Connectivity and Collaboration
A Search for Safe Passage near the Smokies
Tuesday, June 14 7:00-8:30 pm
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Read moreCelebrating Convergences and Whippoorwills
by Linda Martinson
Convergences are notable. Some are simple; for example, waking up at 5:55 am and then sitting down to eat at 5:55 pm or that three people you know share the same birthday on April 13. There was, however, a very special convergence this year: a rare overlap of major religious observances in one week. On Friday, April 15, Jewish people celebrated Passover marking the exodus of Israelites from enslavement in Egypt; on the same day, Christians observed Good Friday to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus before Easter Sunday; and over the weekend of April 15, Muslims continued the observation of Ramadan, a month of prayers and fasting memorializing the transmission of the Koran. And as I was working on this newsletter, we celebrated Earth Day!
Read morePark Science at Twin Creeks, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
May 10, 2022 from 7:00 PM – 8:30 P.M.
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Becky Nichols, PhD, Great Smoky Mountains National Park entomologist, will discuss the Twin Creeks Science and Education Center, the staff that work there and what they do. She will also cover specifics about her job, including aquatic insect monitoring and other insect-related projects. She works on the All Taxa Biodiversity inventory, which is an effort to identify all species in the Park.
