2017 Salamander Ball!

2017 Salamander Ball Discover Life in America’s annual fundraising Great Smoky Mountain Salamander Ball! Join us at Zoo Knoxville for a masquerade ball celebrating and supporting the biodiversity of life in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Dress up as your favorite critter and dance the night away! This is a […]

  • Date: September 24, 2017
  • Timing: 1:30pm - 5:30pm
  • Address: 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive, Knoxville.

Science at Sugarlands – Mosses of the Park

Join us for 2017’s last installment of Science at Sugarlands! Ken McFarland from the University of Tennessee wraps up the series discussing moss species within the Great Smoky Mountains.

  • Date: October 20, 2017
  • Timing: 9:00am - 11:00am
  • Address: 107 Sugarlands Visitor Center Loop Rd, Gatlinburg.

BioBlitz @ Marbut Bend Trail

BioBlitz @ Marbut Bend Trail DLiA has partnered with TVA and regional scientists to engage people in a biological inventory of TVA’s public lands through BioBlitzes. Join us for this free, family-friendly event. It’s a fun, hand-on opportunity to learn about the flora and fauna in our area! No experience […]

  • Date: May 4, 2019
  • Timing: 9:00am - 1:00pm
  • Address: 26790-27208 Buck Island Rd, Elkmont.

Science at Sugarlands: Wildflowers

Wildflowers: Gems of the Smokies Janet Rock, retired Botanist, Great Smoky Mountains NP For more information about this free event and to register, please visit our main Science at Suglarlands page.

  • Date: May 17, 2019
  • Timing: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Address: 107 Sugarlands Visitor Center Loop Rd, Gatlinburg.

Fireflies Event at Norton Creek 2019

Fireflies Event at Norton Creek This is the events page for the 2019 event. >>Click here<< for the 2020 event. Join DLiA at our annual Fireflies Event at Norton Creek! We’ll start with food and drink at a gorgeous, intimate venue, followed by a presentation and Q&A about fireflies. At […]

  • Date: June 7, 2019
  • Timing: 7:00pm - 11:00pm
  • Address: , .

BioBlitz @ Douglas Dam

BioBlitz @ Douglas Dam DLiA has partnered with TVA and regional scientists to engage people in a biological inventory of TVA’s public lands through BioBlitzes. Join us for this free, family-friendly event. It’s a fun, hand-on opportunity to learn about the flora and fauna in our area! No experience is […]

  • Date: June 15, 2019
  • Timing: 8:00am - 12:00pm
  • Address: , Sevierville.

Science at Sugarlands: Restoring fish

Restoring fish to the Smokies’ most diverse stream Pat Rakes, Co-founder & Director, Conservation Fisheries For more information about this free event and to register, please visit our main Science at Suglarlands page.

  • Date: June 21, 2019
  • Timing: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Address: 107 Sugarlands Visitor Center Loop Rd, Gatlinburg.

Science at Sugarlands: NEON Observatory

The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) and its work in the Smokies WP “Bill Martin, Field Operations Manager, NEON-Battelle Ecology For more information about this free event and to register, please visit our main Science at Suglarlands page.

  • Date: July 19, 2019
  • Timing: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Address: 107 Sugarlands Visitor Center Loop Rd, Gatlinburg.

Science at Sugarlands: Appalachian Balds

Appalachian Balds: ecological enigma & conservation dilemma Jesse Webster, Forester, Great Smoky Mountains NP For more information about this free event and to register, please visit our main Science at Suglarlands page.

  • Date: August 16, 2019
  • Timing: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Address: 107 Sugarlands Visitor Center Loop Rd, Gatlinburg.

Science at Sugarlands: Plant-soil interactions & Chimney Tops fire

Burning questions: why are plant-soil microbiome interactions important & how does the Chimney Tops fire affect this ecological internet? Kendall Beals, PhD Student, University of Tennessee For more information about this free event and to register, please visit our main Science at Suglarlands page.

  • Date: September 20, 2019
  • Timing: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Address: 107 Sugarlands Visitor Center Loop Rd, Gatlinburg.