Would you like to spend some time with a professional naturalist and wildlife biologist to introduce youngsters, family, or friends to the many wonders of our natural world? Perhaps you would like to learn more about birds, or wildflowers, or the connectedness of nature yourself.

Looking for a field trip for your students or youth group?

If you are a teacher or youth group leader and want to set up a field trip, JGO will work with you to develop a program which will best meet your needs. Do you want to reinforce natural history concepts taught in your classroom or teach new concepts? Just tell us what you need and we’ll create the best program for your group.


Leading interpretive hikes and field trips, giving slide presentations, and conducting teacher training sessions are some of the many ways that JGO helps to educate our children and adults about the great diversity of plants and animals with which we share this earth.

Slide Presentation Topics: (more details HERE)

Wildflowers, Wildflowers, Wildflowers

Amphibians and Reptiles of the Smokies

Introduction to Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Elk, Back in the Smokies

Introduction to Birdwatching

Photography for Naturalists

Fall in the Smokies

Salamander Capitol of the World

With our hands-on, gentle approach, JGO will provide a pleasant and engaging educational experience for you and your group. Through our educational programs we strive to help both youths and adults gain an appreciation of, respect for and increased awareness of our natural world. We seek to accomplish this by:

*Encouraging adults and youngsters to explore the natural world in order to enhance their observation skills and to strengthen their connectedness with nature.

*Providing an experienced naturalist guide and educator for every outing.

*Tailoring our outings to each individual’s, family’s, or group’s special interests, physical abilities and goals.

*Providing a variety of opportunities to Just Get you Outdoors.

We look forward to working with you to create a custom educational experience!

Here is a sampling of topics we can cover for both adults and youths: