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SUMMARY:Fireflies at Norton Creek: Candlelight Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Take your firefly experience to the next level with an over-the-top\, extravagant evening centered around the Smokies’ famous synchronous fireflies.Join us for the Candlelight Dinner: Fireflies at Norton Creek for a special dinner and drinks prepared by Dollywood Resorts executive chef and team beginning at the award-winning Heartsong Resort and Lodge and concluding with synchronous firefly viewing at Norton Creek private reserve. \n\n\n\nThe evening will begin at 5:30pm with signature cocktails\, full bar and hors d’oeuvres in the Acoustic Lobby at the Heartsong Lodge and Resort. This exclusive dining space is a nod to Dolly and a musical career that spans seven decades. Guests will then be treated to a full-course\, candlelight dinner will be served at one of the Heartsong Lodge’s spectacular outdoor dinner venue. \n\n\n\nAfter the delectable meal\, guests will then caravan from the Heartsong Resort and Lodge to the private reserve at Norton Creek to conclude the evening with a guided viewing of the magnificent synchronous fireflies that call Norton Creek home\, and their other bioluminescent brethren\, including blue ghost fireflies and other glowing insects. \n\n\n\nINCLUDES full bar with signature cocktails\, special dinner\, virtual auction\, and guided firefly viewing. Tickets are $750 per person; quantity is limited.Fireflies at Norton Creek: Candlelight Dinner guests will receive discount pricing for a stay at Dollywood’s HeartSong Lodge and Resort\, June 7-9\, 2024. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy Tickets 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\n\n\n\nBook your stay at Dollywood’s HeartSong Lodge & Resort\, designed to bring that intangible feeling to life\, honor everything that makes the Smokies special\, and invite you to experience the wonders of finding your own heartsong.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Acoustic Lobby features an array of design elements inspired by Dolly’s life and career\, including a guitar-shaped chandelier\, as well as a selection of her personal treasures. This exclusive dining space is a nod to Dolly and a musical career that spans seven decades. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSynchronous fireflies’ woodland display //Abbott Nature\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSynchronous firefly adult //Abbott Nature\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReserve your tickets now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat will your ticket purchase support?\n\n\n\n\nBiodiversity research in the Smokies\n\n\n\nOur biology interships…\n\n\n\n…and photo/videography internships\n\n\n\nBiodiversity education\n\n\n\nPublic engagement through community science\n\n\n\nConservation of creatures great and small in the Smokies\n\n\n\n\nSpecifically\, you’ll help support\n\n\n\n\nresearch with the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory\, aimed at cataloging\, understanding\, and ultimately conserving the 21\,000+ species that call the Smokies home\n\n\n\nour world-class summer internship program\, where we train the next generation of scientists and nature advocates through an immersive experience in the Smokies\n\n\n\nour educational programming in and around Great Smoky Mountains NP\, fostering nature literacy among our community ( iScience and Smokies Most Wanted)\n\n\n\nand much more!\n\n\n\n\nLocation: Main parking lot at Heartsong Lodge and Resort
URL:https://dlia.org/event/candlelight-dinner/
LOCATION:Tennessee
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SUMMARY:Conservation on Tap
DESCRIPTION:Join Great Smoky Mountains National Park spokesperson Emily Davis for a summer update on what’s happening in the park. Emily will cover topics like the new parking fees\, bear population\, staffing\, trail projects\, and much more! \n\n\n\nConservation on Tap is a monthly series hosted by Albright Grove Brewing Co. to benefit Discover Life in America\, Great Smoky Mountain National Park’s biological science and conservation partner. \n\n\n\nConservation on Tap is a monthly series hosted by Albright Grove Brewing Co. to benefit Discover Life in America\, Great Smoky Mountain National Park’s biological science and conservation partner.
URL:https://dlia.org/event/conservation-on-tap-14/
LOCATION:Albright Grove Brewing Company\, 2924 Sutherland Ave\, Knoxville\, Tennessee\, 37919
CATEGORIES:Conservation on Tap,Fundraiser
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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/
LOCATION:Tennessee
CATEGORIES:Bioblitz,Education,Science,Volunteer
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SUMMARY:Cherokee Dam BioBlitz
DESCRIPTION:Free\, family friendly opportunity to learn about local animals and plants while contributing to science. Join Discover Life in America and the Tennessee Valley Authority at Cherokee Dam Park-Picnic Area in Jefferson City! \n\n\n\nTwo chances to ‘blitz!\n\n\n\nFriday\, June 28th from 6pm to 10pm: Join us for an evening of discoveries…we will continue in the dark\, as we will set up a black light to monitor insect populations! \n\n\n\nSaturday\, June 29th from 8am to 12pm: The morning is a great time to look for birds and we will continue to look for other flora and fauna throughout the morning! \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\nWhere? \n\n\n\nCherokee Dam Park-Picnic area  \n\n\n\n1015 Tva Pkwy\, Jefferson City\, TN 37760 \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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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/cherokee-dam-bioblitz/
LOCATION:Tennessee
CATEGORIES:Bioblitz,Kid Friendly,Science
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