Discover Life in America

Cove Hardwood TrailThe ATBI is gaining ground in scientific discoveries! As of January 2010, DLIA's ATBI Program has resulted in the identification of over 900 species new to science. In just over a decade we have coordinated the discovery of over 6,500 more species previously known to exist, but not known to inhabit the Park.

Discover Life in America (DLIA) is the non-profit organization coordinating the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Learn more about these fascinating new discoveries!

DLIA is also part of a group of organizations joining to form an alliance of parks, preserves, recreation areas, and monuments known collectively as the ATBI Alliance.

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DLIA is funded entirely by donations and grants. Your support today will help keep discovery alive.


Upcoming DLIA/ATBI Events

Firefly Viewing

May 31, 2013

Tree Team Twin Creeks Arthropod Sorting

Repeats every month on the third Thursday until Thu Nov 21 2013 .
June 20, 2013
July 18, 2013
August 15, 2013
September 19, 2013
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Species Count

New To Science: 923

New To The Park: 7,636

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Living With Rarity

"...rare species have adapted to cope with life at low densities, in small areas, or in restricted habitats. Unfortunately, wild nature is no longer being left to its own devices, and many species face a tenuous future. Our own species, now shooting past 7 billion and far from rare, faces a different challenge: how to live sustainably without destroying the last strongholds of rarity. For rare species the struggle is to hang on for dear life until, one day, humans gain the wisdom and humility to share nature's kingdom."

From The Kingdom of Rarities (2013, p. 14, Island Press)
Dr. Eric Dinerstein, Chief Scientist with the World Wildlife Fund
Our 2013 ATBI Conference Keynote Speaker

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