Saturday, June 27, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tennessee River watershed mussel fest®
Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful (KTnRB) will host its 2nd annual ‘Tennessee River Watershed Mussel Fest®’ on Saturday, June 27, at Seven Islands State Birding Park, located at 2809 Kelly Lane, Kodak, Tenn. This festival is free and open to the public!
Visitors will have the opportunity to:
engage in hands-on activities about freshwater mussels
explore a trail of mussel adoption spotlights and mussel facts
hear lectures from scientists speaking about mussels
see the impact of mussel filtration in our waterways in a display of freshwater mussels from the Tennessee River at work
snorkel with freshwater naturalists (bring your own snorkel!) during their onsite exploration of concrete silos used to shelter juvenile mussels
The festival is a component in the nonprofit’s five-part Tennessee River Mussel Movement Initiative®, is a collaboration with advisement from the University of Tennessee (UT) Dept. of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, and is funded by local and regional sponsors including Coca Cola Consolidated, Defenders of Wildlife, and The Wilderness Society.
More info coming very soon! Please fill out this survey if your organization is interested in hosting a booth or activity station at this innovative festival within the Tennessee River watershed! Email Samantha Daulton, Education & Outreach Coordinator, with any other questions!
A graphic featuring speaker sessions scheduled for June 27th, 2026, at KTnRB’s 2nd annual Tennessee River Watershed Mussel Fest®.
A mock-up image of the Adopt a Mussel Spotlights and Fun Facts along a paved trail at Seven Islands State Birding Park for KTnRB’s 2nd annual Mussel Fest.