Schedule for Day 7 of Wilderness Wildlife Week 2015 in Pigeon Forge Tennessee Smokies

While Wilderness Wildlife Week in Pigeon Forge rolls into day 7 at the LeConte Center, a mild winter storm is still creating issues in the Great Smoky Mountains, especially in the higher elevations where as much as 3 inches my fall by this afternoon. With some roads still closed and driving conditions less than optimal in some places, again some guided hikes were canceled earlier today.

Starting next year, Wilderness Wildlife Week will no longer take place in the Winter but in mid-May so that participants won’t have weather related issues getting in and out as well as around the Smokies. I can not remember a time in the past 7 years where at least some Wilderness Wildlife Week guided hikes were not cancelled for at least a day due to extreme cold or closed roads due to snow and ice.

You can take comfort that there will another great full day of programs taking place indoors at the LeConte Center on Teaster Lane in Pigeon Forge today and as always the price is right - FREE!

Fri, January 30th 2015 Wilderness Wildlife Week Schedule

• 8 – Noon: LIMITED SPACE! Learning to Use Map and Compass. Presented by Terry and LaValla Edgington. Limit 30 people and includes bus trip to Patriot Park for field practice. Taking place in the South Multi-Purpose Room 1.
   
• 9 to 10am: Fall Creek Falls and the Mid Cumberland Recreation Area Video Presentation. Presented by Stuart Carroll. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 2.
   
• 9 to 10:30am: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Living with a Pack of Wolves: The Bays Mountain Park Puppy Pack. Presented by Rhonda Goins. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall B.
   
• 9:30 to 10am: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! The Seven Principles of the Leave No Trace Practice. Presented by Terri Butler. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall A.
   
• 9:30 to 10:30am: LIMITED SPACE! Wire Wrapping a River Rock Pendant. Presented by LaDonna Twyman. Limit to 12 people ages 18+ who will join LaDonna as she instructs them on how to make a local river rock pendent to take home with them using a local river rock and twist wire. Taking place in the Bob Hatcher Memorial Room.
   
• 9:30 to 11am: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! LIMITED SPACE! Potholder Loom Weaving. Presented by Sherry Mummert. Limited to 10 participants ages 10+ who can will join Sherry as she teaches them by using cotton loopers, a square potholder will be woven on a small loom. Taking place in the Bob Kolb Memorial Room.
   
• 10 to 11am: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Water, Fish and People: How Are We All Getting Along? Presented by Matt Kulp. Join Matt as he discusses water quality and fish community issues related to the Great Smoky Mmountains National Park and surrounding waters. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 1.
   
• 10 to 11am: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Butterflies: Flying Flowers in the Garden. Presented by Kris Light. Join Kris as she covers butterflies, their life cycles and the plants that can be used in gardens to attract them. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 3.
   
• 10 to 11am: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! HERITAGE! Songs of Cades Cove. Presented by Madalyn Carpenter. Taking place in the LeConte Hall South.
   
• 10:30 to 11:30am: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Discovering TWRA’s Wildlife Management Areas as Wildlife Observation Areas in East Tennessee. Presented by Chris Ogle. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 2.
   
• 10:30 to 11:30am: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Eat Taters and Wear No Clothes. Presented by Kathy Gwinn. Join Kathy as she recalls the spirit and spunk of the original "Tweetsie," the little train with a big heart and its impact on the Doe River Gorge and Roan Mountain area. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall C.
   
• 10:30 – Noon: Bird Songs of the Smokies. Presented by Mark Dunaway. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall A.
   
• 11 – Noon: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Let’s Talk About the Cherokee: Arlene Eagle. Join Arlene as she discusses the development of clothing and the use of beading and various styles in Cherokee culture. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall B.
   
• 11 – Noon: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! LIMITED SPACE! Paint Your Own Watercolor Notecards. Presented by Melanie Fetterolf. Limited to 15 people ages 12+. Bob Hatcher Memorial Room
• 11:30 to 12:30pm: Point and Shoot Flower Photography. Presented by Robert Hutson. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 1.
   
• 11:30 to 12:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Acoustics I: Sound and Birds. Presented by Ethan Duke. Join Ethan as he introduces attendees to vocal communication and using sound to study and enjoy birds. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 3.
   
• 11:30 to 12:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! LIMITED SPACE! Painting Violets on Sweatshirts or T-Shirts. Presented by Lois Armstrong. Limited to 10 pople who must bring own white t-shirt or sweatshirt. Taking place in the Bob Kolb Memorial Room.
   
• 11:30 to 12:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! HERITAGE! Mountain Music from Today’s Generation. Presented by Madalyn Carpenter and Friends. Taking place in the LeConte Hall South.
   
• Noon to 1pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Herbs, Hives and Hens. Presented by W.C. and Glenna Julian, Donna Stinett and Mike Clark. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 2.
   
• 12:30 to 1:30pm: HERITAGE! Moonshine in Tennessee. Presented by Tony Thomas. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall B.
   
• 1 to 2pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Insects: Friends or Foes? Presented by Kris Light. Join Kris as she covers the good, bad, beautiful and ugly of the six-legged critters living around us. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 3.
   
• 1 to 2pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! HERITAGE! Kermit and Lois Shuler Caughron: The Last Cades Cove Residents. Presented by Ruth Caughron Davis. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall A.
   
