Beginning Friday, May 18th, DLIA will host Science at Sugarlands events in coordination with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Science at Sugarlands is a reoccurring event that falls on the third Friday of each month starting in May and going through October, from 1-3 PM. Each month DLIA brings a regional scientist or researcher in to give a talk about their research and increase awareness of the biodiversity around us. This event is free to the public and family friendly. Please come out and join us to learn more about life that surrounds us all!
Science at Sugarlands 2018 Dates:
1.) May 18- Pollinator Garden Dedication
Sugarlands Visitor Center Main Entrance (12-1 PM)
May 18- Biodiversity: 20 Years of the ATBI
Todd Witcher, Discover Life in America (1-3 PM)
2.) June 15- Bioluminescence in the Park
Will Kuhn, University of Tennessee
3.) July 20- Smokies Spiders and their Kin
Kefyn Catley, Western Carolina University
4.) August 17- The Problems and Solutions with our Hemlocks
Jesse Webster, GSMNP
5.) September 21- Butterflies and Caterpillars in the Smokies
Julie Elliott, Lepidopteran Specialist
6.) October 19- Beetles of the Smokies
Claire Winfrey, University of Tennessee