as of 11 September, 2023
Study #, STUDY_TITLE, First Name, Last Name, Institution, PERMIT_ID, Expir. Date, Type
Water, Fish, and Stream Life
GRSM-02222, A Roadmap to Restoration of the Abrams Creek Mussel Fauna, Gerald Dinkins, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2023-SCI-2222, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02212, Baseline Data of a Wetland within Great Smoky Mountains National Park, David Unger and Madeline Walker, Maryville College, GRSM-2023-SCI-2212, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02158, Genetic Assessment of Reintroduced Brook Trout Populations in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Benjamin Fitzpatrick, GRSM-2023-SCI-2158, 12/31/2025, research
GRSM-01118, Stream Monitoring Information Exchange - Volunteer Benthic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring, Ann Marie Traylor, EquiLab, GRSM-2023-SCI-1118, 12/31/2024, monitoring
GRSM-01089, Developing Indicators for Comparative Watershed Mercury Burdens: Dragonfly Larvae Study, Paul E. Super, NPS, GRSM-2023-SCI-1089, 12/31/2023, monitoring
GRSM-00050, Monitoring of rare fish species in Abrams Creek, Patrick Rakes, Conservation Fisheries, Inc., GRSM-2021-SCI-0050, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-01208, Operation and Maintenance of NEON LeConte Creek In-stream and Riparian Infrastructure and Sensor Suite and Aquatic Organismal Sampling, Michael Kuhlman, National Ecosystem Observatory Network, GRSM-2022-SCI-1208 and GRSM-2022-SCI-9208, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-01257, Great Smoky Mountain National Park Monitoring Wells: Proposed Inclusion into the North Carolina Statewide Monitoring Well Network, Susan Laughinghouse, NC Department of Water Resources, GRSM-2023-SCI-1257, 12/31/2025, monitoring
GRSM-00844, Ecoregion Reference Stream Monitoring and Watershed Monitoring, Larry Everett, TDEC, GRSM-2021-SCI-0844, 12/31/2023, monitoring
GRSM-02098, Using Macrosystems Ecology to Develop and Test a Conceptual Framework Presenting Drying as a Fundamental Regulator of Stream Ecosystems, Sam Silknetter, Virginia Tech University, GRSM-2021-SCI-2098, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-00489, Freshwater Macroinvertebrate Assessment of the French Broad River Basin 2022, as part of the Longterm Basinwide Assessment Program of the State of North Carolina, Steven Beaty, North Carolina DNER, GRSM-2022-SCI-0489, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02544, Zoobenthic and Zooplanktonic Aquatic Organisms in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Benny Glasgow, Discover Life in America, GRSM-2022-SCI-2544, 12/31/2023, inventory
Soils and Land Ecology/Geology
GRSM-01161, Soil Respiration Monitoring, Erin Canter, Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, GRSM-2021-SCI-1161, 12/31/2023, education
Plants
GRSM-02199, Scaling from Traits to Forest Ecosystem Fluxes and Responses to Climate Change, from Stand to Continent, Camila Dias Barros Medeiros, UCLA, GRSM-2023-SCI-2199, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02210, Sapling Frowth in a Global Change Context: Pilot Study, Jason Fridley, Clemson University, GRSM-2023-SCI-2210, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02224, Conserving Threatened Butternut (Juglans cinerea) Trees Using Phenomics and Genomics, Aziz Ebrahimi, Purdue University, GRSM-2023-SCI-2224, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02451, Systematics of the Viola palmata Species Complex Using a Common Garden Study and Morphometric Analyses, Jonathon Osborne, GRSM-2022-SCI-2451, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02193, Rhododendron Classification: a Genetic Analysis of Rhododendron smokianum and Related Species in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tara Spears, University of Pennsylvania, GRSM-2023-SCI-2193, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02113, Collaborative Proposal: MRA: The Influence of Climatic Dipoles on Plant and Animal Populations at Continental Scales, Jalene LaMontagne, DePaul University, GRSM-2022-SCI-2113, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02024, Are There Non-additive Effects of Fire and Urbanization on Soil Properties and Plant Community Assembly and Functional Traits? Jennifer Schweitzer, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2022-SCI-2024, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02175, Predicting Plant Functional Trait Variation Across Spatial and Temporal Scales, Catherine Hulshof, GRSM-2022-SCI-2175, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02160, Litter Decomposition Across Scales, Fiona Jevon, Yale University, GRSM-2023-SCI-2160, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-00461, USFS-Southem Research Station-Forest Inventory & Analysis and North Carolina Forest Service Forest Inventory & Analysis, Don Roach, North Carolina Forest Service, GRSM-2021-SCI-0461, 12/31/2023, monitoring
