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DNA barcoding confirms firefly species in the park

February 15, 2024
Jaimie Matzko
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Read it in the “Word from the Smokies” in the Asheville Citizen Times! Anyone who watches murder mystery TV shows or listens to true-crime podcasts has probably heard of the use of DNA analysis in forensic science to exonerate or implicate a suspect. But what if DNA analysis could also […]

Conservation on Tap

October 30, 2023
Jaimie Matzko
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Conservation on Tap Wednesday, November 8, 7:00 p.m. Albright Grove Brewing Company, Knoxville FREE! If you’ve wondered what actually happens when Congress fails to pass a budget and America’s most popular national park must potentially close, check out this first-of-a-kind panel discussion on the catastrophic impacts to the park, park […]

Record Life in the Smokies at Sugarlands Visitor Center

September 13, 2022
Will Kuhn
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Join Discover Life in America at Sugarlands Visitor Center to learn about using iNaturalist and the Smokies Most Wanted Program! Help us record life in the Smokies as a community scientist! Use the iNaturalist app to record any animal, plant and other lifeform you find in the National Park. Want […]

National Public Lands Day Celebration!

September 13, 2022
Jaimie Matzko
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Join Discover Life in America to “Record life in the Smokies” as part of our Smokies Most Wanted program at Oconoluftee Visitor Center in GSMNP! Established in 1994 and held annually on the fourth Saturday in September, National Public Lands Day is traditionally the nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort. It […]

DNA barcoding confirms firefly species in the park

Conservation on Tap

Record Life in the Smokies at Sugarlands Visitor Center

National Public Lands Day Celebration!

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