An annual checkup for salamanders

A Blue Ridge two-lined salamander scurries beneath leaf litter near Chimney Tops in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Blue Ridge two-lined salamanders typically forage for small invertebrates at night near the forest floor. Provided by NPS.

Pay a visit to Chimneys Picnic Area in Great Smoky Mountains National Park during the first days of spring, and chances are you’ll hear the cheerful sounds of families enjoying meals together, downy woodpeckers drumming on the bark of deciduous trees, and a few small groups of students talking intently amongst themselves as they carefully […]