RUI: Biodiversity and Ecology of Tree Canopy Biota

in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Locations Visited, June 12 - July 1, 2004

Saturday, 6/12/04 Rich Mountain Road

Sunday, 6/13/04 Sweet Gum Swamp and Rich Mountain Road (team divided)

Monday, 6/14/04 Sweet Gum Swamp

Tuesday, 6/15/04 Tremont ATBI Center, ATBI old growth site and Buckeye Trail

Wednesday, 6/16/04 Clingman's Dome and Twin Springs

Thursday, 6/17/04 Anthony's Trail

Friday, 6/18/04 Free Day in Gatlinburg

Saturday, 6/19/04 half team to Lichen BioQuest, climbers to Sweet Gum Swamp

amd to pick up canopy traps set at Rich Mountain

Sunday. 6/20/04 half team to Lichen BioQuest, climbers split between Anthony

Creek Trail and Sweet Gum Swamp

Monday, 6/21/04 Moved team to Cosby House on East side of the Park

Tuesday, 6/22/04 Set canopy traps in trees at Cosby picnic area and visited

Sugarlands Visitor Center

Wednesday, 6/23/04 Finished setting canopy traps in trees at Cosby picnic area

Thursday, 6/24/04 Baxter Creek Trail

Friday, 6/25/04 Free Day

Saturday, 6/26/04 Baxter Creek Trail, removed Cosby canopy traps

Sunday, 6/27/04 Indian Gap to set canopy traps and Spruce-Fir Nature Trail

for ground collecting

Monday, 6/28/04 Balsam Trail near road

Tuesday, 6/29/04 Balsam Trail picnic area

Wednesday, 6/30/04 Balsam Trail picnic area

Thursday, 7/1/04 Indian Gap to remove traps and to Andrew's Bald to sweep for

ground insects