Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage April 21-25, 2010
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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.

 

  Morning   Afternoon   All Day        
Indoor Outdoor NPS NC Vans No Reg.Fee

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Program: Start Date Time: End Date Time: Title:
1 04/21/2010, 7:00 AM 04/21/2010 , 11:00 AM Birding for the Experienced
2 04/21/2010, 8:00 AM 04/21/2010 , 11:00 AM Wildflower Walk: Ash Hopper Branch
3 04/21/2010, 8:00 AM 04/21/2010 , 11:00 AM Terrestrial Insect Walk
4 04/21/2010, 8:00 AM 04/21/2010 , 11:00 AM Wildflower Walk: Cove Hardwood Nature Trail
5 04/22/2010, 8:30 AM 04/22/2010 , 11:00 AM Fern Walk: Little River above Elkmont
6 04/21/2010, 8:00 AM 04/21/2010 , 11:00 AM Wildflower Walk: Porters Creek Trail
7 04/21/2010, 8:45 AM 04/21/2010 , 11:00 AM Wildflower Walk: Chestnut Top Trail
8 04/21/2010, 8:45 AM 04/21/2010 , 11:00 AM Trees of the Smokies near Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
9 04/21/2010, 10:00 AM 04/21/2010 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Photography - Carol Liguori Wolfe, Ecologist, Science Writer, Photographer
10 04/21/2010, 10:00 AM 04/21/2010 , 11:30 AM The First 60 Years of the Wildflower Pilgrimage - Ken McFarland Chairman of the Wildflower Pilgrimage Organizing Committee
11 04/21/2010, 11:30 AM 04/21/2010 , 1:00 PM Welcoming Luncheon - A Theodore Roosevelt Salute to the 60th Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage!
12 04/21/2010, 1:15 PM 04/21/2010 , 2:45 PM Woodland Spring ﾖ Carol Liguori Wolfe, Ecologist, Science Writer, Photographer
13 04/21/2010, 1:30 PM 04/21/2010 , 4:30 PM Going Natural in the Garden
14 04/21/2010, 1:30 PM 04/21/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Walk: Noah "Bud" Ogle Trail
15 04/21/2010, 1:30 PM 04/21/2010 , 4:30 PM Black Bear and Wild Hog Walk
16 04/21/2010, 1:30 PM 04/21/2010 , 4:30 PM Moss Walk: Injun Creek Trail in Greenbrier
17 04/21/2010, 1:30 PM 04/21/2010 , 4:30 PM Salamander Foray from Low to High Elevation
18 04/21/2010, 1:30 PM 04/21/2010 , 4:30 PM Tree and Shrub Identification Walk
19 04/21/2010, 1:30 PM 04/21/2010 , 4:30 PM Beginner's Photographic Workshop
20 04/21/2010, 1:45 PM 04/21/2010 , 5:15 PM The Walker Sisters' Cabin and Little Greenbrier School
21 04/21/2010, 1:45 PM 04/21/2010 , 5:15 PM History Walk: Porters Creek Trail
22 04/21/2010, 1:45 PM 04/21/2010 , 4:15 PM Cascades and Wildflower Walk: Lynn Camp Prong
23 04/21/2010, 1:45 PM 04/21/2010 , 5:15 PM Wildflower Walk: West Prong Trail
24 04/21/2010, 2:00 PM 04/21/2010 , 5:00 PM Wildflower Walk: Oconaluftee River Trail
25 04/21/2010, 3:00 PM 04/21/2010 , 4:30 PM Become your own Green Grocer, Eat your weedies! Ila Hatter, 21 years as Pilgrimage hike leader, Interpretive Naturalist & Wildcrafter
26 04/21/2010, 3:00 PM 04/21/2010 , 4:30 PM Organic Gardening & Composting ﾖ Peg Beute & Kara Remington, Educator/Naturalists, Iams Nature Center
27 04/21/2010, 7:30 AM 04/21/2010 , 6:00 PM Backcountry Wildflower Hike: Newfound Gap to Fighting Creek Gap via Appalachian and Sugarland Mountain Trails
28 04/21/2010, 8:30 AM 04/21/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Road Prong Trail
29 04/21/2010, 5:30 PM 04/21/2010 , 7:00 PM Featured Wildflower Artist Reception
30 04/21/2010, 7:30 PM 04/21/2010 , 8:30 PM The Teddy Roosevelt Show ﾖ Do What You Can, With What You Have, Where You Are! - T.R. Reprisor Joe Wiegand
