If you haven’t been to Ijams Nature Center in Knoxville, you definitely need to go!

Ijams Nature Center is an open park for you to experience nature itself.

Many people in Knoxville and surrounding areas go to Ijams for walks, to walk their pets, or to take their family our to enjoy a day outside.

Not only is Ijams a perfect way to enjoy the outdoors, but there is also educational opportunities there!

Ijams Nature Center is planning on reviving many parts!

There will be a new operations center, improvements to the entrance and parking, improvements to the visitor center, and a canopy walkway and MORE!

While Ijams plans on doing many things to update and renew the place, we are most excited for the canopy walkway!

Since the Ijams Nature Center is outside and the topography of the land varies, it is limited in mobility for people with disabilities.

So this new canopy walkway will be perfect for people with disabilities to experience the center.

“The Ijams Nature Center experience is easy for those with good mobility, but more limited for people with disabilities. This is due mainly to the topography of the land, which makes most trails too challenging to navigate for some visitors. The Canopy Walkway, which will form a loop from the back patio of the Visitor Center, will offer a completely accessible experience of the Ijams bluffs. It will allow all visitors to move through the treetops and over the bluffs to enjoy and appreciate the area’s ecology and provide educational opportunities for canopy ecology, birdwatching, and other programs that will be accessible to all.” – Ijams Nature Center

If you want to check out what all the Ijams Nature Center in Knoxville plans to do in the future, click here.

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Source: Ijams Nature Center