Great Smoky Mountain Salamander Ball on Wheels!
Join us at the Parkway Drive-In Theatre in Maryville for a COVID-adapted version of our annual spectacular salamander selebration: the Great Smoky Mountain Salamander Ball on Wheels! This event will feature live music from guitarist Bill Mize and a screening of beautiful nature film, Hidden Rivers. All proceeds from this […]
- Date: October 15, 2020
- Timing: 6:00pm - 9:30pm
- Address: 2909 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville.
Science at Sugarlands
Help your park map its species through citizen science! Will Kuhn, DLiA’s Science & Research Director For more information about this free virtual event and to register, please visit our main Science at Sugarlands page.
- Date: October 16, 2020
- Timing: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
- Address: , .
Schoolyard Exploration, Smokies Style
Join our biodiversity-themed virtual teacher workshop, co-organized by Discover Life in America and Great Smoky Mountains National Park Education Park Rangers. Participants will learn about activities that we use in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and how they can be adapted at home or around a schoolyard. This virtual workshop […]
- Date: October 22, 2020
- Timing: 3:30pm - 5:00pm
- Address: , .
Schoolyard Exploration, Smokies Style
Join our biodiversity-themed virtual teacher workshop, co-organized by Discover Life in America and Great Smoky Mountains National Park Education Park Rangers. Participants will learn about activities that we use in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and how they can be adapted at home or around a schoolyard. This virtual workshop […]
- Date: November 10, 2020
- Timing: 3:30pm - 5:00pm
- Address: , .
GSMNP Science Colloquium 2021
Great Smoky Mountains National Park and DLiA present the annual 2021 Science Colloquium. This year’s colloquium will be a virtual event, taking place over Zoom. Learn about the science happening in Great Smoky Mountains National Park from the local and regional researchers that are making it happen! Registration is free […]
- Date: March 4, 2021
- Timing: 9:00am - 3:00pm
- Address: , .
iScience Workshop for Teachers
Join us for a free virtual workshop to learn about our iScience biodiversity program for middle schools. This workshop is open to all educators although iScience is specifically geared toward grades 5-8. It will follow the Science Colloquium (also free) and we encourage participants to attend both events. About the […]
- Date: March 4, 2021
- Timing: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
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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
- Address: , .
Virtual Fireflies Event 2021
Learn about the incredible fireflies of the Smokies and see their magical display during this virtual presentation by DLiA in partnership with firefly photographer Radim Schreiber.
- Date: June 1, 2021
- Timing: 8:00pm - 8:30pm
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Fireflies Event at Norton Creek 2021
Join DLiA for our annual firefly-centered fundraising event at Norton Creek. Witness the magic of the Smokies fireflies from a beautiful private setting. This is an evening you won’t forget! All proceeds help Discover Life in America carry out its mission to understand and conserve biodiversity in the Smokies. NOTE: […]
- Date: June 3, 2021
- Timing: 7:00pm - 11:00pm
- Address: , .
Science at Sugarlands: Arthropods
There are tons of tiny creatures dwelling in the soil and leaf litter in high elevation spruce-fir forests of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. These insects, millipedes, pseudoscorpions, and other arthropods are poorly studied but serve an important role in these mountain ecosystems. Learn about these tiny, fascinating creatures and the new discoveries being made every day!
- Date: June 18, 2021
- Timing: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
- Address: , .