Wilderness Wildlife Week day 3 Schedule in Pigeon Forge Tennessee

Day 2 Wilderness Wildlife Week in Pigeon Forge was just as busy and exciting as the opening day. Fantastic lectures, classes, hikes and demonstrations and I picked up some real bargains in the exhibit area!

So much going on and anyone interested in Nature, photography, music, history and art should be here. The following exciting schedule of classes and lectures is for Monday day 3 of the Wildlife Wilderness Week Winterfest Celebration:

• 8:30 am - 9:30 am Green Power Switch environmental discussions by Lucas Harkleroad


• 8:45 am - 9:45 am Introduction to the Old Time Banjo with Tony Thomas


• 9:00 am - 10:00 am The Art of Dowsing: Do You Have the Gift? Presented by Charlie Monday (Pre-registration is required and is limited to 30 participants)


• 9:00 am - 10:00 am Are We Losing Our Native Forests? Discussion by Kristine Johnson


• 9:30 am - 10:30 am Black Bears 101: Their Lives and Interactions with Humans Presented by Anne Allison and Kathy Sherrard


• 9:45 am - 10:45 am Appalachian Bear Rescue: Giving Bears a Second Chance by Lisa Stewart


• 10:00 am - 11:00 am Bears, Boars, Wolves and More with Joel and Kathy Zachry


• 10:30 - 11:30 am Elk in the Smokies! The Future by Kim Delozier


• 11:00 am - Noon Introduction to Close Up and Macro Photography with Andrea Shetley


• 11:00 am - Noon "Red Rock Country" presented by Bob and Gloria Epperson


• 11:00 am - Noon Kids Track: Wild World of Animals presented by the Knoxville Zoo


• 11:30 am - 12:30 pm "This Ain't No Ordinary Place": Early Taverns, Turnpikes and Trails in the Mountains with Kathy Gwinn


• 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Introduction to the Acoustic Guitar with Tony Thomas


• 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Exploring the Wilderness of the Great Smoky Mountains with Tom Harrington


• 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm "What's in Your Pack?" with Lee Lewis


• 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Leaving No Trace in the Smokies by Babette Collavo


• 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Close Up and Macro Photography Workshop by Andrea Shetley (Pre-registration is required and is limited to 15 participants)


• 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Wild Ones Among Us with Lynne McCoy


• 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm The Art of Dowsing: Do You Have the Gift? By Charlie Monday (Pre-registration is required and is limited to 30 participants)


• 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Hills, Hollers and Harmonies: Music of the Great Smoky Mountains with Lisa Free


• 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Ranger Recollections of the Great Smokies and Blue Ridge Parkway


• 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Kids Track: Hug-A-Tree and Survive for Kids with Joey Holt


• 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Identifying Local Birds of Prey presented by Stephen Lyn Bales


• 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm Wild Flowers of the Southern Highlands by Jack Carman


• 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm New Knee's for Old Hikers by Joel and Kathy Zachry


• 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm State Highpointing: What is it and Why Would Anyone Want to Do it? Presented by Bill and Rosemary Deitzer and Jean Trousdale


• 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm Shooting the Camera: Photography for Beginners of All Ages by Jim Eastin


• 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm The Spirits of Cades Cove with Mike Meldrum


• 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Are You an Indian? By Lloyd Arneach


• 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm Mountain Ballads-Story-Songs Boogertown Gap Band


• 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Ground Hogology and Marmotabilia presented by Doug Elliott


• 6:30 pm Sign ups for Wednesday hikes


• 6:30 pm Slow Jam with Tony Thomas you can Bring Your Own Instrument or simply enjoy and listen!


• 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Heaven and Nature Sing with Ken Jenkins and Judy Felts

If you are not already here in the Smokies there are a few more days of Wilderness Wildlife Week left and some cheap cabin rentals still left!