Scientists volunteer their time to document biodiversity in the Smokey Mountains
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Volunteer scientists including the 'Gang of Retirees in Search of Life's Diversity' (GRISLD) are documenting rare species in Great Smoky Mountains National Park as part of an all-taxa biodiversity inventory. They recently identified a spongy lichen so rare it had not been previously documented in the park.
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