Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage April 23-27, 2008
               

 

 

                 

Program Schedule

Programs are arranged by date and time with some programs lasting all day. Each description includes information on congregation points, walking distances, hiking difficulties, and registration limits. Driving times listed are from W. L. Mills Conference Center in Gatlinburg, TN to the meeting site.

Programs congregating at trailheads or other sites in the park will require participants to arrange their own transportation. Other programs will congregate at W. L. Mills Conference Center where trolleys will provide free transportation to trailheads for Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage participants upon presentation of official event nametags. Limited parking is available at many of the trailheads—participants are strongly encouraged to utilize the complimentary trolley service.

Find Program By Number

  Morning   Afternoon   All Day        
Indoor Outdoor NPS NC Trolley
Program: Start Date Time: End Date Time: Title:
1 04/23/2008, 7:00 AM 04/23/2008 , 11:00 AM Birding for the Experienced
2 04/23/2008, 7:00 AM 04/23/2008 , 11:00 AM Birding for the Novice
3 04/23/2008, 8:00 AM 04/23/2008 , 11:00 AM Live Moth Identification and Insect Walk
4 04/23/2008, 8:00 AM 04/23/2008 , 11:00 AM Wildflower Walk: Ash Hopper Branch
5 04/23/2008, 8:00 AM 04/23/2008 , 11:00 AM Wildflowers of the Cove Hardwood Nature Trail
6 04/23/2008, 8:00 AM 04/23/2008 , 11:00 PM Fern Walk: The Sinks
7 04/23/2008, 8:00 AM 04/23/2008 , 11:00 AM Wildflower Walk: Porters Creek Trail
8 04/23/2008, 8:00 AM 04/23/2008 , 11:00 AM Civilian Conservation Corp in the Great Smokies
9 04/23/2008, 9:00 AM 04/23/2008 , 11:00 AM Wildflower Hike: Chestnut Top Trail
10 04/23/2008, 9:00 AM 04/23/2008 , 11:00 AM Trees of the Smokies near Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
11 04/23/2008, 10:00 AM 04/23/2008 , 11:15 AM Wildflower Photography ヨ Carol Liguori Wolfe, Ecologist, Science Writer, Photographer
12 04/23/2008, 11:30 AM 04/23/2008 , 1:00 PM Benefit Luncheon
13 04/23/2008, 1:15 PM 04/23/2008 , 2:45 PM Seasons on the Trail ヨ Ila Hatter, 20 years as Pilgrimage hike leader, Interpretive Naturalist & Wildcrafter
14 04/23/2008, 1:30 PM 04/23/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Walk: Ash Hopper Branch
15 04/23/2008, 1:30 PM 04/23/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Walk: Noah "Bud" Ogle Trail
16 04/23/2008, 1:30 PM 04/23/2008 , 4:30 PM Black Bear and Wild Hog Hike
17 04/23/2008, 1:30 PM 04/23/2008 , 4:30 PM Moss Walk along Injun Creek Trail in Greenbrier
18 04/23/2008, 1:30 PM 04/23/2008 , 4:30 PM Native Plant Propagation to support Park Re-vegetation and Restoration sites
19 04/23/2008, 1:30 PM 04/23/2008 , 4:30 PM Salamander Foray from Low to High Elevation
20 04/23/2008, 1:30 PM 04/23/2008 , 4:30 PM Tree and Shrub Identification Walk
21 04/23/2008, 1:30 PM 04/23/2008 , 4:30 PM Beginner's Photographic Workshop
22 04/23/2008, 1:45 PM 04/23/2008 , 5:15 PM The Walker Sisters' Cabin and Little Greenbrier School
23 04/23/2008, 1:45 PM 04/23/2008 , 5:15 PM Wildflower Walk: Porters Creek Trail
24 04/23/2008, 2:00 PM 04/23/2008 , 4:15 PM Cascades and Wildflower Walk along Lynn Camp Prong
25 04/23/2008, 2:00 PM 04/23/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflowers of West Prong Trail
26 04/23/2008, 2:00 PM 04/23/2008 , 5:00 PM Wildflower Walk: Oconaluftee River Trail
27 04/23/2008, 3:00 PM 04/23/2008 , 4:30 PM Smoky Mountain Spring ヨ Carol Liguori Wolfe, Ecologist, Science Writer, Photographer
28 04/23/2008, 7:30 AM 04/23/2008 , 6:00 PM Backcountry Wildflower Hike: Benton MacKaye and Mountains-to-the-Sea loop
29 04/23/2008, 8:30 AM 04/23/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Road Prong Trail
30 04/23/2008, 5:30 PM 04/23/2008 , 7:00 PM Featured Wildflower Artist Reception
31 04/23/2008, 7:30 PM 04/23/2008 , 8:30 PM Documenting and Preserving Superlative eastern hemlocks
32 04/24/2008, 8:00 AM 04/24/2008 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Quiet Walkway
33 04/24/2008, 8:00 AM 04/24/2008 , 11:30 AM Fern Walk: Greenbrier Cove
34 04/24/2008, 8:15 AM 04/24/2008 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Noah "Bud" Ogle Trail
35 04/24/2008, 8:15 AM 04/24/2008 , 11:30 AM Beginner's Photographic Workshop
36 04/24/2008, 8:15 AM 04/24/2008 , 11:30 AM Tree and Shrub Identification Walk
37 04/24/2008, 8:30 AM 04/24/2008 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Ash Hopper Branch
38 04/24/2008, 8:30 AM 04/24/2008 , 11:30 AM Black Bear and Wild Hog Walk
39 04/24/2008, 8:30 AM 04/24/2008 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Identification for Beginners
40 04/24/2008, 8:30 AM 04/24/2008 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Hike: Cove Hardwood Nature Trail
41 04/24/2008, 8:30 AM 04/24/2008 , 11:30 AM Exploring the Cherokee
42 04/24/2008, 8:45 AM 04/24/2008 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Hike: Chestnut Top Trail
43 04/24/2008, 10:00 AM 04/24/2008 , 11:30 AM Charles Maynard, author of Churches of the Smokies and Waterfalls of the Smokies
44 04/24/2008, 1:00 PM 04/24/2008 , 2:30 PM モWhereメs mommy?ヤ ヨ Phylis Rollins, wildlife rehabilitator
45 04/24/2008, 1:00 PM 04/24/2008 , 4:30 PM Herb Lore of Appalachia
46 04/24/2008, 1:00 PM 04/24/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Noisy Creek Falls
47 04/24/2008, 1:00 PM 04/24/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Walk: Quiet Walkway
48 04/24/2008, 1:00 AM 04/24/2008 , 4:30 AM Wildflower Hike: Baskins Creek Trail
49 04/24/2008, 1:15 PM 04/24/2008 , 4:30 PM Terrestrial Insects Walk
50 04/24/2008, 1:15 PM 04/24/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Sugarlands Branch to Ash Hopper Branch
51 04/24/2008, 1:15 PM 04/24/2008 , 4:30 PM Salamander Motorcade in the Smokies
52 04/24/2008, 1:30 PM 04/24/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Cucumber Gap Trail
53 04/24/2008, 1:30 PM 04/24/2008 , 4:30 PM Moss Walk along Injun Creek Trail in Greenbrier
54 04/24/2008, 1:45 PM 04/24/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Appalachian Trail
55 04/24/2008, 1:45 PM 04/24/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Walk: Kanati Fork Trail
56 04/24/2008, 3:00 PM 04/24/2008 , 4:30 PM Cumberland Jack ヨ K-9 King of Mt. Le Conte ヨ David Brill
57 04/24/2008, 8:00 AM 04/24/2008 , 4:30 PM Birding and Wildflower Motorcade to Newfound Gap
58 04/24/2008, 8:15 AM 04/24/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Porters Creek Trail
59 04/24/2008, 8:15 AM 04/24/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Rainbow Falls Trail
60 04/24/2008, 8:30 AM 04/24/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Meigs Creek & Curry Mtn. trails Loop
61 04/24/2008, 8:30 AM 04/24/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Old Settlers Trail
62 04/24/2008, 8:30 AM 04/24/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Little River above Elkmont
63 04/24/2008, 8:30 AM 04/24/2008 , 4:30 PM old-growth Forests of the Smokies
64 04/24/2008, 8:30 AM 04/24/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Grapeyard Ridge Trail
65 04/24/2008, 9:15 AM 04/24/2008 , 6:00 PM Backcountry Wildflower Hike: Mill Creek Falls
65.1 04/24/2008, 5:00 PM 04/24/2008 , 7:15 PM Smokies Life Magazine Reception and Celebration
66 04/24/2008, 7:30 PM 04/24/2008 , 8:30 PM Ecosystems of Insect Eating Bats
67 04/24/2008, 8:00 PM 04/24/2008 , 9:30 PM Nighttime Natural History Walk
68 04/24/2008, 8:00 PM 04/24/2008 , 9:30 PM Nighttime Spider Walk: Sugarlands Area
69 04/25/2008, 7:00 AM 04/25/2008 , 8:00 AM Morning Bird Walk
70 04/25/2008, 8:00 AM 04/25/2008 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Hike: Courthouse Rock
71 04/25/2008, 8:15 AM 04/25/2008 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Noah "Bud" Ogle Trail
72 04/25/2008, 8:15 AM 04/25/2008 , 11:30 AM Birding and Wildflower Motorcade to Newfound Gap
73 04/25/2008, 8:15 AM 04/25/2008 , 11:30 AM Black Bear and Wild Hog Walk
