Obed Wild & Scenic River

A partnership between Georgia State University and the NPS Paleontology Program has enabled more focused paleontological resource support in parks in the Southeast Region of the U.S. During the past several years students mentored by Dr. Christy Visaggi have helped to complete paleontological resource inventories in several parks in the southeast region uncovering the fossil records of these parks.

Across the US, changes in water availability are altering which plants grow where. These changes are evident at a broad scale. But not all areas experience the same climate in the same way, even within the boundaries of a single national park. A new dataset gives park managers a valuable tool for understanding why vegetation has changed and how it might change in the future under different climate-change scenarios.

This finding aid describes the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) Southest Region Collection, part of the NPS History Collection.

A solar eclipse is visually stunning, but what will it sound like? NPS scientists will find out by recording sounds in parks across the USA.

Freshwater mussels are ecosystem powerhouses, but they're also in serious danger. Working alongside park management and other partners, staff from the Appalachian Highlands Network are fighting to protect the diverse assemblage of these underappreciated animals at Big South Fork NRRA and Obed WSR.

Each park-specific page in the NPS Geodiversity Atlas provides basic information on the significant geologic features and processes occurring in the park.

Nestled in the Cumberland Plateau of eastern Tennessee, the Obed Wild and Scenic River is a recreational enthusiast's paradise—a place where the great outdoors meets the expectations of the explorer in all of us.

Obed WSR partners with the National Parks Foundation to offer monthly Junior Ranger "Let's Go Fishing" Programs.