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We’re a small non-profit working to discover, understand, and conserve biological diversity.

We are partners with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in a massive effort to catalog every species living there: the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory. We work with park staff, researchers, and volunteers to study biodiversity in the Smokies, to educate others about its importance in our lives, and ultimately to conserve the richness of life on Earth.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

  • 17 May 2025
    Little Cedar Mountain BioBlitz

    Free, family friendly opportunity to learn about

    Saturday - 8:00 am
  • 05 Jun 2025
    Fireflies at Norton Creek 2025

    Tickets available on January 2,

    Thursday - 7:00 pm
  • 06 Jun 2025
    Fireflies at Norton Creek 2025

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    Friday - 7:00 pm
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  • Donate now to protect biodiversity in the Smokies and beyond!

    November 26, 2024 - 1:23 pm

  • DNA barcoding confirms firefly species in the park

    February 15, 2024 - 10:17 am

  • iScience Spotlight- Signal Mountain Middle School with iScience Educator, Kim Brown

    September 16, 2022 - 11:39 am

  • iScience Teacher Highlight

    June 21, 2022 - 12:02 pm

SMOKIES ATBI BY THE NUMBERS

How many species have we discovered in the Smokies?

new-to-science species
new species records
total known species
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