GRSM-00461, USFS-Southem Research Station-Forest Inventory & Analysis and North Carolina Forest Service Forest Inventory & Analysis, Thomas Rowe, Tennessee Division of Forestry, GRSM-2021-SCI-9461, 12/31/2023, monitoring
GRSM-01202, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Terrestrial Observation System - Coarse Downed Wood, Michael Kuhlman, National Ecological Observatory Network, GRSM-2022-SCI-9202, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-01202, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Terrestrial Observation System - Plant Diversity, Vegetation Structure, Phenology, Litterfall, and Leaf Area Index, Michael Kuhlman, National Ecological Observatory Network, GRSM-2022-SCI-1202, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-00414, Long-term vegetation dynamics in a Great Smoky Mountains NP plot, Erin Tripp, University of Colorado, GRSM-2021-SCI-0414, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-01077, Phenology Monitoring in the Smokies, Paul E. Super, National Park Service, GRSM-2023-SCI-1077, 12/31/2025, monitoring
GRSM-02157, Identifying the Genetic Basis of Dioecy in Green and White Ash Trees, Denita Hadziabdic-Guerry, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2022-SCI-2501, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02551, General Bryophyte Survey of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Rebekah Smucker, Discover Life in America, GRSM-2023-SCI-2551, 12/31/2023, inventory
GRSM-00003, Primeval Forest Dynamics along the Elevation Gradient in the Great Smoky Mountains, Richard Busing, GRSM-2023-SCI-0003, 12/31/2025, research
Mammals
GRSM-02159, Movements and Fates of Relocated Black Bears in Great Smoky Mountains and Shenandoah National Parks, Kristin Botzet, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2023-SCI-2159, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02198, Least Weasel Survey in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Kevin Hamed, Virginia Tech University, GRSM-2023-SCI-2198, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02208, Pseudorabies Prevalence and its Correlation with Feral Hog Habitat in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Jennifer Mullinax, University of Maryland, GRSM-2023-SCI-2208, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02214, Zoonosis in the Smokies: Investigating Mansonella ozzardi as a Potential Zoonotic Parasite in Black Bears, Isabel Correia, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2023-SCI-2214, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-2219, Investigation of Brucellosis in Ursus americanus within Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Katherine Deal, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2023-SCI-2219, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02156, Assessing the Feasibility of Using GPS Trackers in Lieu of Satellite Transmitters for Monitoring Wildlife Movements, Aimee Rockhill, Western Carolina University, GRSM-2021-SCI-2156, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-01233, Otter Spotter in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Erin Canter, Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, GRSM-2021-SCI-0002, 12/31/2023, monitoring
GRSM-02094, Understanding Range Wide Declines and Persistence of Indiana Bats with White-nose Syndrome, Skylar Hopkins, Virginia Tech University, GRSM-2022-SCI-2094, 3/31/2024, research
GRSM-01204, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Terrestrial Observation System - Small Mammal and Rodent-borne Pathogen Sampling, Michael Kuhlman, National Ecological Observatory Network, GRSM-2022-SCI-1204, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02009, Genetic Structure and Evolutionary History of Invasive Wild Pigs in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Timothy Smyser, APHIS, GRSM-2023-SCI-2009, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02036, Assessing Appalachian Cottontail Occupancy in Western North Carolina, Cordie Diggins, USGS, GRSM-2023-SCI-2036, 4/15/2024, research
GRSM-02207, Comparing the Effectiveness of DSLR Camera Traps and Game Cams for Monitoring Mammal Biodiversity in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Sebastian LaTorre, Wofford College, GRSM-2023-SCI-2207, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02196, Statewide Feral Swine Management Planning, Aaron Loucks, North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, GRSM-2023-SCI-2196, 12/31/2023, management
GRSM-02276, Wildlife Parasite Identification and Epidemiology, Richard Gerhold, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2023-SCI-2276, 12/31/2023, research
Land Insects, Spiders, etc.
