Cades Cove

Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Photographer:
Kara Ziler, Seymour, TN
8th grade
Colonial Heights Middle School

Photographer's statement:
Cades Cove is a very important land to preserve because there are many animals here. Within the park, the animals roam free. Without their natural habitat, some of these animals would most likely be dead. With the economy in the situation it is, national parks are getting less money to operate, and some are simply closing. Keeping Cades Cove open is important for future generations. 

Dead Hemlocks

Location: Cherokee National Forest

Photographer:
Rebekah Champion, Lilburn, GA
8th grade
Alton C. Crews Middle School

Photographer's statement:
I photographed these trees from a trail just off the Cherohala Skyway.

Down the Duck River

Location: Cheeks Bend Bluff Trail, Maury County

Photographer:
Casey C. Gage, Spring Hill, TN
5th grade
Homeschooled

Photographer's statement:
This photo was taken from the Cheeks Bend Bluff Trail in Columbia, Tennessee, looking down upon the Duck River at about noon.