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SUMMARY:Cane Creek Canyon BioBlitz
DESCRIPTION:Land Trust of North Alabama will host a Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve BioBlitz conducted by Discover Life in America (DLiA)\, a nonprofit organization out of Tennessee that specializes in biodiversity inventory and conservation\, and the Tennessee Valley Authority.  \n\n\n\nA BioBlitz is a citizen science event where participants learn about the plants and animals in a specific place as they look for and document them for research purposes\, and we’d like to invite you to be a part of ours!  This event is for both newbies and experts as well as amateurs and professionals in the various fields of natural science. \n\n\n\nParticipants will move through the southern part of the preserve using the iNaturalist app to document observed flora and fauna. There will also be short presentations on a variety of natural science topics conducted by DLiA as well as the Land Trust\, Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve regulars\, and possibly students and faculty from University of North Alabama. These same people will serve as subject matter experts as participants document their findings. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Website\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve – 251 Loop Rd\, Tuscumbia\, AL 35674 \n\n\n\nWhat to Wear/Bring: Dress appropriately for the weather. This is a rain or shine event\, though thunderstorms will cause cancelation. Set up your iNaturalist account in advance. Please note\, there is limited (or no) cell service at the preserve. \n\n\n\nRegistration: Please register to join the bioblitz. You can sign up to attend one or both days. Please register for each day you plan to participate. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, October 13 from 6-10:00 PM \n\n\n\n\nSign-up\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, October 14 from 8 AM – 12 PM \n\n\n\n\nSign-up
URL:https://dlia.org/event/cane-creek-canyon-bioblitz/
LOCATION:Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve\, 251 Loop Rd\, Tuscumbia\, 35674\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bioblitz,Education,Kid Friendly,Science,Volunteer
ORGANIZER;CN="Land Trust of North Alabama":MAILTO:questions@landtrustnal.org
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SUMMARY:Winter Birding Blitz
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Winter Birding Blitz in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Saturday\, December 16th from 7am to 1pm. This is a free and family friendly event! \n\n\n\nWe will be looking and listening for bird activity in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and documenting what we find! This is a great opportunity to do some community science and learn something new! \n\n\n\nWe will use the free iNaturalist and Merlin Bird ID apps to record our findings\, so it’s helpful to download the apps and create accounts\, prior to the event. \n\n\n\nFor more details and to register for free\, send an email to Jaimie Matzko at jaimie@dlia.org. \n\n\n\n\n\nMeet at the Sugarlands Visitor Center in GSMNP. See google maps link below:
URL:https://dlia.org/event/winter-birding-blitz/
CATEGORIES:Education,Volunteer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240208T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240208T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T051718
CREATED:20231127T214352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231130T172629Z
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SUMMARY:DNA Barcoding Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this informative (and fun!) workshop\, where we will be preparing specimens to be sent to be sequenced for DNA barcoding. This is a training opportunity for anyone who is interested in volunteering with DLiA ‘s DNA barcoding project\, but is open to anyone wanting to learn about the process. \n\n\n\nSpaces are limited so please send a request for a spot to Jaimie Matzko\, DLiA Biodiversity Program Specialist: jaimie@dlia.org
URL:https://dlia.org/event/dna-barcoding-workshop/
LOCATION:Twin Creeks Science Center\, 1316 Cherokee Orchard Road\, Gatlinburg\, Tennessee\, 37738
CATEGORIES:Volunteer,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T150000
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CREATED:20240313T205949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T175330Z
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SUMMARY:Moss and Bryophyte 'Blitz
DESCRIPTION:Meet at Sugarlands Visitor Center \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us to learn about and survey moss and bryophytes in Great Smoky Mountains National Park! This is a community science event that is open to all ages and skill levels. Volunteers will help DLiA staff to record moss and other non-vascular plants using the iNaturalist app!  We will cover about 3-4 miles on a moderate trail in GSMNP. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Email our volunteer coordinator\, Jaimie Matzko\, jaimie@dlia.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet the iNaturalist app.\n\n\n\nDownload the app. Log in. Try it out. \n\n\n\n\nANDROID\n\n\n\niOS
URL:https://dlia.org/event/moss-and-bryophyte-blitz/
CATEGORIES:Fun,Science,Volunteer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240504T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240504T130000
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SUMMARY:High Elevation Pollinator 'Blitz
DESCRIPTION:Questions? Email our volunteer coordinator\, Jaimie Matzko\, jaimie@dlia.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet the iNaturalist app.\n\n\n\nDownload the app. Log in. Try it out. \n\n\n\n\nANDROID\n\n\n\niOS
URL:https://dlia.org/event/high-elevation-pollinator-blitz/
CATEGORIES:Bioblitz,Education,Science,Volunteer
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240624T230000
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CREATED:20240319T163627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240411T180118Z
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SUMMARY:Cades Cove Firefly Survey
