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Firefly ‘Blitz

  • April 9, 2025
  • Will Kuhn
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Join us in Cades Cove for a Firefly Blitz in Cades Cove on Monday, June 23! We’ll be going out to the cove before dusk to record firefly activity to identify species.
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Fireflies at Norton Creek 2025

  • December 9, 2024
  • Will Kuhn
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Tickets available on January 2, 2025!
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Fireflies at Norton Creek: Candlelight Dinner

  • May 1, 2024
  • Jaimie Matzko
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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 […]
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Cades Cove Firefly Survey

  • March 19, 2024
  • Jaimie Matzko
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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 […]
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Blue ghosts: spirits of the forest

  • August 22, 2019
  • Gus Elmore
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Blue ghosts magical and mysterious fireflies that create eerie blue trails of light on southern Appalachian nights.
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