as of 28 March, 2024
Study #, STUDY_TITLE, First Name, Last Name, Institution, PERMIT_ID, Expir. Date, Type
Water, Fish, and Stream Life
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-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-00288, Freshwater Macroinvertebrate Assessment of the Little Tennessee Watershed 2024, as part of the Basinwide Assessment Program of the State of North Carolina, Steven Beaty, North Carolina DNER, GRSM-2024-SCI-0288, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02544, Zoobenthic and Zooplanktonic Aquatic Organisms in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Benny Glasgow, Discover Life in America, GRSM-2024-SCI-2544, 12/31/2024, inventory
GRSM-00341, Turbellaria Flatworm Diversity in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Environmental Factors of Distribution, Benny Glasgow, Discover Life in America, GRSM-2024-SCI-0341, 12/31/2024, inventory
GRSM-00844, Ecoregion Reference Stream Monitoring and Watershed Monitoring, Larry Everett, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, GRSM-2024-SCI-0844, GRSM-2024-SCI-0844, 12/31/2026, monitoring
Soils and Land Ecology/Geology
Plants
GRSM-02210, Sapling Frowth in a Global Change Context: Pilot Study, Jason Fridley, Clemson University, GRSM-2023-SCI-2210, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02551, General Bryophyte Survey of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Rebekah Smucker, Discover Life in America, GRSM-2024-SCI-2551, 6/30/2025, inventory
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-02226, American Elm Genetics Research Project, Jordan Gladson, Northwestern University, GRSM-2024-SCI-2226, 10/1/2024, research
GRSM-00461, USFS-Southem Research Station-Forest Inventory & Analysis and North Carolina Forest Service Forest Inventory & Analysis, Thomas Rowe, Tennessee Division of Forestry, GRSM-2024-SCI-0461, 12/31/2026, 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-02229, Investigate the Adaptations that Regulate Parent-offspring Conflict in Mosses, Vishal Nandha Kennedy, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2023-SCI-2229, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-01077, Phenology Monitoring in the Smokies, Paul E. Super, National Park Service, GRSM-2023-SCI-1077, 12/31/2025, monitoring
GRSM-02231, Determining Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Density Thresholds for Shoot Growth Suppression on Eastern Hemlock, Bud Mayfield, USDA Forest Service, GRSM-2023-SCI-2231, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-00003, Primeval Forest Dynamics along the Elevation Gradient in the Great Smoky Mountains, Richard Busing, GRSM-2023-SCI-0003, 12/31/2025, research
GRSM-02239, Examining Carbon Accumulation and Growth Patterns of Red Spruce in Response to Changing Climate and Compound Climate Extremes in Southern Appalachia, Karen King, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2024-SCI-2239, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02501, Identifying the Genetic Basis of Dioecy in Green and White Ash Trees, Denita Hadziabdic-Guerry, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2024-SCI-2501, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02240, Effects of Elevation on Pollen Development of Diploid and Tetraploid Galax urceolata, Tonika Birmley, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2024-SCI-2240, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02194, Resampling ATBI Vegetation Plots, Jason Fridley, Clemson, GRSM-2024-SCI-2194, 9/30/2024, monitoring
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-02245, BatPack: A Citizen Science Approach to Studying Bats along the Appalachian Trail, Radmila Petric, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, GRSM-2024-SCI-2245, 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-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-02036, Assessing Appalachian Cottontail Occupancy in Western North Carolina, Cordie Diggins, USGS, GRSM-2023-SCI-2036, 4/15/2024, research
GRSM-01193, Determining presence and distribution of the Eastern Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius) in North Carolina, Clint Barden, NC Wildlife, GRSM-2024-SCI-1193, 04/30/2024, monitoring
GRSM-02497, The Stable Isotope Ecology of the Cataloochee Elk Herd: Diet, Mobility, and Environment, Suzanne Birch, University of Georgia, GRSM-2024-SCI-2497, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02237, Population Genomic Analysis of the Oconaluftee Elk Herd (Cervus canadensis manitobensis) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Phoebe Carnes, University of North Carolina at Asheville, GRSM-2024-SCI-2237, 12/31/2024, research
Land Insects, Spiders, etc.
