Monday, May 6, 8:00-12:00 PM
Clingmans Dome
The Great Smoky Mountain National Park (GSMNP) operates an ambient air monitoring station on top of the highest point in the park. The station collects ozone, wind speed & direction, temperature, humidity, solar radiation, and precipitation measurements. It also serves as the highest elevation monitoring station for cloudwater, which are tested for acidity levels. The station is run on solar and is part of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP).
Wednesday, May 8, 11:30-1:40 AM
Kituwah Mound
Kituwah Mound is a sacred and incredibly historic site to the Cherokee; it is where all Cherokee come from. This mound once sat at the center of the first Cherokee village — Kituhwa, which is often referred to as the “mother town of the Cherokee.” Archaeologists date the site back to nearly 10,000 years ago. Originally 15 to 20 feet tall, the mound now measures only about 5 feet high due to nearly two hundred years of farming while the site passed out of Cherokee possession. However, the site was bought back by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Nation in 1996 and is once again treasured as a sacred site to the Cherokee people.
Thursday, May 9, 11:00-1:00 PM
Tour of Cherokee & Museum of the Cherokee People
Tour of Cherokee
Drive around Cherokee and show/talk about all the cool sites:
DC fast charger and solar trees at the downtown visitor center Council house
Electric school buses and charging infrastructure
EBCI air monitoring site
Air monitoring system (Airpointer)
The Museum of the Cherokee People offers an exhibit, a store and interaction with Cherokee social dancers. Directly across the street is the Co-Op, which sells authentic Eastern Band of Cherokee made jewelry, baskets, carvings, skirts, and other products bought directly from Cherokee artisans.