Record #:

39511

Author(s):

Dowland, Melissa

Abstract:

Serving as a tour guide for North Carolina’s three regions, the author advises for these areas the best places to visit, best times of the year to visit, and special considerations to take when visiting. Regarded must see areas included Pocosin Lakes and Mattamuskeet Wildlife Refuges; Swift Creek Bluffs and Johnston Mill Nature Preserves; Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Source:

North Carolina Naturalist (NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 27 Issue 3, Summer 2019, p2-7

Subject(s):

Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge; Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge; Swift Creek Bluffs; Johnston Mill Nature Preserves; Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.); Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula; Nags Head Woods; Run Hill State National Area; Mount Mitchell State Park

Record #:

24036

Author(s):

Figart, Frances

Abstract:

In order to protect the Great Smokey Mountains, scientists take to the conservancy each year to study the species there. This effort began in 1997 when the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory was launched. The focus of this program is to locate, study, describe, and catalog every living thing in the park.

Source:

The Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 10 Issue 4, April 2013, p90-91, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife management--Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Small mammals--Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.); Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)

Record #:

28415

Author(s):

Dourson, Daniel C.; Langdon, Keith

Abstract:

Selected high elevation forests and heath balds of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park were comprehensively sampled for the first time. Overall species richness declined with elevation, yet numbers of snails appear to change little with increasing altitude.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 128 Issue 2, Summer 2012, p27-32, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Snails; Ecology; Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)

Record #:

38254

Author(s):

Manuel, John

Abstract:

Benton MacKaye’s efforts to beautify the area blighted by excessive lumbering and erosion generated the creation of a trail that today covers 2,000 miles and runs through fourteen states. The alliance of volunteer hiking clubs and what became known as the Appalachian Trail Conservancy yielded the trail completed in 1937. Today, groups such as the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy help to upkeep the trails and surround region, along with minimizing activities like logging and development.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 79 Issue 8, Jan 2012, p132-136 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Appalachian Trail--North Carolina ; Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.); Pisgah National Forest; Nantahala National Forest; MacKaye, Benton, 1879-1975; Appalachian Trail Conservancy; Appalachian Balds; U.S. Forest Service ; Appalachian Balds--Jane Bald; Appalachian Balds--Big Bald; Appalachian Balds--Round Bald; Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy; Hiking--Appalachian Trail; Hikers

Record #:

11155

Author(s):

Boykin, Sam

Abstract:

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Boykin recounts how a combination of politicians, businessmen, tourism boosters, local residents, and nature lovers brought the part into existence.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 77 Issue 1, June 2009, p86-90, 92, 94, 96, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)

Record #:

25781

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

Biologist Peter White codirects the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI), an ongoing project dedicated to preserving the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ecosystem. The ATBI has discovered over six thousand species new species in the park and aims to document every living species in the park.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 25 Issue 3, Spring 2009, p5-13, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ecology and conservation--North Carolina; Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)

Record #:

23638

Author(s):

Clarke, Jess; Clevenger, Chris [Photographer]

Abstract:

Reintroduced elk are adjusting to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The elk were absent for nearly 150 years after over-hunting, but the National Park has worked to steadily increase elk numbers.

Source:

WNC Magazine (NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 1 Issue 5, November/December 2007, p98-105, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)

Record #:

7652

Author(s):

Igelman, Jack

Abstract:

On the north shore of Fontana Lake lie 250,000 acres of Great Smoky Mountains National Park that are accessible only by boat. Few places in the park remain as remote, and the area is prized by fishermen, environmentalists, and others who appreciate its solitude. When the dam was completed in 1944, Swain County residents were promised a road to the homesteads made inaccessible by the dam. A seven-mile portion was built between 1948 and 1972, then construction stopped. A two-year environmental impact statement which will be finished in 2006 by the National Park Service will decide the fate of the area and the road. Igelman gives reasons for the region's popularity and the options available to the park to satisfy the 1943 agreement.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 70 Issue 2, Feb 2006, p4-9, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.); Roads--North Carolina, Western; Fontana Lake

Record #:

28206

Author(s):

Keller, Robert D.; Gaudin, Timothy J.; Brinson, James C.; Mauney, H. Ford

Abstract:

The golden mouse (Ochrotomys nuttalli) ranges across the southeastern United States, and typically prefers habitat consisting of greenbrier and honeysuckle. In the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the golden mouse prefers similar habitats in high elevation grassy balds.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 119 Issue 3, Fall 2003, p120-122, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ecology; Mice; Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)

Record #:

28166

Author(s):

Krysko, Kenneth L.; Owen, Richard D.; Nickerson, Max A.

Abstract:

A survey of streams in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park revealed low populations of hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) and mudpuppies (Necturus maculosus). Water quality profiles indicated acidic conditions for Little River and Noland Creek, suggesting that monitoring efforts should be continued.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 118 Issue 1, Spring 2002, p27-34, il, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.); Ecology; Salamanders--Research

Record #:

3167

Author(s):

Maynard, Charles

Abstract:

While more people visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park than any other, federal funding remains static, and services are declining. Alternatives include seeking more federal money or raising funds privately.

Source:

Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 45 Issue 1, Winter 1997, p2,4, il

Subject(s):

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.); Parks--Finance

Record #:

2903

Author(s):

Linzey, Donald W.

Abstract:

Sixty-six species of mammals inhabit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Since the data were collected in 1968, two new ones, the hoary bat and the coyote, have been recorded, and two others, the river otter and the red wolf, have been reintroduced.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 111 Issue 1, Spring 1995, p1-81, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mammals--North Carolina, Western; Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)

Record #:

8730

Author(s):

Corbett, Marjorie

Abstract:

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the country's most popular park, is approaching fifty years of age. Corbett discusses the health of the park and what looms in its future.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 50 Issue 7, July 1986, p18-23, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)

Record #:

26887

Author(s):

Lacki, Mike

Abstract:

Since European boar were introduced in 1912, these animals have spread throughout major portions of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Rooting damage caused by the boar could be decreasing the amount of available nutrients for the proper growth of trees. Wildlife biologists are conducting research to assess the extent of impacts and long-term changes.

Source:

Friend O’ Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 29 Issue 4, Apr 1982, p5

Subject(s):

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.); Wild boar

Record #:

35920

Author(s):

Spence, Susan

Abstract:

Whether novice or expert, any visitor could venture the great outdoors from mountains to coast. Watercraft activities included canoeing in Chowan River and whitewater rafting in the Ocoee River. Adventure could be found in forests such as Nantahala through hiking and backpacking. For those mountain trekkers, there was horseback riding through the Great Smokies and rock climbing on Shortoff. Coastal Plain adventures included bicycling along the Manteo to Murphy stretch and hand gliding off of Jockey’s Ridge.

Source:

Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 9 Issue 5, May 1981, p49-52, 62

Subject(s):

Jockey's Ridge; Chowan River; Chattooga River; Nantahala National Forest; Nantahala Outdoor Center; Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.); Shortoff Mountain--Burke County; Mountain-To-Sea Trail; Linville Gorge; New River; Trails--Pisgah National Forest; Blue Ridge Mountains--Description and travel; Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest (N.C.); Cataloochee Ranch (Haywood County)