as of 7 January, 2026
Study #, STUDY_TITLE, First Name, Last Name, Institution, PERMIT_ID, Expir. Date, Type
Water, Fish, and Stream Life
GRSM-00050, Monitoring of Rare Fish Species in Abrams Creek, Andrew Zimmerman, Conservation Fisheries, GRSM-2025-SCI-0050, 12/31/2026, monitoring
GRSM-01208, Operation and Maintenance of NEON LeConte Creek In-stream and Riparian Infrastructure and Sensor Suite and Aquatic Organismal Sampling, National Ecosystem Observatory Network, GRSM-2025-SCI-1208 and GRSM-2026-SCI-1208, 12/31/2027, 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-2026-SCI-1257, 12/31/2028, monitoring
GRSM-02544, Zoobenthic and Zooplanktonic Aquatic Organisms in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Benny Glasgow, Discover Life in America, GRSM-2026-SCI-2544, 12/31/2026, inventory
GRSM-00341, Turbellaria Flatworm Diversity in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Environmental Factors of Distribution, Benny Glasgow, Discover Life in America, GRSM-2026-SCI-0341, 12/31/2026, 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
GRSM-02258, Water Quality of the Smokies Headwater Streams, Maggie Chen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, GRSM-2026-SCI-2258, 12/31/2026, research
Soils and Land Ecology/Geology
GRSM-02290, Evaluating Catchment-Scale Geomorphic Response to Hurricane Helene in the Cataloochee Valley of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Anna Marshall, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2026-SCI-2281, 12/31/2027, research
GRSM-01161, Soil Respiration Monitoring, Tyler Thomas, Great Smoky Mountains Institute, GRSM-2024-SCI-1161, 12/31/2026, research
GRSM-01205, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Terrestrial Observation System - Biogeochemistry, Microbes, Below-ground Plant Productivity, NRCS Soil Survey, National Ecological Observatory Network, GRSM-2026-SCI-1205, 12/31/2027, research
Plants
GRSM-02297, GSMNP Tree Drought-Metabolomics Project, Jason Fridley, Clemson University, GRSM-2025-SCI-2297 and GRSM-2026-SCI-2297, 12/31/2028, research
GRSM-00461, USFS-Southem Research Station-Forest Inventory & Analysis, Don Roach, North Carolina Forest Service, and Thomas Rowe, Tennessee Division of Forestry, GRSM-2024-SCI-9461 and GRSM-2024-SCI-0461, 12/31/2026, monitoring
GRSM-01202, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Terrestrial Observation System - Coarse Downed Wood, National Ecological Observatory Network, GRSM-2025-SCI-9202, 12/31/2027, research
GRSM-01202, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Terrestrial Observation System - Plant Diversity, Vegetation Structure, Phenology, Litterfall, and Leaf Area Index, National Ecological Observatory Network, GRSM-2025-SCI-1202, 12/31/2027, research
Mammals
GRSM-02198, Least Weasel survey in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Kevin Hamed, Virginia Tech University, GRSM-2025-SCI-2198, 12/31/2026, inventory
GRSM-02318, Evaluation of Wild Hog (Sus scrofa) Diet in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park through the Use of DNA Metabarcoding, Ben Brammell, Asbury University, GRSM-2025-SCI-2318, 12/31/2026, research
GRSM-02245, BatPack: A Citizen Science Approach to Studying Bats along the Appalachian Trail, Radmila Petric, University of North Carolina, GRSM-2026-SCI-2245, 12/31/2026, research
GRSM-00851, Bat Hibernacula Monitoring and White-Nose Syndrome Surveillance, Katherine Etchison, North Carolina Wildlife, GRSM-2026-SCI-0851, 2/28/2026, monitoring
Land Insects, Spiders, etc.
