Editing Blount County, Tennessee (section)

==Parks==
In addition to the federally operated Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which draws many visitors to the county each year, Blount County operates numerous smaller community parks and recreation centers, primarily in the cities of Alcoa and Maryville. Some of these facilities include:<ref>[http://www.parksrec.com Maryville-Alcoa-Blount County Parks & Rec website]</ref> 
 
*Amerine Park (Maryville)
*Bassell Courts (Alcoa)
*[[Bicentennial Greenbelt Park]] (Maryville)
*Eagleton Park (Maryville)
*Everett Athletic Complex (Maryville)
*Everett Park/Everett Senior Center (Maryville)
*Howe Street Park (Alcoa)
*Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center (Alcoa)
*Louisville Point Park (Louisville)
*Oldfield Mini Park (Alcoa)
*[[Pearson Springs Park]] (Maryville)
*Pole Climbers Athletic Fields (Alcoa)
*Rock Garden Park (Alcoa)
*[[Sandy Springs Park]] (Maryville)
*John Sevier Park/Pool (Maryville)
*Springbrook Park/Pool (Alcoa)
*Richard Williams Park (Alcoa)

An integral part of keeping the parks and other parts of Blount County beautiful is the organization called Keep Blount Beautiful.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Recycling Pick Up Options|url = http://www.keepblountbeautiful.org/recycling-pick-up|website = Keep Blount Beautiful|access-date = October 4, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150930023051/http://www.keepblountbeautiful.org/recycling-pick-up/|archive-date = September 30, 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref> This organization works in coordination with other companies including The City of Alcoa Residential Recycling Pick Up Service<ref>{{Cite web|title = Recycling / Sanitation & Recycling Services / Public Works & Engineering Department / City Departments / City of Alcoa - City of Alcoa|url = http://www.cityofalcoa-tn.gov/city_departments/public_works_engineering_department/sanitation_recycling_services/recycling|website = www.cityofalcoa-tn.gov|access-date = October 4, 2015|first = City of|last = Alcoa}}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and Blount County HGS Trash and Recycling Same Day Residential Pick Up Service,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Trash Garbage Recycling Services Blount County Maryville|url = http://www.hgstrashremoval.com|website = www.hgstrashremoval.com|access-date = October 4, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151004172905/http://www.hgstrashremoval.com/|archive-date = October 4, 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref> as well as many other recycling resources in Blount County,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Recycling|url = http://www.keepblountbeautiful.org/recycling-resources/|website = Keep Blount Beautiful|access-date = October 4, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150930034708/http://www.keepblountbeautiful.org/recycling-resources/|archive-date = September 30, 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref> to work towards the community goals of reducing air, water, and land pollution in order to reduce particulate matter and smog,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Particulate Matter {{!}} Air & Radiation {{!}} US EPA|url = http://www3.epa.gov/pm/|website = www3.epa.gov|access-date = October 4, 2015}}</ref> and to improve the overall health of local parks and preserved ecosystems in Blount County, as well as surrounding areas, of East Tennessee. These organizations and companies are appreciated by thousands of East Tennesseans due to their honorable work in the Blount County community.