POSTPONED: Great Smokies Eco-Adventure
*** This event has been postponed until further notice due to health concerns regarding COVID-19. Registrants will be refunded in full. We plan to reschedule this event and will post updates here and on our Facebook page. *** Join DLiA and A Walk in the Woods for this exclusive 3-day, […]
- Date: April 21, 2020
- Timing: 5:00pm - 5:00pm
- Address: , 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.
Fireflies Event at Norton Creek 2020
This event has now passed. Check out the 2021 event page for the latest event. Join DLiA for a firefly-centered evening! We’ll start with food and drink at a gorgeous, intimate venue, followed by a presentation and Q&A about fireflies. At dusk we’ll descend to our favorite firefly viewing spot […]
- Date: May 29, 2020
- Timing: 7:00pm - 11:00pm
- Address: , .
Virtual Fireflies Event
Witness the magic of the Smokies fireflies from the comfort of your own home! We are collaborating with firefly photographer Radim Schreiber to present a Virtual Fireflies Event. Tune in Monday, June 1 at 8 pm ET on YouTube. What is it? The event will include a short presentation about […]
- Date: June 1, 2020
- Timing: 8:00pm - 9:00pm
- Address: , .
Science at Sugarlands
Appalachian Grasslands Dwayne Estes, Southeastern Grasslands Initiative, Austin Peay State University For more information about this free event and to register, please visit our main Science at Suglarlands page. COVID-19 UPDATE: This event is now online (formerly in person at Sugarlands Visitor Center). Register via the Science at Sugarlands page […]
- Date: June 19, 2020
- Timing: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
- Address: , .
Science at Sugarlands
CANCELLED: Elk of the Smokies Joseph Yarkovich, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, National Park Service UPDATE JULY 6: This Science @ Sugarlands talk has been cancelled. Apologies to anyone who has already registered for this event. We will try to have Joe Yarkovich present at next year’s series. For more […]
- Date: July 17, 2020
- Timing: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
- Address: 107 Sugarlands Visitor Center Loop Rd, Gatlinburg.
Science at Sugarlands
Dung beetles Maggie Mamantov, Department of Ecology & Evolution, University of Tennessee For more information about this free event and to register, please visit our main Science at Suglarlands page. This event has gone virtual! The event will be hosted via Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent to you […]
- Date: August 21, 2020
- Timing: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
- Address: 107 Sugarlands Visitor Center Loop Rd, Gatlinburg.
Virtual BioBlitz @ Osceola Island
Virtual BioBlitz @ Osceola Island Join DLiA and the Tennessee Valley Authority for this free, family-friendly virtual event where you can be a citizen scientist and learn about the natural wonders found at TVA’s wild lands! UPDATE: This event has officially ended BUT you should totally check out Osceola Island, […]
- Date: August 22, 2020
- Timing: 10:00am - 11:59pm
- Address: , .
Science at Sugarlands
CANCELLED: Wetlands and seeps in the Smokies Alix Pfennigwerth, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, National Park Service UPDATE: The September Science @ Sugarlands talk has been cancelled but the October talk is still on. Join us next month for our final talk of the season! For more information about this […]
- Date: September 18, 2020
- Timing: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
- Address: 107 Sugarlands Visitor Center Loop Rd, Gatlinburg.
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: September 29, 2020
- Timing: 4:00pm - 5:30pm
- Address: , .