GRSM-02306, Like moths to a flame: the use of fire in forest management and its impacts on moth community function and composition, Cailyn Haubein, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, GRSM-2026-SCI-2306, 12/31/2026, research
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 University, GRSM-2026-SCI-2535, 12/31/2026, research
GRSM-02305, Using Transcriptomics to Update Our Understanding of Polygyridae Evolution (Gastropoda: Stylommataphora), Emma Olson, University of Alabama, GRSM-2026-SCI-2305, 12/31/2026, research
GRSM-00092, The Evolutionary Genetics of Mushroom-feeding Drosophila, Kelly Dyer, University of Georgia, GRSM-2026-SCI-0092, 12/31/2026, research
GRSM-00069, Discover Life in America Volunteer Project Teams for the ATBI, Todd Witcher, Discover Life in America, GRSM-2026-SCI-0069, 12/31/2026, 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-2026-SCI-2400, 12/31/2026, inventory
GRSM-01200, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Terrestrial Observation System - Mosquitoes, National Ecological Observatory Network, GRSM-2025-SCI-1200, 12/31/2027, research
GRSM-01201, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Terrestrial Observation System - Tick Collection, National Ecological Observatory Network, GRSM-2025-SCI-1201, 12/31/2027, research
GRSM-01206, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Terrestrial Observation System - Ground Beetle Sampling, National Ecological Observatory Network, GRSM-2025-SCI-1206, 12/31/2027, research
GRSM-02090, How Much Biodiversity is There in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)? Keith Langdon, National Park Service emeritus, GRSM-2026-SCI-2090, 12/31/2026, inventory
GRSM-02287, Assessing Declines in Insect Biomass and Diversity in the Tallassee Region of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Laura Russo, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2026-SCI-2287, 12/31/2026, inventory
GRSM-00554, Butterfly Community Science Projects, Tyler Thomas, Greast Smoky Mountains Institute, GRSM-2026-SCI-0554, 12/31/2027, monitoring
GRSM-01236, Tennessee Butterfly Monitoring Network - Cades Cove Sites, Warren Bielenberg, National Park Service, GRSM-2024-SCI-1236, 12/31/2026, monitoring
GRSM-01236, Citizen Science Butterfly Monitoring at The Purchase, Paul E. Super, Western Carolina University, GRSM-2026-SCI-1236, 12/31/2027, research
GRSM-00096, Fireflies of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Lynn Faust, GRSM-SCI-2024-0096, 12/31/2026, monitoring
GRSM-02235, Long-term Monitoring for the Spruce-fir Moss Spider (SFMS), Microhexura montivaga, Susan Cameron, USFWS, GRSM-2026-SCI-2235, 12/31/2026, monitoring
GRSM-02202, Southeast Bumble Bee Atlas, Rich Hatfield, Xerxes Society, GRSM-2026-SCI-2202, 12/31/2026, inventory
Fungi, Algae, Lichens, Bacteria
GRSM-02539, A Molecular Phylogenetic Investigation of the Family Porotheleaceae in the Southern Appalachians, Django Grootmyers, University of Tennessee, GRSM-2025-SCI-2539, 12/31/2026, research
Birds
GRSM-02197, University of Tennessee Wild Turkey Research Project, Casey Swafford, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, GRSM-2025-SCI-2197, 12/31/2026, research
GRSM-00013, The Bird Genoscape Project: Assistance Providing Population Genetics Samples and MAPS Station (Tremont), Paul Super, Western Carolina University, GRSM-2026-SCI-0013, 12/31/2026, research/monitoring
GRSM-01203, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Terrestrial Observation System - Breeding Landbird Abundance and Diversity, National Ecological Observatory Network, GRSM-2025-SCI-1203, 12/31/2027, research
Amphibians
GRSM-02283, Snot Otter Stewardship: Assessing status and trends amongst Eastern Hellbender Populations within Great Smoky Mountains, Emilly Nolan, Amphibian Research Center, GRSM-2024-SCI-2283, 12/31/2027, research
GRSM-02209, Testing Species Boundaries Admixture in Great Smoky Mountains “Shovel-Nosed” and “Black-Bellied” Salamander Morphotypes (Desmognathus), Ben Fitzpatrick, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, GRSM-2025-SCI-2209, 12/31/2026, research
GRSM-02295, Red-Cheeked and Gray-Cheeked Salamanders: Two Faces of Hybridization in a Changing World, Ben Fitzpatrick, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, GRSM-2025-SCI-2295, 10/31/2027, research
GRSM-02187, Estimating Population Abundance and Trait Variation in Smaller Plethodon Salamanders, Jon Davenport, Appalachian State University, GRSM-2026-SCI-2187, 12/31/2026, research
GRSM-00031, Long-term monitoring of vernal pond amphibians in the Cades Cove area, Walter Peterson, Great Smoky Mountains Institute, GRSM-2025-SCI-0031, 12/31/2026, monitoring
GRSM-02238, Amphibian Road Crossing Survey Pilot Study, Tyler Thomas, Great Smoky Mountains Institute, GRSM-2026-SCI-2238, 12/31/2026, monitoring
GRSM-00093, Long-term study of Plethodon hybrid zones, Joseph Pechmann, Western Carolina University, GRSM-2024-SCI-0093, 12/31/2026, monitoring
GRSM-01079, Salamander Monitoring Citizen Science Study, Paul E. Super, National Park Service, GRSM-2024-SCI-1079, 12/31/2026, monitoring
GRSM-00310, Amphibian Inventory in the Southern Appalachian Mountain Region of Western North Carolina, Lori Williams, NC Wildlife, GRSM-2025-SCI-0310, 12/31/2027, monitoring
Air: Precipitation, Pollution, Climate
GRSM-01211, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Tower Sensor Installation and Operation, National Ecological Observatory Network, GRSM-2025-SCI-1211, 12/31/2027, research
GRSM-02274, Investigate Physical and Chemical Properties of Atmospheric Fine Aerosol and Impacts on Ice Nucleation, Nancy Lei, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, GRSM-2026-SCI-2274, 12/31/2026, research
GRSM-02172, Mid-scale RI-1 (M1:IP): ASCENT: Atmospheric Science and Chemistry mEasurement NeTwork, Jason Surratt, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, GRSM-2026-SCI-2172, 12/31/2028, research
GRSM-02302, Investigating Pollen Emissions and Sub-Pollen Particle in the Southeastern United States and Their Climate Impacts, Nancy Lei, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, GRSM-2026-SCI-2302, 12/31/2026, research
Social Sciences/other
GRSM-02313, Sensory Condition Acceptability in GRSMNP, Katie Smith, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, GRSM-2026-SCI-2313, 12/31/2026, research
