Great Smoky Mountains 75th Anniversary

Pre 1900's - 1920's | 1930's | 1940's | 1950's | 1960's | 1970's | 1980's | 1990's | 2000's Back to the Smokies Timeline Park Planning Projects: Cades Cove Planning Website Park planners are now defining the alternatives in sufficient detail to allow modeling of their expected natural and cultural impacts as well as the estimated cost of each alternative. Elkmont Historic District Planning Website The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was published February 10, 2006 and the official public comment period ended May 11, 2006. The planning team is currently in the process of reviewing these...

Pre 1900's - 1920's | 1930's | 1940's | 1950's | 1960's | 1970's | 1980's | 1990's | 2000's Back to the Smokies Timeline After almost 50 years of stabilization provided by the NPS, the ecosystems previously ravaged by logging and wildfire in the Smokies had been able to heal. After projects restored park facilities in the 50s and 60s and scientists studied and aided in restoring native plant and animal species in the 70s, the next three decades in the park history would host a new kind of project. Peregrine Falcons Like the American Bald Eagle, the pesticide DDT heavily affected Peregrine Falcons...

Pre 1900's - 1920's | 1930's | 1940's | 1950's | 1960's | 1970's | 1980's | 1990's | 2000's Back to the Smokies Timeline What is a Peregrine Falcon? The Peregrine Falcon is a charismatic raptor. It is the world's fastest flying bird. Populations dropped to precipitously low levels because of pesticide contamination (from pesticides now banned throughout much of the western hemisphere). Concern about their long-term survival led the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the species as Endangered in 1971. Due to population recovery it was removed from the list in 1999. What do Peregrine Falcons...

Pre 1900's - 1920's | 1930's | 1940's | 1950's | 1960's | 1970's | 1980's | 1990's | 2000's Back to the Smokies Timeline Top Ten Most Frequently Asked Questions about Red Wolves and the Red Wolf Recovery Program 1.) Why is the US Fish And Wildlife Service (USFWS) restoring red wolves (Canis rufus)? The essential reasons are to prevent extinction of the species and to restore the ecosystems in which red wolves occurred, as mandated by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973. The ESA found that endangered and threatened species are of aesthetic, ecological, educational, historical, recreational...

Pre 1900's - 1920's | 1930's | 1940's | 1950's | 1960's | 1970's | 1980's | 1990's | 2000's Back to the Smokies Timeline Air Quality Monitoring Stations in the park: Look Rock webcam Purchase Knob webcam Air pollution is shrinking scenic views, damaging plants, and degrading high elevation streams and soils in the Great Smoky Mountains . Even human health is at risk. Most pollution originates outside the park and is created by power plants, industry, and automobiles. Research and monitoring conducted in Great Smoky Mountains National Park has shown that airborne pollutants emitted from mostly outside...

Pre 1900's - 1920's | 1930's | 1940's | 1950's | 1960's | 1970's | 1980's | 1990's | 2000's Back to the Smokies Timeline HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, including Its Relationship to CITES (updated April 2008) Congress passed the Endangered Species Preservation Act in 1966, providing a means for listing native animal species as endangered and giving them limited protection. The Departments of Interior, Agriculture, and Defense were to seek to protect listed species, and, insofar as consistent with their primary purposes, preserve the habitats of such species. The Act...

Pre 1900's - 1920's | 1930's | 1940's | 1950's | 1960's | 1970's | 1980's | 1990's | 2000's Back to the Smokies Timeline Rooting and wallowing by non-native hogs causes extensive damage to the park's ecosystem. Many non-native species have set up residence in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A non-native is any species that occurs outside its native range as a result of deliberate or accidental introduction by humans. Non-natives compete with native species for habitat and food and often take over specialized ecosystems that rare plants or animals need to survive. The non-native species are...

Pre 1900's - 1920's | 1930's | 1940's | 1950's | 1960's | 1970's | 1980's | 1990's | 2000's Back to the Smokies Timeline Highlights: tallest dam in the eastern United States, visitor center, Appalachian Trail, fishing At 480 ft., Fontana Dam is the tallest concrete dam east of the Rocky Mountains. The dam impounds the Little Tennessee River forming Fontana Lake and produces hydroelectric power. Reservoir size is approximately 11,700 acres. There is a shoreline of about 240 miles. You will enjoy beautiful scenery in the area. Fontana Dam is located near Fontana Village, North Carolina. A visitor...

Pre 1900's - 1920's | 1930's | 1940's | 1950's | 1960's | 1970's | 1980's | 1990's | 2000's Back to the Smokies Timeline BILL LEMKE PHOTO Brook trout are native to park waters. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park boasts over 2,100 miles of streams and is home to nearly 60 species of fish in 12 different families, including lampreys, darters, shiners, minnows, suckers, bass, and trout. Of these 2,100 miles of streams, only about 800 miles contain fish. The brook trout is the only trout species native to the Smokies, although non-native brown and rainbow trout have been introduced into the park...

Pre 1900's - 1920's | 1930's | 1940's | 1950's | 1960's | 1970's | 1980's | 1990's | 2000's Back to the Smokies Timeline MIKE MASLONA PHOTO Highlights: wildflower viewing, historic buildings This narrow, winding, 5-mile-long road invites you to slow down and enjoy the forest and historic buildings of the Roaring Fork area. This area is a favorite side trip for many people who frequently visit the Smokies. It offers rushing mountain streams, glimpses of old-growth forest, and a number of well- preserved log cabins, grist mills, and other historic buildings. An inexpensive booklet, keyed to numbered...