Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Greenbrier Area Closure At Great Smoky Extended Through May 15

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials say the Greenbrier area will remain temporarily closed beyond the Greenbrier Ranger Station to all motorists and pedestrians through May 15.

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By NPT Staff - April 27th, 2021 1:45am

National Parks Quiz And Trivia #28: The Spring Wildflower Edition

Spring has sprung, so this quiz and trivia piece is about spring wildflowers you’ll see in the national parks. Dust out those mental cobwebs and test your knowledge while maybe learning something new in the process.

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By Rebecca Latson - April 9th, 2021 4:00am

Review Finds Most Research In National Park System Focused On Just Five Parks

Though the National Park System stretches from the ocean floor to the roof of Denali, the bulk of peer-reviewed research conducted in the parks is focused on just five parks, an analysis by North Carolina State researchers claims.

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By NPT Staff - April 2nd, 2021 2:00am

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National Parks Quiz And Trivia #27

Are you ready to test your knowledge and learn more about units in the National Park System? Then take a look at National Parks Quiz And Trivia #27 and see just how much you know (or think you know).

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By Rebecca Latson - March 26th, 2021 2:00am

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Enjoy Synchronous Fireflies At Great Smoky And Congaree, But Carefully

While watching fireflies blink off and on, sometimes all at the same time, is a growing tourism draw for places such as Congaree and Great Smoky Mountains national parks, researchers have some tips for doing so without jeopardizing the insects.

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By NPT Staff - March 16th, 2021 1:45am

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National Parks Traveler Episode 109: Great Smoky's Wildlife Corridors

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is an ideal place to see bear, elk and other mammals, large and small. But too often the place these wild animals are seen most is dead along the side of Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge, victims of a fragmented habitat combined with an increasing number of motor vehicles.

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Groups Will Need Permits To Visit Whiteoak Sink At Great Smoky Mountains National Park

In a bid to reduce trampling of wildflowers, a group permit system for visits to the Whiteoak Sink area in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be in place next month.

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By NPT Staff - March 9th, 2021 1:45am

National Parks Quiz And Trivia #26 – Superlatives

The National Park System is full of superlatives: the biggest, the smallest, the longest, the deepest, the rarest, the tallest, and on and on. National Parks Quiz and Trivia #26 takes a look at some of these superlatives while testing your knowledge and teaching you a little something you might not have known.

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By Rebecca Latson - March 9th, 2021 6:20am

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Groups Push For Eastern Hellbender To Be Protected By ESA

"Hellbenders," massive salamanders that can reach 2 feet in length, have not had it easy in recent decades. Back in 2011 the Ozark hellbender, which have been found in Ozark National Scenic Riverways, was designated an endangered species. And now conservation groups want the Eastern hellbender protected by the Endangered Species Act as well.

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By NPT Staff - March 5th, 2021 1:45am

Autopsy Could Tell Whether Bear Killed Great Smoky Mountains Backpacker Last Fall

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials hope results of an autopsy on a backpacker whose body was being scavenged by a black bear will tell whether the man was killed by the bear.

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By NPT Staff - March 2nd, 2021 1:45am

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