Forest Time

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ISBN: 9798895270912

Footnotes to an Education Outdoors

Jeremy Lloyd

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University of Tennessee Press
07 April 2026

Biography: general; Biography: science, technology & engineering; Organisation & management of education; Conservation of the environment; The natural world, country life & pets

In his twenties, broke, brokenhearted, and fearful about the future, Jeremy Lloyd stumbled into a job that would change his life. More than two decades later, still an educator at Tremont in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Lloyd recounts his journey as a teacher and student of the great outdoors in Forest Time: Footnotes to an Outdoor Education. Blending natural history, daring—and sometimes foolish—adventure, and spiritual balm for a world suffering from widespread disconnection from nature, Forest Time is equal parts personal, educational, and existential. Lloyd's stories about his work as an educator at an overnight nature center are filled with humility and conviction, examining his relationships to the forests, mountains, and rivers he calls home.

Wrestling with the intersections between the wild natural landscape, high-volume tourism, and the national park system, Lloyd's explorations are born from his extensive experience and personal relationship with the park. His voice and candor are as refreshing and distinctive as the natural environment he writes about, reminding readers that the mountains are not only national treasures but also a remedy for modernity's errors and a cultural malaise fixated on material gain and ultimate safety and comfort. Vulnerable, hilarious, and widely accessible, Forest Time fits appropriately on shelves beside the works of Edward Abbey, Annie Dillard, and Kevin Fedarko.

By: Jeremy Lloyd
Imprint: University of Tennessee Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9798895270912
Pages: 274
Publication Date: 07 April 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeremy Lloyd lives with his family in East Tennessee and works at Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont.

Reviews for Forest Time: Footnotes to an Education Outdoors

""Jeremy Lloyd's immensely reflective exploration into a professional life in the wilds of the Smoky Mountains bridges a chasm often present in naturalist literature and connects us all as humans to the treasures, challenges, and, most importantly, surprises our natural world can provide just when we need them most. With an ear for irony and human folly, Lloyd acts as a trail guide for readers who may have no experience in our national parks while able at the same time to provoke wonder and intrigue in even the most seasoned wilderness explorer."" –Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, author of Even As We Breathe