74 04/25/2008, 8:15 AM 04/25/2008 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Propagation Workshop and Walk
75 04/25/2008, 8:15 AM 04/25/2008 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Sketching
76 04/25/2008, 8:30 AM 04/25/2008 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Identification for Beginners
77 04/25/2008, 8:30 AM 04/25/2008 , 11:30 AM Forest Foods and Pharmacy
78 04/25/2008, 8:30 AM 04/25/2008 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Hike: Old Settlers Trail
79 04/25/2008, 8:45 AM 04/25/2008 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Hike: Appalachian Trail
80 04/25/2008, 10:00 AM 04/25/2008 , 11:30 AM Birdwatching in the Smokies ヨ Liz Domingue, Wildlife/Conservation Biologist, Author, Photographer
81 04/25/2008, 1:00 PM 04/25/2008 , 2:30 PM Reptiles & Amphibians of the Smokies ヨ Liz Domingue, Wildlife/Conservation Biologist, Author, Photographer
82 04/25/2008, 1:00 PM 04/25/2008 , 4:30 PM Walk the Medicinal Path
83 04/25/2008, 1:00 PM 04/25/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Baskins Creek Trail
84 04/25/2008, 1:15 PM 04/25/2008 , 4:30 PM Bugs and Butterflies Walk
85 04/25/2008, 1:15 PM 04/25/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Motorcade: Clingmans Dome
86 04/25/2008, 1:15 PM 04/25/2008 , 4:45 PM Homestead History of Old Sugarlands and the CCC Camp
87 04/25/2008, 1:15 PM 04/25/2008 , 4:30 PM Photography Workshop
88 04/25/2008, 1:15 PM 04/25/2008 , 4:30 PM Tree and Shrub Identification Walk
89 04/25/2008, 1:15 PM 04/25/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Sugarlands Branch to Ash Hopper Branch
90 04/25/2008, 1:30 PM 04/25/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Cove Hardwood Nature Trail
91 04/25/2008, 1:30 PM 04/25/2008 , 4:30 PM Exploring the Cherokee
92 04/25/2008, 1:45 PM 04/25/2008 , 4:00 PM Salamanders in Chestnut Branch
93 04/25/2008, 1:45 PM 04/25/2008 , 4:00 PM Wildflower Hike: Chestnut Top Trail
94 04/25/2008, 2:00 PM 04/25/2008 , 6:30 PM Wildflowers and History
95 04/25/2008, 3:00 PM 04/25/2008 , 4:30 PM The Walker Sisters of Little Greenbrier ヨ Robin Goddard
96 04/25/2008, 8:00 AM 04/25/2008 , 4:30 PM Big Trees Hike: Albright Grove
97 04/25/2008, 8:00 AM 04/25/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Husky Gap Trail to Elkmont
98 04/25/2008, 8:00 AM 04/25/2008 , 6:00 PM Backcountry Wildflower Hike: Clingmans Dome to Elkmont
99 04/25/2008, 8:15 AM 04/25/2008 , 4:30 PM Birding and Wildflower Motorcade to Cades Cove
100 04/25/2008, 8:30 AM 04/25/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Cucumber Gap Trail
101 04/25/2008, 8:30 AM 04/25/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Porters Creek Trail
102 04/25/2008, 8:30 AM 04/25/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Ramsey Cascades Trail
103 04/25/2008, 8:45 AM 04/25/2008 , 4:30 PM Backcountry Wildflower Hike: Fork Ridge and Deep Creek trails
104 04/25/2008, 8:45 AM 04/25/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Walk: Thomas Divide to Kanati Fork
105 04/25/2008, 9:15 AM 04/25/2008 , 4:30 PM Grassy Bald Vegetation: History and Management at Gregory Bald
106 04/25/2008, 9:30 AM 04/25/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Abrams Falls Trail
107 04/25/2008, 10:00 AM 04/25/2008 , 3:00 PM Wildflowers and Birds along Baxter Creek
108 04/25/2008, 10:00 AM 04/25/2008 , 3:00 PM Ferns in Big Creek and Cataloochee
109 04/25/2008, 10:00 AM 04/25/2008 , 3:00 PM Fungi and Lichens in Cataloochee
110 04/25/2008, 10:00 AM 04/25/2008 , 3:00 PM Mosses along Big Creek to Mouse Creek Falls
111 04/25/2008, 10:00 AM 04/25/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflowers along Long Bunk Trail, Mt. Sterling, and Little Cataloochee trails
112 04/25/2008, 6:00 PM 04/25/2008 , 9:00 PM Return of the Elk in Cataloochee Valley
113 04/25/2008, 5:30 PM 04/25/2008 , 7:00 PM Closing Night Buffet
114 04/25/2008, 7:30 PM 04/25/2008 , 9:00 PM An Appalachian Evening of Music, Songs, and Storytelling-Sheila Kay Adams, award-winning author, musician, singer, and storyteller
