Great Smoky Mountains National Park
By 2021 Koch
Artist-In-Residence, Emily
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
By Emily KochNorth Carolina / Tennessee
Introduction
As one of the Great Smoky Mountains 2021 Artists-In-Residence, it is my pleasure to present this Coloring Book as my give-back project to the park. I wanted this book to highlight the best that the park has to offer and teach everyone a little something along the way. So take a look through the pages and explore the Great Smoky Mountains with me.
Enjoy,
Emily Koch1
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Hiker
There are a lot of different supplies that you should make sure to bring with you when you go out hiking. On the opposite page you will find a variety of different materials you should pack for a hike
Mountain weather canchange suddenly.
Remember to bring and drink water.
goodhiking boots!
haveMakesureyou
Wearlayers.
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Color the Hiking Supplies
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One of the amazing wonders that can be observed all around the park is an astounding variety of fungi. There are many different varieties of mushrooms. Some are edible but others are highly toxic to humans. Do not collect mushrooms for consumption.
mushrooms
Witches Butter Mycena Leaiana Late Fall Oyster Golden Pholiota Gem-studded Puffball Death Cap Dead Mans Finger Common Split Gill ___ ___ ___ ___ Identify the Mushrooms 5
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Elk Bugle Corps
A Smokies Volunteer Team that educates visitors on how to stay safe while viewing the Elk
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Bull
During elk mating season, it is advised to maintain a distance of at least 150 feet. Elk are the largest mammal in the Smokies. They are territorial and may charge at anything they perceives a threat.
Elk
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Moths
There are 73 known species of butterflies and 27 species of moths that can be found in andaround Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The main difference between the two is that most moths are nocturnal.
Draw the other Half of the Moth
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Match the Moths Luna Moth Cecropia Moth Rosy Maple Moth Peppered Moth Garden Tiger Moth White Lined Sphinx Moth Io Moth Pandorus Sphinx Moth Imperial Moth ___ ______ ___ A B C E F G H I D 10
John Cable Mill
John Cable built this mill in the early 1870s in Cades Cove. The Mill is used to make flour and corn meal. This provided essential materials to the residents of Cades Cove.
The Mill still runs today and you can buy corn meal ground there at the Cades Cove Visitor Center.
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Black Bear
Many Black Bears make their home in the Great Smoky Mountains. Like otherspecies of bears, Black Bears are omnivores. In the Fall, they eat nuts and berries from the forest to fatten up before settling into partial-hibernation during the winter months.
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diet What does not belong here? Bears are wild animals. They should never eat human food. Park visitors who feed black bears put that bear, themselves, and other people’s lives in danger. Circle the foods that are a healthy diet for black bears. Put an X thru the foods they should not eat. Berries Fruit Hot Dog Insects NutsTrashFish MothsChips 14
Park Rangers
Park Rangers can be found all around the National Park. They serve as environmental experts, historians, law enforcement officers, and educators. Park Rangers have many different skills that help them protect and preserve the parks. They make sure that all creatures of the park are protected and respected, including all of the human visitors.
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junior Rangers
You can become a Junior Ranger. You will take an oath to do your part to protect our National Parks. Meet with a Park Ranger to sign up for the Junior Ranger Program.
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Turkeys
There are approximately 500 wild Turkeys in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The type of Turkey that live in the Smokies is the Eastern Wild Turkey. 17
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Salamanders Hellbender Southern Red-Backed Pygmy Blue Ridge Two-Lined Southern Gray-Cheeked ___ Salamanders are lizard like amphibians with slender bodies, blunt snouts, and short limbs. Draw your own Salamander below. Match the Salamanders 19
Never move rocks in the mountain streams. You may accidently crush a salamander by disturbing their home habitat.
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Clingmans Dome
Clingmans Dome is located at the top of the tallest point in the Great Smoky Mountains.
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Leaves Sugar Maple White Oak Sourwood Sassafras Fraser Magnolia Tulip Tree ___ Match the Leaves A
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Connect the Dots
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Answers:
|Mushrooms: A - Common split gill, B - Witches Butter, C - Late Fall Oyster, D - Death Cap, E - Dead Mans Finger, F - Mycena Leaiana, G - Golden Pholiota, H - Gem-studded Puffball |Moths: ACecropia Moth, B - Peppered Moth, C - Garden Tiger Moth, D - Rosy Maple Moth, E - White Lined Sphinx Moth, F - Io Moth, G - Imperial Moth, H - Pandorus Sphinx Moth, I - Luna Moth |Black Bear: Eat - Berries, Fruit, Insects, Moths, Nuts, Fish. Do Not Eat - Trash, Chips, Hotdogs |Salamanders: A - Southern Gray-Cheeked, B - Blue Ridge Two-Lined, C - Hellbender, D - Southern Red-Backed, EPygmy |Leaves: A - Sassafras , B - Fraser magnolia, C - Tulip Tree, D - White Oak, E - Sugar Maple, F - Sourwood
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Meet the Artist
Hello, my name is Emily and I am a Great Smoky Mountains Artist in Residence. I am endlessly curious about the world around me and I love to explore new and exciting things. From fossils, to supernovas, to mushrooms, I am constantly looking to learn something new about the world around me. These are the types of things I explore in my work. I want to use my art to encourage the same curiosity in my audience. I want people to stop and take a closer look at the world around them and begin to notice all the amazing things that are happening right before their eyes.
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Thanks for Reading!