From 6-10 p.m. July 14, participants will learn about owls, bats, millipedes and other nocturnal creatures. They’ll help record insects at a blacklight sheet as well. Then from 8 a.m. to noon July 15, participants will get tips on identifying birds by sight and sound and help document trees, plants, fungi, insects and other species in the area.

Discover Life in America is celebrating its 25th anniversary by partnering with another nonprofit, Save Our Smokies, to host “Bioblitz and Cleanup.” Throughout the event, participants will use the app iNaturalist to document as many animals, plants and other organisms possible in the Deep Creek Area, while Save Our Smokies will provide supplies and lead small groups to remove litter from the area.

The event is just one of the ways park visitors can help DLiA learn more about life in the Smokies. Visitors are encouraged to use iNaturalist to document their observations wherever they are. To date, visitors have made more than 130,000 species observations on iNaturalist, including more than 140 species that were new records for the Smokies.

Sign up for the free event at dlia.org/25years .