KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Legacy Parks Foundation said it received a $20,000 multi-year grant to help make Ijams Nature Center even more accessible to all users.

The grant was from the REI Cooperative Action Fund. The money will fund the purchase of two adaptive wheelchairs and improvements to several of Ijams' trails to accommodate the wheelchairs.

Ijams will manage a lending program out of its visitor center. Legacy Parks owns two additional chairs that will be added to the program. A total of two adult wheelchairs and one child wheelchair initially will be available for use free of charge, with another adult chair to be added in 2026.

“This is the ninth grant we’ve received from REI and all have funded greater access for all to the outdoors” said Executive Director of Legacy Parks Found

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