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-02244, Feral Honey Bee Survey in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Larry Millet, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2024-SCI-2244, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02215, Investigating Host Plant Sequestration in the Red Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax), Abigail Robinson, Boston University, GRSM-2024-SCI-2215, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-00069, Discover Life in America Volunteer Project Teams for the ATBI, Todd Witcher, Discover Life in America, GRSM-2024-SCI-0069, 12/31/2024, 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-2024-SCI-2400, 12/31/2024, 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-2022-SCI-9206, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02090, How Much Biodiversity is There in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)? Keith Langdon, National Park Service emeritus, GRSM-2024-SCI-2090, 12/31/2025, inventory
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-02463, Insect Microbiomes, Sharon Bewick, Clemson University, GRSM-2023-SCI-2463, 05/31/2024, 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
GRSM-02205, Factors Associated with Establishment of Laricobius nigrinus and L. osakensis on Adelges tsugae in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Matthew Brackin, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2024-SCI-2205, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02234, Request for a Permit to Collect Fruit Flies (Drosophilidae) for the Book “The Encyclopedia of North American Drosophilids, Drosophilids of the Southeast (Volume 2)”, Thomas Werner, Michigan Tech, GRSM-2024-SCI-2234, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-00096, Fireflies of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Lynn Faust, GRSM-SCI-2024-0096, 12/31/2026, monitoring
GRSM-02202, Southeast Bumble Bee Atlas, Laurie Hamon, Xerxes Society, GRSM-2024-SCI-2202, 12/31/2025, inventory
GRSM-02235, Long-term Monitoring for the Spruce-fir Moss Spider (SFMS), Microhexura montivaga, Susan Cameron, USFWS, GRSM-2024-SCI-2235, 12/31/2024, monitoring
Fungi, Algae, Lichens, Bacteria
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-01213, Assessing Drivers of the Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiosis at Continental Scales, Ryan Folk, Mississippi State University, GRSM-2024-SCI-1213, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-2201, Leaf Spot Endophytes in Southern Appalachian Woodland Plants, Annkatrin Rose, Appalachian State University, GRSM-2024-SCI-2201, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-00825, Further Studies of the Lichens and Lichenciolous Fungi of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, James Lendemer, New York State Museum, GRM-2024-SCI-0825, 12/31/2024, inventory
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
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-02197, University of Tennessee Wild Turkey Research Project, Casey Swafford, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2024-SCI-2197, 6/30/2024, research
GRSM-02154, North Carolina Breeding Bird Atlas, John Carpenter, North Carolina Division of Wildlife Resources, GRSM-2024-SCI-2154, 12/31/2025, research
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-02101, Climate Watch Bird Survey Cades Cove, Kathryn Barrow, NPS volunteer, GRSM-2022-SCI-2101, 12/31/2024, monitoring
GRSM-02033, Survey of Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Keith Watson, Appalachian Bird Conservancy, GRSM-2024-SCI-2033, 12/31/2024, monitoring
Amphibians
GRSM-02228, Replication of Resistance Surface Optimization of Four-toed Salamanders (Hemidactylium scutatum), Bryce Wade, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2023-SCI-2228, 04/30/2024, 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-2024-SCI-2161, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-02227, A Conanti Quandary: Unraveling the Genetic, Phenotypic, and Distributional Mysteries of Cryptic Dusky Salamander Lineages in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Jonathan Cox, NPS, GRSM-2023-SCI-2227, 12/31/2025, 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-02187, Estimating Population Abundance and Trait Variation in Smaller Plethodon Salamanders, Jon Davenport, Appalachian State University, GRSM-2024-SCI-2187, 12/31/2024, research
GRSM-00452, Ranavirus surveillance in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Matt Gray, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2024-SCI-0452, 12/31/2025, monitoring
GRSM-00031, Long-term monitoring of vernal pond amphibians in the Cades Cove area, Walter Peterson, Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, GRSM-2024-SCI-0031, 12/31/2024, monitoring
GRSM-02238, Amphibian Road Crossing Survey Pilot Study Year 1, Jeremy Johnson, Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, GRSM-2024-SCI-2238, 12/31/2024, 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-2024-SCI-1079, 12/31/2026, monitoring
GRSM-2177, Monitoring Aquatic Biodiversity in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Through Environmental DNA Metabarcoding, Eugenia Naro-Maciel, New York University, GRSM-2024-SCI-2177, 5/31/2024, research
Air: Precipitation, Pollution, Climate
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-2024-SCI-0493, pending, 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
Social Sciences/other
GRSM-02232, Narratives of a National Park: Qualitative Exploration of Safety Guideline Communication, Matthew Mars, University of Arizona, GRSM-2024-SCI-2232, 03/31/2024, research
GRSM-02241, Vistor Preferences for Interpretive Services, Robert Powers, Clemson University, GRSM-2024-SCI-2241, 4/7/2024, research
GRSM-02233, An Exploratory Study of Flora Poaching in Central Appalachia, McKinley Bowers, East Tennessee State University, GRSM-2024-SCI-2233, 3/31/2024, 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
