DLiA turns 25
Discover Life in America, a nonprofit dedicated to learning as much as possible about the diverse species in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, turns 25 on April 22 — which, fittingly, is also Earth Day.
Since its founding in 1998, DLiA has recorded 21,602 unique species in the park through its flagship project the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory. Of those, 10,831 were new to the park’s records and 1,074 were new to science.
A pair of events in Tennessee will commemorate the anniversary on Saturday. An open house 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Twin Creeks Pavilion in the Smokies will include guided nature hikes, live music, guest speakers, a picnic lunch and tours of DLiA office and the Smokies’ Natural History Collections at Twin Creek Science Center. Doug Tallamy — an entomologist, ecologist and conservationist who has authored or co-authored several conservation-focused nonfiction books—will give a keynote talk at 7 p.m. at the Park Vista in Gatlinburg.
Both events require registration. For more information about DLiA or to register for an event, visit dlia.org/news-and-events/25years.
