Wilderness Wildlife Week Day 3 Schedule for January 14 2013 in Pigeon Forge Smoky Mountains

As day 3 of Wilderness Wildlife Week starts, many of us are looking to the skies as though the past few days were unseasonably warm, today an aerial flood watch is in effect which could be an issue for some of the free guided hikes today in the Great Smoky Mountains national park.

Even if you decide not to hike, or the hike is called off, there is lost to see and so inside in the comfort of the Music Row Hotel when the free demonstrations and classes take place.

Some of the Wilderness Wildlife week classes we strongly recommend today are: Black Bear Ecology presented by Anne Allison and Kathy Sherrard, taking better wildflower pictures presented by Bob Stephenson, and the Burns of Cades Cove Video Presentation presented by Alice Beers a local passionate about Cades Cove. If you visit Cades Cove often, you have seen Alice filming bear, deer and other wildlife.

• 9:00am - 10:00am: Wonderful Waterfalls of Tennessee Slide Presentation. Presented by: Bill Carter and taking place in the Ukulele Room
• 9:00am - Noon: New Wilderness Wildlife Week Program: Printing Your Photography and Artwork. Presented by: Dick Ensing and taking place in the Guitar Room
• 9:30am - 10:30am: New Wilderness Wildlife Week Program: 10 Hints for Creating a Successful Backyard Habitat - Advice from a Lifetime Master Gardener. Presented by: Dr. Leo Lubke and Linda Lubke and taking place in the Harp Room but you must pre-register at Information Desk as there is a Limit 25.
• 10:00am - 11:00am: New Wilderness Wildlife Week Program: The Civilian Conservation Corps: FDR’s "Tree Army". Presented by: Bill Deitzer who will discuss the legacy of this corps of young men from the 1930s who built several of America’s national parks, including Great Smoky Mountains and Shenandoah National Parks. Takes place in the Dobro Room
• 10:00am - 11:00am: Hosting Hummingbirds Video Presentation. Presented by: Regina Garr and taking place in the Violin Room
• 10:30am - Noon: New Wilderness Wildlife Week Program: By George, What A Family!. Presented by: Kathy Gwinn and taking place in the Ukulele Room
• 11:30am - 12:30pm: Learn to Play Washboard and Washtub Base. Presented by: Boogertown Gap and taking place in the Dobro Room
• 11:30am - 12:30pm: Black Bear Ecology. Presented by: Anne Allison and Kathy Sherrard and taking place in the Harp Room
• 11:30am - 12:30pm: Wildflowers of the Smokies Video Presentation. Presented by: Jack Carman and taking place in the Violin Room
• 12:30pm - 1:30pm: New Wilderness Wildlife Week Program: The Story of Greenbrier Cove. Presented by: Glenn Cardwell and taking place in the Ukulele Room (highly recommended)
• 12:30pm - 2:30pm: New Wilderness Wildlife Week Program: Prescribed Burns of Cades Cove Video Presentation. Presented by: Alice Beers and taking place in the Guitar Room (highly recommended)
• 1:00pm - 2:00pm: New Wilderness Wildlife Week Program: Old Time Music and Instruments. Presented by: Roger Helton and taking place in the Dobro Room
• 1:00pm - 2:00pm: New Wilderness Wildlife Week Program: Invasive Exotic Plants: Making Intelligent Landscaping Choices. Presented by: Kristine Johnson and taking place in the Harp Room
• 1:00pm - 2:00pm: Bird’s the Word: Bird Stories, Songs, Lore and Natural History. Presented by: Doug Elliott and taking place in the Violin Room
• 1:00pm - 2:30pm: New Wilderness Wildlife Week Program: Beginning Hammer Dulcimer. Presented by: Tim Simek. Must bring own instruments and pre-register at the Information Desk as there is a Limit of 10 people. Takes place in the Breakfast Room
• 2:30pm - 3:30pm: Introduction to the Autoharp: Tony Thomas and Judy Carson and taking place in the Dobro Room
• 2:30pm - 3:30pm: Wild Hog Management in the Great Smoky Mountains. Presented by: Jay Carr and taking place in the Harp Room
• 2:30pm - 3:30pm: New Wilderness Wildlife Week Program: Goldfinches and Cardinals: Bring Some Color to Your Bird Feeders. Presented by: Steve Garr and taking place in the Ukulele Room
• 2:30pm - 3:30pm: John James Audubon’s "The Birds of America". Presented by: Stephen Lyn Bales and taking place in the Violin Room
• 3:00pm - 4:00pm: Tennessee Butterflies and How to Raise Them. Presented by: Lois English and taking place in the Guitar Room
• 3:00pm - 6:00pm: Basket Making. Presented by: Theresa Tyler and taking place in the Breakfast Room. As there is a limit of 10 you must pre-register at the Information Desk
• 4:00pm - 5:00pm: New Wilderness Wildlife Week Program: Broken Lives in a Broken County: The Civil War in Cocke County. Presented by: J. Duay O’Neil and taking place in the Dobro Room
• 4:00pm - 5:00pm: New Wilderness Wildlife Week Program: The Makin’s of Granny. Presented by: Theresa Williams who will tell of her experiences playing Granny Lydia in the Store Britches play. Takes place in the Harp Room
• 4:00pm - 5:00pm: Ranger Recollections. Presented by: Joe Kelley and taking place in the Ukulele Room
• 4:00pm - 5:00pm: New Wilderness Wildlife Week Program: Being Bear Smart Video Presentation. Presented by: Kate Marshall and taking place in the Violin Room
• 4:30pm - 5:30pm: New Wilderness Wildlife Week Program: What’s in My Pack?: The Fundamentals of Lightweight Backpacking. Presented by: NOC Gatlinburg and Backpacking Light and taking place in the Guitar Room
• 5:30pm - 6:30pm: Of Ginseng, Golden Apples and the Rainbow Fish: Ancient Tales and a Modern Mythic Adventure. Presented by: Doug Elliott and taking place in the Dobro/Harp Rooms
• 5:30pm - 6:30pm: Be Careful Out There: Hazards in the Outdoors. Presented by: Joe Taft and taking place in the Ukulele Room
• 5:30pm - 6:30pm: New Wilderness Wildlife Week Program: Taking Better Wildflower Pictures. Presented by: Bob Stephenson and taking place in the Violin Room
• 6:00pm: Wednesday Hike Signups taking place at the Holiday Inn Express
• 6:00pm - 7:00pm: New Wilderness Wildlife Week Program: Appalachian Mountain Beauty and Scottish Highland Video Presentation Tour. Presented by: Daniel and Denise Dempster and taking place in the Guitar Room
• 7:30pm: New Wilderness Wildlife Week Program: And Heaven and Nature Sing. Presented by: Ken Jenkins, Judy Felts and Friends taking place in the Dobro/Harp/Ukulele Rooms