Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for June 2nd, 2013
June 2, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The weekly Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Recreation Report provides Clarksvillians with a glimpse at the activities and events that are available from the Parks and Recreation Department for them to enjoy together as a family.
This weeks highlights include: Summer Youth Program, Liberty Park Pond Closed, Fort Defiance Marches to the Past, Youth Co-Ed Flag Football, and Warrior Week Picnic.
Warrior Week Picnic Rescheduled for June 22nd, 2013.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation reports Liberty Park Pond closed June 3rd-10th
May 31, 2013
Clarksville, TN – In order to provide a fun experience for participants in the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) Youth Fishing Rodeo on Saturday, June 8th. We ask that the public refrain from using the pond at Liberty Park beginning at 6:00am on Monday, June 3rd through 2:00pm on Monday, June 10th.
Some of the 400+ kids who fished in the TWRA’s 2012 Youth Fishing Rodeo at Liberty Park in Clarksville, Tennessee
Dunbar Cave’s Spring Fling Schedule Announced
April 21, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The Friends of Dunbar Cave have finalized the schedule for this year’s Spring Fling slated to take place rain or shine on Saturday, May 4th.
Come out and enjoy a day of free, family fun. A bird hikes with the Warioto Audubon Society, wild flower hike led by APSU botanist Rob Shepard and a trail hike led by Suva Batsin from our local chapter of the Tennessee Trails Association.
Reptiliacs at Dunbar Cave’s Spring Fling
39th Annual Tennessee Entomological Society Meeting in Nashville October 11th and 12th
September 27, 2012
Clarksville, TN – For nearly four decades, scientists and insect enthusiasts have gathered in the fall to share research and discuss their common interest in all things bugs.
On the weekend of October 11th and 12th, the tradition continues with the 39th Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Entomological Society at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville. [Read more]
Austin Peay University Students conduct important Research on the Bats at Dunbar Cave
July 3, 2012
Clarksville, TN – On a muggy evening in late June, several Austin Peay State University graduate and undergraduate students hiked up to the mouth of Dunbar Cave in the hopes of finding a few bats.
The group brought with them a large Harp trap, consisting of a metal frame inset with rows of thin fishing line, and three high-frequency microphones and computerized recording units. After setting up their equipment, they sat in the cool dark of the cave opening and waited.
APSU graduate student Veronica Mullen and former APSU graduate student Josh Schulte prepare for a night of monitoring bats at Dunbar Cave.
TWRA’s Youth Fishing Rodeo Brings Love of the Outdoors to Clarksville’s Youth
June 11, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) in partnership with the Clarksville Department of Parks and Recreation, Grandpa’s, Walmart, Boyles Bait, and the Healing outside of a Hospital (HOOAH) Program worked together to give the youth of Clarksville an opportunity to enjoy a day of free fishing in Liberty Park.
The annual Youth Fishing Rodeo is held on the second Saturday in June to coincides with Tennessee’s Free Fishing Day and 16 and under Free Fishing Week. “This is the 11th Year that we’ve joined together with the Clarksville Department of Parks and Recreation, and all of our sponsors to bring the outdoors to young kids who may be fishing for the very first time,” said Montgomery County Wildlife Officer Dale Grandstaff. “There are over 400 kids gathered around the fishing pond at Liberty Park to have a great time in the great outdoors!”
Some of the 400+ kids who fished in the TWRA's 2012 Youth Fishing Rodeo at Liberty Park in Clarksville, Tennessee
Liberty Park Pond to be closed June 5th-11th
June 4, 2012
Clarksville, TN – In order to provide a fun experience for participants in the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA) Youth Fishing Rodeo on June 9th, 2012 we ask that the public refrain from using the pond at Liberty Park beginning at 6:00am on June 5th through 2:00pm on June 11th.
The Youth Fishing Rodeo is a free event coordinated at Liberty Park pond on Saturday, June 9th. For more information about the fishing rodeo, please visit www.cityofclarksville.com.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for June 3rd, 2012
June 3, 2012
Billy Dunlop Park will be closed to the public Sunday, June 3rd thru Friday, June 8th for the Boy Scouts.
Clarksville, TN – The weekly Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Recreation Report provides Clarksvillians with a glimpse at the activities and events that are available from the Parks and Recreation Department for them to enjoy together as a family.
This weeks highlights include:
- Summer Youth Program Begins June 4th
- Aqua Zumba is back!
- *NEW* Kayaking Clinics
- TWRA Fishing Rodeo
- The Rooted Wings to play at Jammin’ in the Alley
- Free showing of “The Chronicles of Narnia”
- Aquatic Belly Dancing
Clarksville’s Liberty Park opened Friday
May 19, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Liberty Park opened yesterday morning at dawn and Clarksvillians were ready and waiting for the opening of the park areas of the new Clarksville Marina.
Fishermen were the first on hand. They had been eying the pond for months looking forward for the chance to be one of the first anglers to try their luck there. By 10:00am around 20 anglers had staked out their positions around the banks.
Some young fishermen getting ready to try their luck at the Liberty Park pond.
Annual TWRA and Clarksville Parks and Recreation Youth Fishing Rodeo
May 7, 2012
Nashville, TN – The Annual Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and Clarksville Parks and Recreation Youth Fishing Rodeo will be held Saturday, June 9th, 2012 at the Liberty Park Pond in Clarksville Tennessee.
The 2012 Free Fishing Day in Tennessee is also Saturday, June 9th when anyone in the state may fish free without a license in Tennessee’s public waters. [Read more]