GRSM-02535, Testing Hypotheses about Rates of Diversification & Controls on Diversification related to the Opportunities for Speciation vs Fate of Incipient Divergences using Melanopline grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae), JoVonn Hill, Mississippi State Museum, GRSM-2022-SCI-2535, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02491, Promoting Ground-nesting Bee Abundance: The Nutrition and Health of Solitary Bee Aggregations, Laura Russo, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2020-SCI-2491, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-00069, Discover Life in America Volunteer Project Teams for the ATBI, Todd Witcher, Discover Life in America, GRSM-2023-SCI-0069, 12/31/2023, inventory
GRSM-02400, Survey of Gall-Making Arthropods and their Plant Hosts in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Benny Glasgow, Discover Life in America, GRSM-2022-SCI-2400, 12/31/2023, inventory
GRSM-01200, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Terrestrial Observation System - Mosquitoes, Michael Kuhlman, National Ecological Observatory Network, GRSM-2019-SCI-1200, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-01201, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Terrestrial Observation System - Tick Collection, Michael Kuhlman, National Ecological Observatory Network, GRSM-2019-SCI-1201, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-01206, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Terrestrial Observation System - Ground Beetle Sampling, Michael Kuhlman, National Ecological Observatory Network, GRSM-2019-SCI-1206, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-01236, Tennessee Butterfly Monitoring Network - Cades Cove Sites, Warren Bielenberg, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM-2021-SCI-1236, 12/31/2023, monitoring
GRSM-02090, How Much Biodiversity is There in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)? Keith Langdon, National Park Service emeritus, GRSM-2023-SCI-2090, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-00554, Monarch Butterfly Tagging: Monarch Watch, Erin Canter, Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, GRSM-2021-SCI-0554, 12/31/2023, monitoring
GRSM-00096, Fireflies of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Lynn Faust, GRSM-2022-SCI-0096, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-00131, Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Bruce Sutton, Smithsonian Institute, GRSM-2023-SCI-0131, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02169, Current status of Brachyponera chinensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) invasion into Great Smoky Mountain National Park highlights opportunities for prevention, Daniel Malagon, Clemson University, GRSM-2023-SCI-2169, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02202, Southeast Bumble Bee Atlas, Laurie Hamon, GRSM-2023-SCI-2202, 12/31/2023, monitoring
GRSM-02213, Bumble Bee Habitat Assessment and Surveys, Robert Jean, Environmental Solutions & Innovations, Inc., GRSM-2023-SCI-2213, 12/31/2023, monitoring
GRSM-2205, Factors Associated with Establishment of Laricobius nigrinus and L. osakensis on Adelges tsugae in the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park, Matthew Bracklin, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2023-SCI-2205, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02211, Genetic analysis of species-level taxa and relationships in the land snail genus Haplotrema, Charles Drost, US Geological Survey, GRSM-2023-SCI-2211, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02215, Investigating Host Plant Sequestration in the Red Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax), Abigail Robinson, Boston University, GRSM-2023-SCI-2215, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-2216, Unveiling the Ecological Dynamics: Investigating Pollinator Activities and Biodiversity in the Great Smoky Mountains, Michael Anthony, Unity College, GRSM-2023-SCI-2216, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02323, Entomological Investigations of Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Diversity in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Brian Byrd, Western Carolina University, GRSM-2023-SCI-2323, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02463, Insect Microbiomes, Sharon Bewick, Clemson University, GRSM-2023-SCI-2463, 05/31/2024, research
