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Over the decades since 52 elk were reintroduced to Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s Cataloochee Valley in 2001 and 2002, wildlife biologists have longed for a statistically accurate count ...
In December 1997, a large group of scientists and interested administrators and educators gathered in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, to discuss starting an ATBI for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Soon after the meeting in December 1997, Discover Life in America was created as the administrative organization for the ATBI of the Great Smoky ...
A black bear in the Great Smokies. The Great Smoky Mountains are home to 66 species of mammals, over 240 species of birds, 43 species of amphibians, 60 species of fish, and 40 species of reptiles. The range has the densest black bear population east of the Mississippi River. The black bear has come to symbolize wildlife in the Smokies, and the ...
Trails, wildlife and historic buildings helped the country’s most-visited national park earn a 2024 USA TODAY 10Best award. Here’s where it ranked. Free fun in the Smokies?
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park covers a total of 522,419 acres (816.280 sq mi; 211,415 ha; 2,114.15 km 2) The park is roughly evenly divided between Tennessee and North Carolina, and is located within portions of Blount, Sevier, and Cocke Counties in Tennessee, and Swain and Haywood Counties in North Carolina. [12]
To get started, purchase a pair of binoculars (a decent pair costs about $100); download the Merlin app from Cornell Lab of Ornithology, which identifies birds by sound; and join a birdwatching group.
Smokies Life is a nonprofit organization that supports Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the southeastern United States. It was authorized by Congress in 1953 to support the Park's educational, scientific, and historical programs.
Clingmans Dome has been officially renamed Kuwohi, which is the Cherokee word for mulberry place. Kuwohi is a sacred place for the Cherokee people.