31 04/22/2010, 7:00 AM 04/22/2010 , 11:00 AM Birding for the Novice
32 04/22/2010, 8:00 AM 04/22/2010 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Quiet Walkway
33 04/22/2010, 8:00 AM 04/22/2010 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Baskins Creek Trail
34 04/22/2010, 8:15 AM 04/22/2010 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Noah "Bud" Ogle Trail
35 04/22/2010, 8:15 AM 04/22/2010 , 11:30 AM Beginner's Photographic Workshop
36 04/22/2010, 8:15 AM 04/22/2010 , 11:30 AM Tree and Shrub Identification Walk
37 04/22/2010, 8:30 AM 04/22/2010 , 11:30 AM Fern Walk: Greenbrier Cove
38 04/22/2010, 8:30 AM 04/22/2010 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Ash Hopper Branch
39 04/22/2010, 8:30 AM 04/22/2010 , 11:30 AM Black Bear and Wild Hog Walk
40 04/22/2010, 8:30 AM 04/22/2010 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Cove Hardwood Nature Trail
41 04/22/2010, 8:30 AM 04/22/2010 , 11:30 AM Native Peoples use of Nature's Garden
42 04/22/2010, 8:45 AM 04/22/2010 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Chestnut Top Trail
43 04/22/2010, 10:00 AM 04/22/2010 , 11:30 AM Attracting Insect-eating Birds through Gardening ﾖ Kim Hainge
44 04/22/2010, 1:00 PM 04/22/2010 , 2:30 PM Bird Watching ﾖ Liz Domingue, Wildlife/Conservation Biologist, Author, Photographer
45 04/22/2010, 1:00 PM 04/22/2010 , 2:30 PM Picturing the Smokies - Vintage views of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 1920s - 1960s. Bradley Reeves and Louisa Trott
46 04/22/2010, 1:00 PM 04/22/2010 , 4:30 PM Herb Lore of Appalachia
47 04/22/2010, 1:00 PM 04/22/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Walk: Noisy Creek Falls
48 04/22/2010, 1:00 PM 04/22/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Identification for Beginners
49 04/22/2010, 1:15 PM 04/22/2010 , 4:30 PM Terrestrial Insects Walk
50 04/22/2010, 1:15 PM 04/22/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Sketching
51 04/22/2010, 1:15 PM 04/22/2010 , 4:30 PM Salamander Motorcade in the Smokies
52 04/22/2010, 1:45 PM 04/22/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Walk: Upper Ash Hopper Branch
53 04/22/2010, 1:30 PM 04/22/2010 , 4:30 PM Cultural History of Elkmont
54 04/22/2010, 1:30 PM 04/22/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Walk: Cucumber Gap Trail
55 04/22/2010, 1:30 PM 04/22/2010 , 4:30 PM Moss Walk: Injun Creek Trail in Greenbrier
56 04/22/2010, 1:45 PM 04/22/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Walk: Appalachian Trail
57 04/22/2010, 1:45 PM 04/22/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Walk: Kanati Fork Trail
58 04/22/2010, 3:00 PM 04/22/2010 , 4:30 PM Monarchsﾅ the Mexico Connection ﾖ Ina Warren
59 04/22/2010, 3:00 PM 04/22/2010 , 4:30 PM Tea Blending for Everyday Wellness ﾖ Megan Jones
60 04/22/2010, 8:00 AM 04/22/2010 , 4:30 PM Birding and Wildflower Motorcade: Mynant Park to Newfound Gap
61 04/22/2010, 8:00 AM 04/22/2010 , 5:30 PM Backcountry Wildflower Hike: Snake Den Ridge - Appalachian trail Low Gap Trail
62 04/22/2010, 8:15 AM 04/22/2010 , 4:30 PM Sugarland Valley's History and Mystery
63 04/22/2010, 8:30 AM 04/22/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Porters Creek Trail
64 04/22/2010, 8:30 AM 04/22/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Old Settlers Trail
65 04/22/2010, 8:30 AM 04/22/2010 , 4:30 PM Old-growth Forests of the Smokies
66 04/22/2010, 8:30 AM 04/22/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Grapeyard Ridge Trail