GRSM-02520, Research and Development of a Rapid Approach for Identification of Calliphoridae Species Entomological Forensic Evidence Based on DART-HRMS-derived Chemical Signatures and Chemometrics, Jennifer Rosati, New York University, GRSM-2023-SCI-2520, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-00275, Collection of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Used for Rearing of Predatory Beetles of the Adelgid, Rafael Ferreira dos Santos, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2022-SCI-0275, 12/31/2025, research
Fungi, Algae, Lichens, Bacteria
GRSM-02201, Leaf Spot Endophytes in Southern Appalachian Woodland Plants, Annkatrin Rose, Appalachian State University, GRSM-2023-SCI-2201, 12/31/2023, inventory
GRSM-02539, A Molecular Phylogenetic Investigation of the Family Porotheleaceae in the Southern Appalachians, Django Grootmyers, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2022-SCI-2539, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02496, Systematic Analysis of Russula in the Spruce-Fir Zone of the Southern Appalachians, Chance Noffsinger, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2022-SCI-2496, 12/31/2022, research
GRSM-00052, Bacterial and Archaeal Diversity in Soils and Waters of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Sean O'Connell, Western Carolina University, GRSM-2022-SCI-00052, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-01205, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Terrestrial Observation System - Biogeochemistry, Microbes, Below-ground Plant Productivity, NRCS Soil Survey, Michael Kuhlman, National Ecological Observatory Network, GRSM-2022-SCI-1205, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-00482, Asheville Mushroom Club Foray, Laurie Jaegers, GRSM-2023-SCI-0482, 12/31/2023, inventory
Birds
GRSM-00013, The Bird Genoscape Project: Assistance Providing Population Genetics Samples, Paul E. Super, National Park Service, GRSM-2023-SCI-0012, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02154, North Carolina Breeding Bird Atlas, John Carpenter, North Carolina Division of Wildlife Resources, GRSM-2021-SCI-2154, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-00013, Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) Station, Erin Canter, Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, GRSM-2022-SCI-0013, 12/31/2022, monitoring
GRSM-01203, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Terrestrial Observation System - Breeding Landbird Abundance and Diversity, Michael Kuhlman, National Ecological Observatory Network, GRSM-2022-SCI-1203, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-00823, Conduct the Cades Cove and Newfound Gap Breeding Bird Surveys within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway, Paul Super, National Park Service, GRSM-2022-SCI-0823, 12/31/2024, monitoring
GRSM-2020-SCI-2101, Climate Watch Bird Survey Cades Cove, Kathryn Barrow, NPS volunteer, GRSM-2022-SCI-2101, 12/31/2024, monitoring
Amphibians
GRSM-01191, Assessment of Salamander Distribution in the GSMNP through the Use of eDNA Metabarcoding with an Emphasis on a Reexamination of the Distribution of the Rare Salamander, E. junaluska, Ben Brammell, Asbury University, GRSM-2023-SCI-1191, 12/31/2023, reesarch
GRSM-02161, Collaborative Research: MIM: Gut-inhabiting Fungi Influence Structure and Function of Herptile Microbiomes through Horizontal Gene Transfer and Novel Metabolic Function, Donald Walker, Middle Tennessee State University, GRSM-2023-SCI-2161, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-01094, Wildfire and Land Use Effects on Salamander Populations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Bill Peterman, The Ohio State University, GRSM-2022-SCI-1094, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02081, What, if Anything, is the Southern Appalachian Slimy Salamander? Benjamin Fitzpatrick, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2022-SCI-2081, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02209, Testing Species Boundaries Admixture in Great Smoky Mountains “Shovel-Nosed” and “Black-Bellied” Salamander Morphotypes (Desmognathus), Benjamin Fitzpatrick, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2023-SCI-2209, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02217, Warning Color, Camouflage, and Potential Cryptic