As part of Biodiversity Week, we are presenting a webinar entitled “Basic Arthropod Taxonomy- Who, What, Why and How!” Join in from 1 to 3 pm as we are given an introduction to the world of arthropods and the science of naming them. Learn how to identify some of the most diverse groups of animals: insects, spiders, centipedes, and more! This online presentation will provide an introduction to the fascinating world of arthropods.

As part of Biodiversity Week, at 3pm we will have a presentation on the Rare Species of the Smokies: The Most Wanted List. High biodiversity often includes many rare and/or endemic species, and the Smokies is no exception! With these rare and/or endemic species, we usually know very little about them and their population status is often a mystery.

Executive Director, Todd Witcher will give a presentation on DLIA and the ATBI at 1 pm on the main stage in the Jacob Building at the Knoxville Centennial Conservation Expo at Chilhowie Park, Knoxville, TN.  We will also have a booth set up in that building.  The Expo lasts from 10 am to 5 pm.  We hope to see you there.

Rob Dunn Event in Knoxville. March 21 (TBD) - Biologist Rob Dunn’s book, Every Living Thing, is the story of man’s obsessive quest to catalog life, from nanobacteria to new monkeys. In the tradition of E.O. Wilson, this engaging and fascinating work of popular science follows humanity’s unending quest to discover every living thing in our natural world.

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