Discover Life in America (DLiA) has partnered with the award-winning hiking company, A Walk in the Woods, to present the Great Smokies Eco-Adventure. This fundraising event features “glamping” (glamorous camping), gourmet food and drink, guided nature hikes, as well as live music. The Eco-Adventure will be held April 10-12 near Gatlinburg, and all proceeds will help support DLiA’s mission to conduct biodiversity research in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
A Walk in the Woods will lead guests on day hikes through the park at the height of the spring wildflower season. DLiA staff will provide unique insight on Smokies flora and fauna, drawing from their knowledge of Smokies biodiversity. Guests will stay at A Walk in the Woods’ off-grid camp near Cosby and will be treated to gourmet food, local beer and wine, and live music by local bluegrass duet Elza Gate.
All proceeds will help support DLiA, the non-profit organization coordinating the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory for GSMNP. Currently there are 21,302 unique species known to the park — with more than half of those documented by the ATBI in its 23-year mission to catalog every species that exists in the Smokies. The ATBI effort continues as scientists estimate that there are tens of thousands of species yet undiscovered in the GSMNP.
Tickets for the Great Smokies Eco-Adventure are $950 per person, which includes all food (including vegan options) and libations, glamping accommodations, entertainment and transportation during the event. Tickets are limited, so purchase now. Info or to purchase tickets, go here.