Diversity in Desmognathus imitator, Benjamin Fitzpatrick, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2023-SCI-2217, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02173, Shedding Light on Batesian Mimicry: Investigating Biofluorescence Amongst Variable Phenotypes of the Southern Appalachian Endemic Salamanders, Desmognathus imitator and Plethodon jordani, Jonathan Cox, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2023-SCI-2173, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02177, Monitoring Aquatic Biodiversity in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Through Environmental DNA Metabarcoding, Eugenia Naro-Maciel, New York University, pending, research
GRSM-02187, Estimating Population Abundance and Trait Variation in Smaller Plethodon Salamanders, Jon Davenport, Appalachian State University, GRSM-2022-SCI-2187, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02189, The Effects of an Ontogenetic Niche Shift on the Amphibian Skin Microbiota, Sharon Bewick, Clemson University, GRSM-2022-SCI-2188, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-00452, Ranavirus surveillance in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Matt Gray, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2020-SCI-0452, 12/31/2023, monitoring
GRSM-00031, Long-term monitoring of vernal pond amphibians in the Cades Cove area, Erin Canter, Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, GRSM-2021-SCI-0031, 12/31/2023, monitoring
GRSM-00093, Long-term study of Plethodon hybrid zones, Joseph Pechmann, Western Carolina University, pending, monitoring
GRSM-00310, Amphibian Inventory in the Southern Appalachian Mountain Region of Western North Carolina, Lori Williams, North Carolina Wildlife, GRSM-2022-SCI-0310, 12/31/2024, monitoring
GRSM-01079, Salamander Monitoring Citizen Science Study, Paul E. Super, National Park Service, GRSM-2021-SCI-1079, 12/31/2023, monitoring
Air: Precipitation, Pollution, Climate
GRSM-02140, Investigating Links Between Remotely-Sensed Vegetation Structural Heterogeneity and Microclimatic Conditions Measured Near the Ground, Monica Papes, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2022-SCI-2140, 12/31/2022, research
GRSM-01211, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Tower Sensor Installation and Operation, Michael Kuhlman, National Ecological Observatory Network, GRSM-2022-SCI-1211, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-00493, Measuring, Modeling, and Understanding Orographic Precipitation Regimes and Hydrology in Mid-Latitude Mountain Regions, Ana Barros, Duke University, GRSM-2022-SCI-0493, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02172, Mid-scale RI-1 (M1:IP): ASCENT: Atmospheric Science and Chemistry mEasurement NeTwork, Jason Surratt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, GRSM-2022-SCI-2172, 12/31/2024, research
Geology
GRSM-02546, Environmental History from Wetland Sediments in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Sally Horn, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2023-SCI-2546, 12/31/2023, research
Social Sciences/other
GRSM-02179, SciGirls in the National Parks (SGNP): Building Positive STEM Identities in Underserved Girls in Citizen Science Programs Using Gender Equitable and Culturally Responsive Practices, Claire Hebbard, Cornell University, GRSM-2023-SCI-2179, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02192, 360-degree Interactive Cades Cove Multimedia Tour, Lorna Keathley, University of Birmingham (UK), GRSM-2023-SCI-2192, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02218, Visitor Experience in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Stephanie Benjamin, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2023-SCI-2218, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02225, Understanding Visitors' Motivations Behind Environmental Stewardship in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Florencia Loncan, University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill, GRSM-2023-SCI-2225, 12/31/2023, research
GRSM-02102, CAC AmeriCorps - Modified BEETLES Environmental Education Study, Jason Scott, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2023-SCI-2102, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02092, Tracking Aircraft Over GRSM using ADS-B, Adam Beeco, National Park Service, GRSM-2022-SCI-2092, 12/31/2024, monitoring
