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- Grants have been offered each year since 2000 to support scientists working on the ATBI.
- Annual funding has ranged from $45,000 to $100,000, with individual awards of up to $5,000.
- Non-DLIA Grant ATBI Data has been stockpiling for some time now.
- Discover Life in America staff has taken on the job of gathering this data and preparing it
for inclusion into the ATBI Database. Please check out the list of data and, as they are finished
for appending, reports will be available to view on the web!
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- Here’s some “heads up” advice for keeping safe while you are in the field.
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- In order to make the most of the time spent in the field, we have developed some guidelines
for submitting accurate and compatible collection data.
- Please submit the Standard Cover Page with your final report.
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NEW!
CONUS:
NAD83 |
- Recommended Map Coordinate System
- Setting Your GPS Unit
- Converting Existing Coordinates to UTM (NAD83)
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Park Maps
- All of the USGS quad maps covering the Park
- 1:250,000, 1:100,000, and 1:24,000 maps
- USGS - Geologic map of the Park
- Watershed map of the Park
- GeoPDF map of the Park, and help files, now available:
Use is recommended for checking inventory coordinates and distances.
(note: just right-click on these to save them to your local computer first. More help documents are soon to come...)
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- Housing Policies
- Addresses and Phone Numbers
- Maps and Directions
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- Components to Download
- Data Entry
- Site Coordinates
- Submitting Data
- Technical Information
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- The database is a repository for all data for the ATBI. It is open to students, teachers,
researchers, and the general public.
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ATBI Science Plan
- The ATBI Science Plan was written in 2000 by the Science Committee and
reviewed by Park Staff and the DLIA Advisory Panel, including Dr. Dan Janzen, Dr. Peter
Raven, and Dr. E.O. Wilson. Please call the DLIA Executive Director for all inqueries at (865) 430-4757.
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- In addition to the DLIA Grant Program other opportunities may be available.
- Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Associations Fellowships
- Carlos Campbell Fellowship
- James Tanner Fellowship
- The National Park Service, National Park Foundation, and Ecological Society of America National
Parks Ecological Research Fellowship
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