Science at Sugarlands: Butterflies and Caterpillars in the Smokies

Come out to Sugarlands Visitor Center to learn more about Butterflies and Caterpillars in the Smokies with Julie Elliott, a lepidopteran specialist. — 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 […]

  • Date: September 21, 2018
  • Timing: 9:00am - 11:00am
  • Address: 107 Sugarlands Visitor Center Loop Rd, Gatlinburg.

Science at Sugarlands: Beetles of the Smokies

Come out to Sugarlands Visitor Center to learn more about Beetles of the Smokies with Claire Winfrey from The University of Tennessee. ___ 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 […]

  • Date: October 19, 2018
  • Timing: 9:00am - 11:00am
  • Address: 107 Sugarlands Visitor Center Loop Rd, Gatlinburg.

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.

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.

Science at Sugarlands: Lichens

Lichens of the Smokies revealed James Lendemer, Assistant Curator, New York Botanical Garden For more information about this free event and to register, please visit our main Science at Suglarlands page.

  • Date: October 18, 2019
  • Timing: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Address: 107 Sugarlands Visitor Center Loop Rd, Gatlinburg.

CANCELLED: Science at Sugarlands

Butterflies of Cades Cove Warren Bielenberg, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, National Park Service ** CANCELLED: Our May 8 talk has been cancelled due to COVID-19. We will try to reschedule this talk for the 2021 season. ** For more information about this free event and to register, please visit […]

  • Date: May 8, 2020
  • Timing: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Address: 107 Sugarlands Visitor Center Loop Rd, Gatlinburg.

Science at Sugarlands: Butterflies

Butterflies of Cades Cove Warren Bielenberg Learn about the variety and natural history of the many butterfly species living in Cades Cove from Warren Bielenberg, who has surveyed them for years. For more information about this free virtual event and to register, please visit our main Science at Sugarlands page.

  • Date: May 21, 2021
  • Timing: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
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