Day 7 of the 2010 Wilderness Wildlife Week in Pigeon Forge Tennessee

Then consensus is that this is the best Wilderness Wildlife Week ever and there are 2 more days of guided hikes, lecture and demonstrations about the Smoky Mountains, nature photography, arts and crafts and so much more.

Some of the major highlights for today will be the Managing the Search Function which will be packed, the battle between Tennessee and North Carolina over the routing of Blue Ridge Parkway presented by Professor Dr. Harley Jolley and Current Fisheries Issues in the Smokies discussion presented by Matt Kulp.

Wilderness Wildlife Week Schedule for Friday, January 15, 2010

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


• 7:00 am - 11:00 am NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Managing the Search Function: Study some of the Smokies most famous search and rescue operations. Presented by: Joe Kelley, Dwight McCarter, Pete Rogers and Bob Swabe - In the Guitar Room. (Limit 30 students. Pre-registration at Information Desk is required.)


• 8:30 am - 10:00 am Learn to Play the Harmonica in the Key of "C" . Presented by: Tony Thomas - In the Violin Room.


• 9:00 am - 10:00 am The Amazing Diversity of Fall Creek Falls State Park - slide presentation. Presented by: Stuart Carroll - In the Dobro Room.


• 9:00 am - 10:30 am The Wolves of Bays Mountain. Presented by: Rhonda Goins - In the Harp Room.


• 9:30 am - 10:30 am Hiking and Photography - slide presentation. Presented by: Robert Schuffert - In the Ukelele Room.


• 10:30 am - 11:30 am The History of the Banjo. Presented by: Boogertown Gap - In the Violin Room.


• 11:00 am - 12:00 pm KIDS TRACK: Silly Safaris Show - Live Animal Show. Presented by: Silly Safari - In the Dobro/Harp Room.


• 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Tennessee Town and Country Scapes. Presented by: Jack Carman - In the Ukelele Room.


• 11:30 am - 12:30 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: You Will Have a Hard Road to Travel - The battle between Tennessee and North Carolina over the routing of Blue Ridge Parkway. Presented by: Dr. Harley Jolley - In the Guitar Room.


• 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Your Studio in a Cooler. Presented by: Jim Eastin - In the Harp Room.


• 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Bird Songs of the Smokies. Presented by: Mark Dunaway - In the Ukelele Room.


• 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Unusual Camping Tricks and Gizmos. Presented by: Larry "Coyote" Smith - In the Violin Room.


• 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: The Blue Ridge Parkway - Design and Development. Presented by: Dr. Harley Jolley - In the Guitar Room.


• 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Close Up and Macro Photography Workshop. Presented by: Andrea Shetley - In the Music Road Hotel Breakfast Room. (Limit 15 students. Pre-registration at Information Desk required day of the workshop.)


• 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Gardening for Monarch Butterflies. Presented by: Ina Warren - In the Dobro Room.


• 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Do it Yourself: Building a Backyard Bird Habitat. Presented by: Mark Dunaway - In the Ukelele Room.


• 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Lakes, Lighthouses and Landscapes of the North Woods - slide presentation. Presented by: Kendall Chiles - In the Guitar Room.


• 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Bald Eagle Recovery - Fragile Link to Success. Presented by: Bob Hatcher - In the Dobro/Harp Room.


• 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Workflow Not Work Slow - Lightroom releases you from the computer so you can shoot. Presented by: Colby McLemore - In the Violin Room.


• 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Woodcarving, Humming Bird and Flower - DAY 2. Presented by: Don Taylor - In the Music Road Hotel Breakfast Room. (Limit 10 students. Pre-registration at Information Desk required. Must take all 3 classes to complete the project and you need to bring carving tools and paint brushes.)


• 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm Attracting Wild Birds that Don't Eat Seed - slide presentation. Presented by: Regina Garr - In the Ukelele Room.


• 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm A Discussion on Current Fisheries Issues in the Smokies and Beyond. Presented by: Matt Kulp - In the Guitar Room.


• 4:45 pm - 5:30 pm KIDS TRACK: Wings of America: American Eagle Foundation - Live Bird Show. Presented by: American Eagle Foundation - In the Dobro/Harp Room.


• 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Turn Your Radio On - Hills N Hollows Mountain Music and Storytelling. Presented by: Mike and Kathy Gwinn - In the Violin Room.


• 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Buffalo Mountain Park (Pre and Post Fire) - slide presentation. Presented by: Brad Jones - In the Guitar Room.


• 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: The Seasons of the Great Smoky Mountains - slide presentation. Presented by: Chuck Summers - In the Dobro/Harp Room.


• 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Women of Cades Cove - Missy Tipton Green. Presented by: Cades Cove Preservation Association - In the Ukelele Room.


• 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Chestnut Flats - In the Cades Cove community: Dave Post. Presented by: Cades Cove Preservation Association - In the Ukelele Room.


• 7:30 pm Slow Jam. Presented by: Tony Thomas - In the Guitar Room. (Bring your own instrument to join in or simply enjoy listening)