Quarterly Newsletter

Quarterly Newsletter


"We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity.”
- E. O. Wilson 

Please support Discover Life in America with a year-end tax deductible contribution to help us conserve part of our natural heritage  .Our work has uncovered new organisms never before known to science. The effort that is making history with the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory in the Smokies.  Just a few of our accomlishments and upcoming projects for 2012:
 
  • Discovered  915 species brand new to science, as well as an additional 7,101species not previously known in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
  • Trained hundreds of volunteers to assist with the ATBI.
  • Granted hundreds of thousands of dollars to scientists and educators in support of their efforts to discover the biological riches of the Great Smoky Mountains.
  • Sponsored “Bio-Quests” such as Beetle Blitzes, Fern Forays, Lepidoptera Quests, and other intensive field surveys.
  • Created education programs that provide young people with the chance to learn biology from some of the world’s foremost authorities.          
  • Created a database and website to gather and share valuable information and to communicate the excitement of discovery to scientists, Park managers, and the world.
  • Created a model ATBI in the Smokies for future ATBIs around the world.
  • Working to conserve several at-risk trees in the Smokies with our Tree Teams Project, in finding an extremely rare “punk caterpillar.”
  • Join us for our 15th Annual ATBI Conference, The Roots of Biodiversity with Dr. E.O. Wilson, March 22 -24 in Gatlinburg.
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PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR 15 ANNUAL ATBI CONFERENCE!

Discover Life in America is proud to be putting on the 15th annual All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory Conference this coming Spring. The conference will be held over three days - the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of March, 2012 - at the Glenstone Lodge in beautiful Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Although the main focus of the event is the presentation of scientific ATBI research, past conferences have included field trips in the Smokies, nature hikes and photography, fund-raising auctions, book signings, and general good times with good friends. The conference is open to scientists, researchers, educators, the press, and interested members of the public.

As a bonus again this year, DLIA is privileged to partner with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in accomodating the presentation sessions of the Park Science Colloquium on the first day of the Conference. 


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TAXA TALLY

Species New To Science: 915
Species New To The Park: 7,101
Science Advisory Panel

Dr. Dan Janzen,
University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Tom Lovejoy,
The Heinz Center
Dr. Ron Pulliam,
University of Georgia
Dr. Peter Raven,
Missouri Botanical Garden
Dr. Edward O. Wilson,
Harvard University
Dr. Sylvia Earle,
National Geographic Society
 
Board of Directors Officers
Patricia Parr-Chair
Oak Ridge, TN
Charles Maynard-Chair
Maryville, TN
Dr. Patricia Cox-Secretary
Knoxville, TN
RB Summitt-Treasurer Sevierville, TN

Mary Thom Adams
Steve Bohleber
Clay Bolt
Logan Coykendall
John Craig
Dr. W. Michael Dennis
Wanda DeWaard
J. Ralph Jordan
Dr. Don Linzey
Dan Lipe
Laura Mahan
Jim Manring
Dora Nelson
Dr. Dan Pittillo
Jim Richards
Moria Robinson
Dr. Charles Smith
Dr. Lea Davis White

Staff
Todd P. Witcher,
Executive Director
Chuck Cooper,
Database Technician
Heather MacCulloch,
Administrative Assistant/
Volunteer Coordinator

An Evening with the Ledgendary E.O. Wilson
March 24, 2012
Edward O. Wilson, recently called “one of the most important biological theorists since Darwin” by The New York Times, returns to East Tennessee for a special appearance at Discover Life in America’s ATBI Conference 2012.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama Wilson felt a fascination with nature from a young age and grew up to become one of the world’s leading environmentalists.  In addition to winning two Pulitzer Prizes and numerous other awards, he was also called one of the “Top 25 most influential Americans” by Time Magazine.
FOR MORE DETAILS GO TO www.dlia.org 

 

CALL FOR CONFERENCE PROPOSALS!
We are proud to issue this call for presentationsfor the 15thinstallment of the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) Conference 2012, presented byDiscover Life in America. The purpose of this conference is to highlight the research, conservation and educational efforts being made to understand, manage and restore the unique biological diversity of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and beyond. In response to growing interest in the national ATBI movement, the scope of the meeting has been broadened to include representatives from across the region, continent and world.
            You are invited to join usin Gatlinburg, Tennessee for Discover Life in America’s 2012 ATBI Conference. Please consider presenting a paper, sharing your expertise in biodiversity, and/or being an active guest. We invite proposals for presentations, posters, and science, education and /or technology workshops on a broad array of topics pertinent to our professional community.
            Great Smoky Mountains National Park is considered by some to be one of the most biodiverse places in North America.  It is here, in the midst of such species richness, that Discover Life in America (DLIA) is conducting an ongoing project to inventory all species that exist in the Park.  The ATBI seeks to inventory the estimated 70,000-80,000 species of living organisms in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  The project continues to develop checklists, reports, maps, databases, GIS tools, and natural history profiles that describe the biology of this rich landscape to a wide audience.  The species level of biological diversity is central to the ATBI, but the project also emphasizes exploration of this diversity in the context of broader ecological, conservation, and genetic relationships.  While biodiversity research in the Great Smoky Mountains is the central theme of DLIA, 2012 conference participants are invited to present broadly on a variety of topics related to the goals of the ATBI. These may include:

  • Studies of Great Smoky Mountains taxa
  • Biodiversity studies of other National Parks and protected areas
  • Role of biodiversity research in conservation and education
  • Species inventory and climate change
  • The human footprint and change to biodiversity and community composition
  • Application of technology, communication, and education in general biodiversity research

  

DONATE ITEMS TO OUR CONFERENCE LIVE AND/OR SILENT AUCTION!
Over the years we've had some fantastic items donated to our Conference auctions (both Live and Silent).
Please consider donating something to one or both of these important DLIA fundraisers!

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or CALL 865-430-4757
Support DLIA by purchasing one of our spectacular high resolution scans or any of our other great products!
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2011 Spring ATBI Quarterly750.89 KB
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2010 Spring ATBI Quarterly1.57 MB
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