The 2010 Wilderness Wildlife Week Opening Day Schedule

The 2010 Wilderness Wildlife Week lectures, classes and demonstrations taking place at the Music Road Hotel and Convention Center in Pigeon Forge Tennessee have been a welcome break for those that braved the unusual cold in the Smoky Mountains.

Wilderness Wildlife Week is part of the Winterfest celebration that takes place all around the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee in Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and Sevierville.

While every Wilderness Wildlife Week has been great, this year about 80 new programs have been added to an already exciting schedule!

Wilderness Wildlife Week Schedule for January 9th, 2010

• 7:00 am - 9:00 pm The Information Desk is open.


• 8:00 am - 10:00 am Fishing the Smokies. Presented by: Greg Ward - In the Harp Room.


• 8:00 am - 11:00 am How to Use a Map and Compass. Presented by: Terry and Lavalla Edgington - In the Ukelele Room. (Limit 40 students. Pre-registration at Information Desk required.)


• 9:00 am - 10:00 am Rock Formations of the Smokies. Presented by: Harry Moore - In the Dobro Room.


• 9:00 am - 10:30 am The Art of Photography: An image critique for artistic enhancement. Presented by: Pat Gordy and Ron Plasencia - In the Guitar Room.


• 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Nature Photography Workshop. Presented by: Kendall Chiles, Harold Stinnette, Tom and Pat Cory - In the Violin Room.


• 10:30 am - 11:30 am Serpent Handlers. Presented by: Fred Brown - In the Dobro Room.


• 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Update: Recent Evidence of Cougars in the Southern Appalachians. Presented by: Dr. Don Linzey - In the Harp Room.


• 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm KIDS TRACK: Animal Olympics - Comparing human senses and abilities to those of wild animals - Interactive! Presented by: Ann Schlichting - In the Ukelele Room.


• 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Marking Time: An examination of East Tennessee's Historic Markers. Presented by: Fred Brown - In the Dobro Room.


• 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: What Makes the Smokies Like No Other Park. Presented By Bill and Rosemary Dieter - In the Harp Room.


• 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Seasons of the Smokies. Presented by: Bob and Gloria Epperson - In the Guitar Room.


• 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Great Things are done when Men and Mountains Meet - Calligraphy Workshop. Presented by: Pat K. Thomas - In the Music Road Hotel Breakfast Room. ( Limit 15 students. Age 12 and up. Pre-registration at Information Desk required.)


• 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Weather Signs: Learning how to "read the signs" for changing weather in hiking and camping. Presented by: Ila Hatter - In the Violin Room.


• 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm The History of Mt. LeConte Lodge. Presented by: F. Carroll McMahan - In the Ukelele Room.


• 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Discovering October Roads. Presented by: Fred Brown and Harry Moore - In the Dobro Room.


• 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Easy Hiking in the Alps. Presented by: Gudrun and Pete Seifert - In the Harp Room.


• 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm World Class Stream Small Mouth Bass. Presented by: Greg Ward - In the Guitar Room.


• 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Introduction to Close Up and Macro Photography. Presented by: Andrea Shetley - In the Ukelele Room.


• 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Civil War in the Mountains. Presented by: A. Christine Tipton - In the Violin Room


• 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Wildwoods Wisdom: Stories, songs, and lore celebrating the natural world. Presented by: Doug Elliott - In the Dobro Room.


• 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Hiking Switzerland. Presented by: Shannon Harris - In the Harp Room.


• 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Appalachian People and Their Herbs. Presented by: W.C. and Glenna Julian - In the Ukelele Room.


• 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Tracing Your Cherokee Heritage. Presented by: Lloyd Arneach - In the Violin Room.


• 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm NEW KIDS TRACK WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Kiddin' Around - A hands on introduction to mountain music and instruments for kids. Presented by: Jerry and Joan Paul, Lost Mill String Band -In the Music Road Hotel Breakfast Room. (Limit 20 students. Pre-registration at Information Desk required.)


• 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Woodlsore and Wildwoods Wisdom: Singing about catfish, possums, crawdads, hoop snakes, and bee swarms. Presented by: Doug Elliott - In the Dobro Room/Harp.


• 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm Wilderness Wildlife Week Opening Comments Presented by: Superintendent of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Dale Ditmanson, Director of Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Jim Hart, and the Executive Director of Great Smoky Mountains Association Terry Maddox. In the Dobro Room/Harp.


• 7:30 pm Opening Remarks and Slide Presentation. Presented by: Ken Jenkins - In the Dobro/Harp Room.

Remember if you are a supporting member of Friends of the Smokies which help fund the national park you get 10% of your cabin rental in the Smokies for Wilderness Wildlife Week!