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In the white light of day, the biofluorescence of the southern gray-cheeked salamander remains invisible to the human eye. Southern gray-cheeked salamanders maintain relatively small home ranges and inhabit the northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests of Southern Appalachia at elevations generally above 3,500 feet. Climate change and habitat disruption from pests like the hemlock woolly adelgid pose the most significant threats to the survival of this and other salamander species found only at the highest elevations in the Smokies. Photo by Todd W. Pierson.
Picture of Aaron Searcy

An Appalachian salamander’s glow could shed light on a biological mystery

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Great Smokies

Welcome Center

Hours of Operation

(subject to change)

Open year round (closed December 25)


January - February

Open Daily 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

March - November

Open Daily 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
December

Open Daily 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

The Great Smokies Welcome Center is located on U.S. 321 in Townsend, TN, 2 miles from the west entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Visitors can get information about things to see and do in and around the national park and shop from a wide selection of books, gifts, and other Smokies merchandise. Daily, weekly, and annual parking tags for the national park are also available.

Physical Address

7929 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway Townsend TN 37882

Contact

865.436.7318 Ext 320