• 1 to 2pm: KIDS’ TRACK! LIMITED SPACE! Pioneer and Historical Toys. Presented by Roy Henson. Limited to 20 participants 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.
   
• 1 to 2pm: KIDS’ TRACK! LIMITED SPACE! Whoo Did That?: Fascinating Owls. Presented by Lynne McCoy. Limited to 20 people. Taking place in the Bob Hatcher Memorial Room.
   
• 1 to 2pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! HERITAGE! Cades Cove and Smoky Mountain Songs. Presented by Earl Layhue. Taking place in the LeConte Hall South.
   
• 1 to 2:30pm: Where and When to Photograph in the Smokies: Spring and Summer. Presented by Roger Trentham. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 1.
   
• 1 to 4pm: Famous Searches and Rescues in the Smokies. Presented by Joe Kelley, Joey Holt, Dwight McCarter and Judy Wasak. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall C.
   
• 1:30 to 2:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! The Pocket Wilderness Areas of Tennessee Video Presentation. Presented by Stuart Carroll. Join Stuart as he covers the pocket wilderness areas, such as a Laurel-Snow where you will find some of the most beautiful trails in Tennessee. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 2.
   
• 1:30 to 2:30pm: Creating and Telling Family Stories. Presented by Jim Eastin. Taking place in the South Multi-Purpose Room 1.
   
• 2:30 to 3:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Birds of Prey Program and Live Bird Show. Presented by American Eagle Foundation. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall A.
   
• 2:30 to 3:30pm: LIMITED SPACE! Quill Pens and Inks. Presented by Pat Thomas. Limit 12 people ages 12+ who must bring own sharp x-acto blade. Taking place in the Bob Kolb Memorial Room.
   
• 2:30 to 3:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! KIDS’ TRACK! LIMITED SPACE! Come Bear With Us! Presented by Kathy Sherrard and ABR’s K-8 Education Team. Limited to 20 kids ages 5 to 12. A YourSmokies favorite! Taking place in the Bob Hatcher Memorial Room.
   
• 2:30 to 3:30pm: Of Ginseng, Golden Apples and the Rainbow Fish: Ancient Tales and a Modern Mythic Adventure. Presented by Doug Elliott. Taking place in the LeConte Hall South.
   
• 3 to 4pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! The Dos, Don’ts and How’s of Photographing Birds. Presented by Clay Thurston. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 1.
   
• 3 to 4pm: Photo Journeys in the Eastern United States. Presented by Kendall Chiles. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 2.
   
• 3 to 4pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Critter-Named Creeks, Prongs and Forks of the Smokies. Presented by Fred Turner. Join Fred as he details locations of, as well as trivia about, some of the more than 100 streams in the Smokies with wildlife as their namesakes. Taking place in the South Multi-Purpose Room 1.
   
• 3:30 to 4:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! HERITAGE! The Making of Moonshine. Presented by Old Forge Distillery. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall B.
   
• 3:45 to 4:45pm: Storytelling: Growing Up in Appalachia. Presented by Tony Thomas. Taking place in the LeConte Hall South.
   
• 4 to 5pm: Wildflowers in Tennessee Video Presentation. Presented by Jack Carman. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 3.
   
• 4 to 5:30pm: Walking in the Beauty of the Natural World Video Presentation. Presented by Don McGowan. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 2.
   
• 4 to 5:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! LIMITED SPACE! Recycle Scraps Into Rag Rugs and Trivets. Presented by Maria Holloway. Limit to 15 people ages 15+. Taking place in the Bob Kolb Memorial Room.
   
• 4:15 to 5:15pm: The Circle of Life: The Bear Facts Video Presentation. Presented by Mike Meldrum. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall A.
   
• 4:30 to 5:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Alive Photo: 25+ Pros on Why They Are Outdoor Photographers. Presented by Paul Hassell. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 1.
   
• 4:30 to 5:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! HERITAGE! Elkmont: Pioneers, Lumberjacks, Summer People and Fireflies. Presented by Carroll McMahan. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall C.
   
• 4:30 to 6pm: An Experience Thru-Hiking the John Muir Trail Video Presentation. Presented by Bert Kunze. Taking place in the South Multi-Purpose Room 1.
   
• 5:30 to 7pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Backpacking the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: A Photographic Journey Video Presentation. Presented by Mark Evans. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 3.
   
• 5:45 to 6:45pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! HERITAGE! The History of Bush Brothers and Company: 106 Years and Counting Video Presentation. Presented by Max Fultz. Join Max as he presents the century-old history of an iconic family business. You will learn about Bush Brothers and Company’s 106-year-old canning history and how Bush became the Number One name in beans. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall A.
   
• 6 to 7pm: Birding 101: How to Identify Birds. Presented by Dr. Fred Alsop III. Taking place in the North Multi-Purpose Room 2.
   
• 6 to 7pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Reading Between the Lines: Writing Hiking Guides for National Parks. Presented by Charles Maynard. Taking place in the Greenbrier Hall C.
   
• 6 to 7pm: Groundhogology: Of Whistlepigs and World Politics. Presented by Doug Elliott. Taking place in the LeConte Hall South.
   
• 7:30pm: NEW Wilderness Wildlife Week Program! Talk is Cheap. Presented by Bill Landry, Sam Venable, Jim Claborn and Elizabeth Rose. Taking place in the LeConte Hall South.