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.