Season One: CollectionsIn season one, we explore three stories on the theme of Collections. We learn about renewing traditional plant gathering practices in the park, a natural history museum with thousands of specimens, and even the collection of something pretty stinky (in the name of science, of course).What can we learn about the Smokies—and ourselves—through these acts of collection? Listen Online & Apple PodcastsThe Smoky Signal TeamSmoky Signal is produced by Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center. Antoine Fletcher and Alix Pfennigwerth reported, produced, and hosted the show. Lisa Horstman (Smokies Life) created the cover art for season one. Collections | Scat-ology: Researching Elk Fecal Matter in the SmokiesDon't step in it! Research it! In this episode, Great Smoky Mountains National Park staff teams up with the U.S. Geological Society and the University of Tennessee in Knoxville to learn more about elk abundance, recruitment, and survival since being reintroduced in the Smokies in 2001. Collections | Mysteries of the MuseumFrom hellbenders to Smoky madtoms to rusty patched bumble bees, Antoine explores the natural history collections of the Smokies. Where do these collections come from? What can we learn from them? And how can studying decades-old specimens inform how we manage the park? Special thanks to Baird Todd, Mike Aday, Paul Super, Becky Nichols, and Janie Bitner. Artwork by Lisa Horstman (Great Smoky Mountains Association).
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Last updated: February 27, 2024