Alumni Hall, Highsmith Union, University of North Carolina Asheville, One University Heights, Asheville, North Carolina
09:30 AM
The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony regarding the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory of all species within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Specifically, the hearing will address: (1) How much has been learned up to this point and at what cost? (2) What is left to be done and what is the estimated time and cost to complete the inventory? (3) How has the data been used and are there other ways to use it? (4) What changes, if any, should be made in the program and (5) Should the program be expanded to include other National Parks?
Witness Panel 1
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Glen Bogart
Principal
Pi Bet Phi Elementary School, Gatlinburg TN
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Dale Ditmason
Park Superintendent
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, National Park Service
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Dr. Tim Watkins
Program Officer
National Geographic Society
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Dr. Peter White
Professor of Biology
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill