Schedule for Day 8 of Wilderness Wildlife Week 2015 in Pigeon Forge Tennessee Smokies

Hard to believe that the last day of the Pigeon Forge Wilderness Wildlife Week in the Winter is already here under yet another day of snow capped peaks and road closures in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The good news is that the few road closures that are still active this morning as well as the weather in the Smokies will not impact any more of the guided hikes and tours and are more of an inconvenience to anyone want to go over the mountain via Newfound Gap Road US441.

Due to 2 small snow storms that rushed through the area, there is still about 5 inches of snow at Newfound Gap and sunrise happening right now over LeConte is a stunning sight. Cades Cove even tomorrow will be post card perfect looking up at Gregory Bald.

There have been hundreds of programs that have already taken place this year at Wilderness Wildlife Week and some programs with local wildlife and nature experts such as Kim Delozier and Warren Bielenberg and performers such as Boogertown Gap have again become attendees favorites.

Even though some other hikes were canceled due to conditions, Warren Bielenberg led three morning bird walks along the Little Pigeon River near the Leconte Center in which he and attendees observed more than 25 bird species each morning and had a cumulative number of 33 species!

Some of the best programs to attend today are the early morning Photography Workshop, A Year in the Life of a Bear by David Whitehead and Southern Fly Fishing by Jon Hopper.

Sat, January 31th 2015 Wilderness Wildlife Week Schedule

• 9 to 9:45am: SOUTHERN TROUT FLY FISHING FAIR! NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Fly Fishing 101. Presented by Dave Carson. Taking place in the South Multi-Purpose Room 2.
   
• 9 to 10am: Discovering the Cumberlands Video Presentation. Presented by Stuart Carroll. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 2.
   
• 9 to 1pm: Photography Workshop. Presented by Warren Bedell, Kendall Chiles and Don McGowan. A YourSmokies favorite! Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall B.
   
• 9 to 1pm: Special Hours for Photo Contest in Taking place in the LeConte Hall North.
   
• 9:30 to 10:30am: Digital Printing Made Easy. Presented by Douglas Hubbard. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 1.
   
• 9:30 to 10:30am: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Yellowstone in Winter: A Photo Tour of Our First National Park Video Presentation. Presented by Jerry Whaley. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall C.
   
• 9:30 to 11:30am: LIMITED SPACE! Design Your Own Wilderness Wildlife Week Bandana. Presented by Louise Bales. Limit to 20 people ages 12+ who will join Louise as she teaches them how to design their own Wilderness Wildlife Week 25th Anniversary commemorative bandana. Taking place in the Bob Kolb Memorial Room.
   
• 10 to 11am: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Eat or Be Eaten: How Animals Protect Themselves. Presented by Kris Light. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall A.
   
• 10 to 11am: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! LIMITED SPACE! Make a Grapevine Dreamcatcher. Presented by Sue Todd. Limited to 10 people ages 15+. Taking place in the Bob Hatcher Memorial Room.
   
• 10 to 10:45am: SOUTHERN TROUT FLY FISHING FAIR! NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! South Holston River Trout. Presented by Jon Hopper. Taking place in the South Multi-Purpose Room 2.
   
• 10:30 to 12:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! LIMITED SPACE! Learn How to Scan and Digitalize Old Photographs or Negatives/Slides. Presented by Bob Keim. Limit 8, bring some pictures/slides. Should have computer knowledge. Taking place in the South Multi-Purpose Room 1.
   
• 10:15 to 10:45am: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Waterfalls of Tennessee’s Highland Rim and Cumberland Plateau Regions. Presented by Keith Garnes. Join Keith as he shares an overview of Tennessee’s waterfalls west of GSMNP including Fall Creek Falls, Burgess Falls and numerous others. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 3.
   
• 11 to 11:30am: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Waterfalls of Tennessee’s Appalachian Corridor. Presented by Keith Garnes. Join Keith as he shares waterfalls from Polk to Johnson Counties, as well as the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 3.
   
• 11 – Noon: Better Wildflower Pictures. Presented by Bob Stephenson. Join Bob as he provides knowledge on basic camera operation, optics and composition to take excellent flower photos. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 1.
   
• 11 – Noon: Capturing Wildlife with a Remote Camera. Presented by Joel Zachry. Join Joel as he shares entertaining stories of capturing wildlife on camera. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall C.
   
• 11 to 11:45am: SOUTHERN TROUT FLY FISHING FAIR! NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Traditional Flies of the Smokies. Presented by Don Kirk. Taking place in the South Multi-Purpose Room 2.
   
• 11:30 to 1pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! KIDS’ TRACK! LIMITED SPACE! The Red Headed Boogertown Bunch. Presented by Mary Phillips. Limit 30, ages 5-10. Participants join Mary as she continues the Tall Tales of a firefly, a boy named Booger and his faithful cat, Stinker. "Who is your granddaddies uncle’s sister? Where did your red hair come from?" Spin a tall tale and color something totally bewildering. Recognize four new native plants. Curriculum standards apply for science, art and literature. Taking place in the Bob Hatcher Memorial Room.
   
• Noon to 1pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Acoustics II: Sound and Birds. Presented by Ethan Duke. Join Ethan as he introduces attendees to techniques for recording and methods of using sounds to monitor the natural world. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall A.
   
• Noon to 1pm: KIDS’ TRACK! LIMITED SPACE! Pioneer and Historical Toys. Presented by Roy Henson. Limited to 20 people ages 10+ who will join Roy as he instructs them on how to make historical style toys pioneers would have had in days gone by. Taking place in the Bob Kolb Memorial Room.
   
• Noon to 12:45pm: SOUTHERN TROUT FLY FISHING FAIR! NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Cataloochee: The Far East of GSMNP. Presented by Ron Gaddy. Taking place in the South Multi-Purpose Room 2.
   
• 12:30 to 1:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Wildlife on White: Meet Your Neighbors. Presented by Todd Amacher and Paul Hassell. Join wildlife photographers and MYN contributors Paul and Todd as they come to inspire you with the story of a worldwide photography movement across the globe that connects people with wildlife in their own backyard. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 1.
   
• 12:30 to 1:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Adventures West. Presented by Pat and Wendell Gordy. Join Pat and Wendell as they share photos and stories from their western U.S. adventure visiting national parks and working and volunteering for the National Elk Refuge and the Greater Yellowstone and Jackson Hole Visitor Center. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 3.
   
• 12:30 to 1:30pm: Wild Ones Among Us. Presented by Lynne McCoy. Join Lynne as she shares the story of wildlife rehabilitation with live animals as ambassadors, including non-releasable animals and their stories and natural history. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall C.
   
• 1 to 2pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! HERITAGE! Cades Cove War Veterans. Presented by Dorothy Gregory Sutton. Join Dorothy as she discusses Cades Cove veterans and how war affected Cades Cove and surrounding communities. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 2.
   
• 1 to 1:45pm: SOUTHERN TROUT FLY FISHING FAIR! NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Fontana Backcountry Trout. Presented by Steve Claxton. Taking place in the South Multi-Purpose Room 2.
   
• 1:30 to 2:30pm: Range of Light: Capturing the Mood of the Smokies. Presented by Jerry Whaley. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall B.
   
• 1:30 to 2:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! LIMITED SPACE! Whittle a Mountain Flower. Presented by Jacki Proffitt. Limit to 10 people ages 16+. Participants must bring own sharpened pocket knife. Taking place in the Bob Kolb Memorial Room.
   
• 1:30 to 2:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! LIMITED SPACE! Carve a Wildlife Stamp. Presented by Pat Thomas. Limit to 12 people ages 12+. Taking place in the Bob Hatcher Memorial Room.
   
• 1:30 to 2:30pm: Wild Hog Management: Are We Too Late? Presented by David Whitehead. Join David as he discusses the history of the European wild hogs of Tennessee and the Smokies. Questions to be answered include when did they arrive, how did they spread, problems they cause and behaviors. Taking place in the South Multi-Purpose Room 1.
   
• 2 to 3pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! HERITAGE! The Elkmont Community. Presented by Missy Tipton Green and Paulette Ledbetter. Join Missy and Paulette as they discuss Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s historic Elkmont community along with a special photo presentation. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall A.
   
• 2 to 3pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Attracting and Protecting Bluebirds. Presented by Steve Garr. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall C.
   
• 2 to 2:45pm: SOUTHERN TROUT FLY FISHING FAIR! NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Bamboo Rods. Presented by John Hollifield. Taking place in the South Multi-Purpose Room 2.
   
• 2 to 3:30pm: Advanced SLR Flower Photography. Presented by Robert Hutson. Join Robert as he provides insight to photographers of all skills on tips and techniques used to capture flower pictures with a single lens reflex camera. No camera required. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 1.
   
• 2:30 to 3:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! True Bear Tales. Presented by Janet Dalton. Join Janet as she relates funny and engaging true stories about the black bear cubs rehabilitated by Appalachian Bear Rescue. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 2.
   
• 3 to 4pm: Where and When to Photograph in the Smokies: Fall and Winter. Presented by Roger Trentham. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall B.
   
• 3 to 3:45pm: SOUTHERN TROUT FLY FISHING FAIR! NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Southern Appalachian Fly Fishing Museum. Presented by Alen Baker. Taking place in the South Multi-Purpose Room 2.
   
• 3:15 to 6pm: Photography Contest Pickup: Sherry Lutes and Event Volunteers at the Taking place in the LeConte Hall North Concourse.
   
• 3:30 to 4:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! The 2014 SCIPE Digital Contest Showcase. Presented by Pat Gordy. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 3.
   
• 3:30 to 4:30pm: HERITAGE! Tom Davis, Lizzie Crozier French and the Mystery of the White Caps Book. Presented by Don Williams. Critics say E.W. Crozier could not have written "The White Caps: A History of the Organization in Sevier County" (1899) about a vigilante order that numbered in the hundreds and spread fear, brutality and murder across the Smoky Mountain foothills. New research suggests not only did Crozier write the book, but that it bears the stamp of his famous suffragette sister, Lizzie, along with the heroic sheriff, Tom Davis. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall A.
   
• 3:30 to 4:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! HERITAGE! While the Men Were Away: Stories of Brave Cocke County, Tennessee Women and Children. Presented by J. Duay O’Neil. Join Duay as he tells stories of the bravery of Cocke County, Tennessee’s women and children as their husbands and fathers were away during various times of war. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall C.
   
• 3:45 to 4:45pm: A Year in the Life of a Bear: The Life History of Black Bears in Tennessee. Presented by David Whitehead. Join David as he discusses the food habits, life cycle and behavior of black bears in Tennessee. Taking place in the South Multi-Purpose Room 1.
   
• 4 to 5:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Taking Better Photos Using Your Camera, Cell Phone and Tablet. Presented by Jim Eastin. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 1.
   
• 4 to 4:45pm: SOUTHERN TROUT FLY FISHING FAIR! NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Blue Lining Off the Wireless Grid. Presented by Fred Turner. Taking place in the South Multi-Purpose Room 2.
   
• 4 to 5:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! HERITAGE! Shaconage: Land of the Blue Sky. Presented by Harry Dunn. Join Harry as he reviews the history of the Great Smoky Mountains and the heritage of its inhabitants in this special video presentation. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 2.
   
• 4:30 to 5:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! How Are Photographs Judged and How to Select Images for Contest Entry. Presented by Douglas Hubbard. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall B.
   
• 5 to 5:45pm: SOUTHERN TROUT FLY FISHING FAIR! Backcountry Cooking. Presented by Craig Haney. Taking place in the South Multi-Purpose Room 2.
   
• 5:40pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Seeing God in Nature: The Joys of Seeing the Creator in His Creation. Presented by Ken Jenkins. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall C.
   
• 6:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! TICKETED FUNDRAISER EVENT! Appalachian Bear Rescue Fundraiser. Presented by Sam Venable, Ken Jenkins and Friends. Taking place in the LeConte Hall South.