114.1 04/25/2008, 5:30 PM 04/25/2008 , 9:00 PM Closing Night Buffet and Evening Event (programs #113 and #114)
115 04/25/2008, 7:30 PM 04/25/2008 , 9:30 PM Nighttime Bat Walk: Sugarlands Area
116 04/26/2008, 7:00 AM 04/26/2008 , 8:00 AM Morning Bird Walk
117 04/26/2008, 8:15 AM 04/26/2008 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Noah "Bud" Ogle Trail
118 04/26/2008, 8:15 AM 04/26/2008 , 11:30 AM Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind: Birds, Bees, Beetles, and Wind Pollinators
119 04/26/2008, 8:15 AM 04/26/2008 , 11:30 AM Black Bear and Wild Hog Walk
120 04/26/2008, 8:15 AM 04/26/2008 , 11:30 AM Tree and Shrub Identification Walk
121 04/26/2008, 8:15 AM 04/26/2008 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Sketching
122 04/26/2008, 8:15 AM 04/26/2008 , 11:30 AM Spider Walk: Sugarlands Area
123 04/26/2008, 8:15 AM 04/26/2008 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Ash Hopper Branch
124 04/26/2008, 8:15 AM 04/26/2008 , 11:30 AM Photography Workshop
125 04/26/2008, 8:30 AM 04/26/2008 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Little River above Elkmont
126 04/26/2008, 8:30 AM 04/26/2008 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Hike: Cucumber Gap Trail
127 04/26/2008, 8:30 AM 04/26/2008 , 11:30 AM Moss Walk: Little River above Elkmont
128 04/26/2008, 8:30 AM 04/26/2008 , 11:30 AM Exploring the Cherokee
129 04/26/2008, 8:30 AM 04/26/2008 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Porters Creek Trail
130 04/26/2008, 8:45 AM 04/26/2008 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Hike: Chestnut Top Trail
131 04/26/2008, 10:00 AM 04/26/2008 , 11:30 AM Animal Tracking & Sign ヨ Wanda DeWaard, Naturalist; M.S., Recreation & Environmental Education
132 04/26/2008, 1:00 PM 04/26/2008 , 2:30 PM Lost Proofing ヨ Wanda DeWaard, Naturalist; M.S., Recreation & Environmental Education
133 04/26/2008, 1:00 PM 04/26/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildcrafting Walk
134 04/26/2008, 1:00 PM 04/26/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Noisy Creek Falls
135 04/26/2008, 1:00 PM 04/26/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Walk: Quiet Walkway
136 04/26/2008, 1:00 PM 04/26/2008 , 4:30 PM Fern Walk: Little River above Elkmont
137 04/26/2008, 1:15 PM 04/26/2008 , 4:30 PM Aquatic Insects Walk
138 04/26/2008, 1:15 PM 04/26/2008 , 4:30 PM Exotic Plant and Wildflower Walk: Old Sugarlands
139 04/26/2008, 1:15 PM 04/26/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Motorcade: Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail
140 04/26/2008, 1:30 PM 04/26/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Porters Creek Trail
141 04/26/2008, 1:30 PM 04/26/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Cove Hardwood Nature Trail
142 04/26/2008, 1:45 PM 04/26/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Walk: Kanati Fork Trail
143 04/26/2008, 3:00 PM 04/26/2008 , 4:30 PM An Armchair Tour of Cades Cove ヨ Allen Coggins
144 04/26/2008, 8:00 AM 04/26/2008 , 4:30 PM Big Trees Hike: Albright Grove
145 04/26/2008, 8:15 AM 04/26/2008 , 4:30 PM Birding Motorcade to Cades Cove
146 04/26/2008, 8:15 AM 04/26/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Rainbow Falls Trail
147 04/26/2008, 8:30 AM 04/26/2008 , 4:30 PM Fungi, Lichen, and Wildflower Hike: Ramsey Cascades Trail
148 04/26/2008, 8:45 AM 04/26/2008 , 5:30 PM Plant Taxonomy Workshop: White Oak Sinks
149 04/26/2008, 8:45 AM 04/26/2008 , 5:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Sweat Heifer Trail to Kephart Prong
150 04/26/2008, 8:45 AM 04/26/2008 , 5:30 PM Backcountry Wildflower Hike: Newfound Gap to Smokemont
151 04/26/2008, 9:00 AM 04/26/2008 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Gabes Mountain Trail
152 04/27/2008, 9:00 AM 04/27/2008 , 4:30 PM The Giant Trees in Greenbrier Cove.

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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