Distance Learning
Current Research Projects in the Smokies
Fire is an important part of the ecosystem in the Smokies.
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New information about the park's natural and cultural resources is being discovered all the time. Learn about these research projects firsthand, and find information about how to get involved through educational and volunteering opportunities.
How to Participate
Browse the links on the Dispatches from the Field page to learn about archeology, air pollution, water quality, exotic species and much more. New dispatches are added frequently.
Details
- Grade Levels:
- General
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Biology: Animals, Biology: Plants, Climate, Earth Science, Ecology, Environment, Fire Ecology, Historic Preservation, History
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Parks
Lesson Plans
Distance Learning
- Internet Citizen Science Databases
- Video and Audio Blogs
- Great Smoky Mountains Electronic Field Trip
Field Trips
- By-request Ranger Programs in Denali
- National Park Labs: Studies of Wildland Fire Ecology
- Ecohelpers Service Learning Program