, United States
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SUMMARY:Event: Grateful Dead stream + benefit for Safe Passage\, May 25
DESCRIPTION:Just one day shy of the concert’s 50th anniversary\, join Safe Passage in grooving to the Grateful Dead’s scintillating London performance from May 26\, 1972\, streaming in its entirety at Homeplace Beer Co. in Burnsville. Jeff Hunter from National Parks Conservation Association will emcee the event; the evening will also raise awareness and funds for Safe Passage: The I-40 Pigeon River Gorge Wildlife Crossing Project.\n\nCome out and meet some of the local conservationists working to improve wildlife’s ability to safely cross I-40 near Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A good time is guaranteed for all!
URL:https://smokiessafepassage.org/event/grateful-dead-stream-benefit-for-safe-passage/
LOCATION:Homeplace Beer Company\, 321 West Main Street\, Burnsville\, NC\, 28714\, United States
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SUMMARY:You Can't Fix What You Can't Measure: The Fundamental Role of Good Data in Successful Wildlife Crossing Projects
DESCRIPTION:In a Wednesday\, May 11\, webinar\, two Safe Passage committee members join a national panel of experts to explore the role of data and data collection tools in identifying ideal locations for wildlife infrastructure in the region. \n“You Can’t Fix What You Can’t Measure: The Fundamental Role of Good Data in Successful Wildlife Crossing Projects” is the second webinar in the larger “Demystifying Wildlife Crossing Infrastructure Projects” series\, created to raise awareness about wildlife infrastructure\, as well as the new opportunities made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Each webinar is designed to stand on its own and covers a unique topic related to the theme. \nSpeakers in the May 11 event include Safe Passage members Liz Hillard of Wildlands Network\, and Jeff Hunter of National Parks Conservation Association\, along with Liz Fairbank of the Center for Large Landscape Conservation and Jens Hawkins-Hilke of the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. \nThe webinar series is a project of ARC Solutions\, the Center for Large Landscape Conservation\, the National Parks Conservation Association\, and Wildlands Network. \nRegister here to attend the webinar: https://wildlandsnetwork-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MSiZIgtnT1aOdvGo47gqeA
URL:https://smokiessafepassage.org/event/you-cant-fix-what-you-cant-measure-the-fundamental-role-of-good-data-in-successful-wildlife-crossing-projects/
LOCATION:Online Event through Zoom
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SUMMARY:Wildlife Crossings in the Smokies Virtual Program\, Jan. 28
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an educational virtual program with Jeff Hunter\, senior program manager with National Parks Conservation Association in Asheville. Hunter will speak on recent innovations to provide safe passage options for wildlife. \nCo-sponsored by the Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning and the UT Arboretum Society\, this free online event\, which is facilitated through Zoom\, requires registration to attend. To register\, visit utarboretumsociety.org. You will be sent a link in your confirmation for program access. \nHunter’s work includes issues related to Great Smoky Mountains National Park\, the Blue Ridge Parkway\, and the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. He also led the Tennessee Wild wilderness campaign focused on permanently protecting nearly 20\,000 acres in the Cherokee National Forest\, including 4.5 miles of the Appalachian Trail.
URL:https://smokiessafepassage.org/event/wildlife-crossings-in-the-smokies-virtual-program/
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