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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Current Research Permits
Russell Paulk of the NPS checks air quality monitoring equipment on Cove Mountain.

NPS photo.

Russell Paulk of the NPS checks air quality monitoring equipment atop the Cove Mountain tower.

2009 Permitted Research Projects in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Each listing includes the title of the project, as listed in the research permit, the primary investigator (or PI, who is the head researcher), and the date of expiration for the research permit.

Mammals 

Birds 

Plants

Water, Fish, and other Stream Life

Amphibians and Reptiles

Land Insects, Spiders, and their Relatives

Fungi, Algae, Slime Molds, and Lichens

Cultural, Archeological, and other Social Sciences

Soils, Landscape, Mapping, and Modeling

Air, Sky, Precipitation, and Pollution

Bacteria, Viruses, Parasites, and Diseases

Fire

Science Education

If you are a researcher interested in conducting your study in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, contact the Research Coordinator. You can also begin the research permit application process using our online forms.

For general questions or comments about research in the park, please visit the Contact Us page for Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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Flame azalea can be found growing on heath balds in the park.  

Did You Know?
The park’s high elevation heath balds are treeless expanses where dense thickets of shrubs such as mountain laurel, rhododendron, and sand myrtle grow. Known as “laurel slicks” and “hells” by early settlers, heath balds were most likely created by forest fires long ago.

Last Updated: May 20, 2009 at 14:14 EST