DESCRIPTION:Join us to survey fireflies in Cades Cove on June 24th from 7pm to 11pm EST\, meeting at the Cades Cove Ranger Station.  There are 19 species of fireflies in Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Volunteers will assist DLiA staff document firefly species in Cades Cove for the Smokies All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory.  \n\n\n\nThis event will require volunteers to walk/hike through the fields in Cades Cove\, after dark. No flashlights will be used when documenting and recording activity. No prior experience is required and families are welcome\, although this volunteer activity is not recommended for children under the age of 14.  \n\n\n\nQuestions? Email our volunteer coordinator\, Jaimie Matzko\, jaimie@dlia.org \n\n\n\nRegistration is now full! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet the iNaturalist app.\n\n\n\nDownload the app. Log in. Try it out. \n\n\n\n\nANDROID\n\n\n\niOS
URL:https://dlia.org/event/cades-cove-firefly-survey/
CATEGORIES:Bioblitz,Education,Science,Volunteer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240920T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240920T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T051718
CREATED:20240809T142506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240809T144112Z
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SUMMARY:BioBlitz at Seven Islands State Birding Park
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a BioBlitz on Friday\, September 20 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. organized by Discover Life in America and Seven Islands State Birding Park. This is a free and family-friendly event to participate in community science and learn about nature! \n\n\n\n\n🤳Learn how to use the free community science iNaturalist app\, to document and identify life—anywhere in the world!\n\n\n\n🔍Join guided hikes with expert naturalists from Discover Life in America and Seven Islands State Birding Park!\n\n\n\n🌳Meet others in your community who also love to learn about nature!\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat’s a bioblitz?\n\n\n\nDuring a bioblitz\, volunteers help document as many kinds of animals\, plants\, and other organisms as we can find in a specific area. It’s also an opportunity for you to be a community scientist\, gathering real scientific data\, while also learning about the local flora and fauna living around you. We will be walking the trails\, looking for bugs\, flowers\, salamanders\, and other living organisms. We’ll photograph them with our phones and post pictures to our iNaturalist project. We’ll have experts on hand to guide small groups point out interesting facts about the organisms we see\, and teach you how to use the iNaturalist app. \n\n\n\nWhat will we be doing?\n\n\n\nWalking the trails\, looking for bugs\, flowers\, salamanders\, and anything else we can find. We’ll photograph them with our phones and post pictures to our iNaturalist project. It’ll be a fun morning of outdoor time in a gorgeous natural space and we’ll have experts on hand to guide small groups around the trail and point out interesting facts about the organisms we see. \n\n\n\nAfterward you can see what kind of organisms we found by visiting the project on iNaturalist\, which will be left up indefinitely. We encourage you to revisit the Loyston Point trails and post what you find! Making iNaturalist observations helps TVA know what’s out there so they can better manage and protect these public lands. \n\n\n\nBefore the event\n\n\n\n\nDownload iNaturalist to your phone (it’s free!)\n\n\n\nFollow prompts in the app to create an iNaturalist account\n\n\n\nBring water and some snacks (we’ll also provide water)\n\n\n\nWear weather-appropriate clothing and sturdy shoes for hiking\n\n\n\n\n\nGet the iNaturalist app.\n\n\n\nDownload the app. Log in. Try it out. \n\n\n\n\nANDROID\n\n\n\niOS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree
URL:https://dlia.org/event/bioblitz-seven-islands/
CATEGORIES:Bioblitz,Volunteer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241016T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241016T150000
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SUMMARY:Continental MycoBlitz
DESCRIPTION:Want to learn more about mushrooms and fungi in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and participate in community science? \n\n\n\nJoin us on Wednesday\, October 16 to participate in a “MycoBlitz” to document and collect fungi for DNA sequencing for the Smokies All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory and the Fall North America Continental MycoBlitz! \n\n\n\nRegister on our website: dlia.org/volunteering \n\n\n\nQuestions? Email our volunteer coordinator\, Jaimie Matzko\, jaimie@dlia.org \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\nWhere? 1316 Cherokee Orchard Road\, Gatlinburg TN 37738 \n\n\n\nDiscover Life in America office at Twin Creeks (see google map directions below)
URL:https://dlia.org/event/continental-mycoblitz/
LOCATION:Information Kiosk Parking
CATEGORIES:Bioblitz,Education,Volunteer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T140000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250304T190848Z
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SUMMARY:Pollinator 'Blitz
DESCRIPTION:Pollinator ‘Blitz \n\n\n\nJoin us to document pollinators and the host plants and wildflowers they are visiting! There is so much more to learn about pollinators and their vital role in the ecosystems of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  \n\n\n\nWe will be using the  iNaturalist app\, to take photos and share to the community science platform. No prior experience necessary! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen? Thursday\, April 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. \n\n\n\nWhere? Discover Life in America office 1316 Cherokee Orchard Rd Gatlinburg\, TN 37738 \n\n\n\nDirections: from Cherokee Orchard Road\, turn right into the Twin Creeks complex and continue on the road past the Twin Creeks Science Center and the road that goes to the pavilion until you see our little cabin and the Discover Life in America sign.
URL:https://dlia.org/event/pollinator-blitz/
CATEGORIES:Education,Volunteer,Volunteer 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250509T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250509T140000
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SUMMARY:Fern Foray
DESCRIPTION:Fern Foray \n\n\n\nWhen? Friday\, May 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. \n\n\n\nWhere? Little River Trailhead\, GSMNP \n\n\n\nDescription: Join us for an exciting journey into the world of ferns in Great Smoky Mountains National Park! UTK Ecology and Evolutionary Biology lecturer and renowned botany expert\, Dr. Pat Cox\, will share her in-depth knowledge of the park’s diverse fern species. Discover the art of identifying and documenting these fascinating plants as she recounts her experience leading an ambitious team in a park-wide fern foray for the ATBI\, covering every trail in the park!  We will be using the  iNaturalist app\, to take photos and share to the community science platform. No prior experience necessary! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVolunteer with DLiA \n\n\n\nVolunteers have contributed significantly to the success of the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) since we began\, through field work\, education and outreach\, and financial support. DLiA could not continue to function without the help of our dedicated volunteers and supporters. Thank you!
URL:https://dlia.org/event/fern-foray/
CATEGORIES:Volunteer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250623T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250623T230000
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SUMMARY:Firefly ‘Blitz
DESCRIPTION:Join us in Cades Cove for a Firefly ‘Blitz on Monday\, June 23! We’ll be going out to the cove before dusk to record firefly activity and identify species. \n\n\n\nNo experience necessary. We will be doing field studies\, in the dark until 11 pm or later. We will be only be using flashlights covered with red cellophane or a red setting. Because of the extended time in the dark and data collection\, this activity is not recommended for children under 14 years old. \n\n\n\nJoin us in Cades Cove for a Firefly ‘Blitz on Monday\, June 23! We’ll be going out to the cove before dusk to record firefly activity and identify species. \n\n\n\nNo experience necessary. We will be doing field studies\, in the dark until 11 pm or later. We will be only be using flashlights covered with red cellophane or a red setting. Because of the extended time in the dark and data collection\, this activity is not recommended for children under 14 years old. \n\n\n\n*This event is not affiliated with synchronous fireflies. \n\n\n\nRegistration is currently full\, but check back for possible cancellations!
URL:https://dlia.org/event/firefly-blitz/
CATEGORIES:Volunteer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250718T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250718T230000
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SUMMARY:Black Lighting for "Bugs"
DESCRIPTION:Black Lighting for “Bugs”…and other nocturnal insects! \n\n\n\nWhen? July 18 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. \n\n\n\nWhere? Bradley Fork Trailhead at Smokemont Campground \n\n\n\nDescription: Join us to help document nocturnal life in Great Smoky Mountains National Park! We will also spend time at dusk using a bat detector to monitor for bat activity in the area! We will also spend time at dusk using a bat detector to monitor for bat activity in the area! \n\n\n\nWhy use black lights? \n\n\n\nMany insects can see ultraviolet light\, which has shorter wavelengths than light visible to the human eye. For this reason\, a black light will attract different insects than a regular incandescent light.  \n\n\n\nWe will be using the  iNaturalist app\, to take photos and share to the community science platform. No prior experience necessary! \n\n\n\nLocation:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVolunteer with DLiA \n\n\n\nVolunteers have contributed significantly to the success of the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) since we began\, through field work\, education and outreach\, and financial support. DLiA could not continue to function without the help of our dedicated volunteers and supporters. Thank you!
URL:https://dlia.org/event/black-lighting-for-bugs/
CATEGORIES:Bioblitz,Education,Kid Friendly,Volunteer,Volunteer 2025
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