67 04/22/2010, 8:45 AM 04/22/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Thomas Divide to Kanati Fork
68 04/22/2010, 5:00 PM 04/22/2010 , 7:15 PM Smokies Life Magazine Reception and Celebration
69 04/22/2010, 7:30 PM 04/22/2010 , 8:30 PM Where have all the (wild) flowers gone?: Climate change impacts across the southern Appalachians - Steven G. McNulty
70 04/22/2010, 8:00 PM 04/22/2010 , 9:30 PM Nighttime Natural History Walk
71 04/22/2010, 7:30 PM 04/22/2010 , 9:30 PM Nighttime Bat Walk: Twin Creeks Area
72 04/23/2010, 7:00 AM 04/23/2010 , 8:00 AM Morning Bird Walk
73 04/23/2010, 8:00 AM 04/23/2010 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Courthouse Rock
74 04/23/2010, 8:00 AM 04/23/2010 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Quiet Walkway
75 04/23/2010, 8:15 AM 04/23/2010 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Noah "Bud" Ogle Trail
76 04/23/2010, 8:15 AM 04/23/2010 , 11:30 AM Birding and Wildflower Motorcade to Newfound Gap
77 04/23/2010, 8:15 AM 04/23/2010 , 11:30 AM Black Bear and Wild Hog Walk
78 04/23/2010, 8:15 AM 04/23/2010 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Sketching
79 04/23/2010, 8:30 AM 04/23/2010 , 11:30 AM Fern Walk: Little River above Elkmont
80 04/23/2010, 8:30 AM 04/23/2010 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Identification for Beginners
81 04/23/2010, 8:30 AM 04/23/2010 , 11:30 AM Forest Foods and Pharmacy
82 04/23/2010, 8:30 AM 04/23/2010 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Old Settlers Trail
83 04/23/2010, 8:45 AM 04/23/2010 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Appalachian Trail
84 04/23/2010, 9:00 AM 04/23/2010 , 11:30 AM Mingus Creek History Walk
85 04/23/2010, 10:00 AM 04/23/2010 , 11:30 AM Water Pollution & Aquatic Life: Baby Steps toward Greening our Planet ﾖ Drew Crain, zoologist & associate professor Maryville College
86 04/23/2010, 1:00 PM 04/23/2010 , 2:30 PM Ann Davis ﾖ One Womanﾒs Effort to Make a Dream a Reality - Robin Goddard
87 04/23/2010, 1:00 PM 04/23/2010 , 2:30 PM Picturing the Smokies - Vintage views of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 1920s - 1960s. Bradley Reeves and Louisa Trott
88 04/23/2010, 1:00 PM 04/23/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Walk: Baskins Creek Trail
89 04/23/2010, 1:15 PM 04/23/2010 , 4:30 PM Bugs and Butterflies Walk
90 04/23/2010, 1:15 PM 04/23/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Motorcade: Sugarlands to Newfound Gap
91 04/23/2010, 1:15 PM 04/23/2010 , 4:45 PM Homestead History of Old Sugarlands and the CCC Camp
92 04/23/2010, 1:15 PM 04/23/2010 , 4:30 PM Photography Workshop
93 04/23/2010, 1:15 PM 04/23/2010 , 4:30 PM Tree and Shrub Identification Walk
94 04/23/2010, 1:15 PM 04/23/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower and History Walk: Upper Ash Hopper Branch
95 04/23/2010, 1:30 PM 04/23/2010 , 4:30 PM Native Peoples use of Nature's Garden
96 04/23/2010, 1:30 PM 04/23/2010 , 4:30 PM Moss Walk: Injun Creek Trail in Greenbrier
97 04/23/2010, 1:45 PM 04/23/2010 , 4:00 PM Salamander Walk: Cosby Camp Ground Area
98 04/23/2010, 1:45 PM 04/23/2010 , 4:00 PM Wildflower Walk: Chestnut Top Trail
99 04/23/2010, 1:45 PM 04/23/2010 , 4:00 PM Fungal Roles in Forest Ecology
100 04/23/2010, 2:00 PM 04/23/2010 , 6:30 PM Wildflowers and History Hike: White Oak Sinks
101 04/23/2010, 3:00 PM 04/23/2010 , 4:30 PM Lesser Known Southern Medicinal Plants ﾖ Darryl Patton
102 04/23/2010, 3:00 PM 04/23/2010 , 4:30 PM Are You Plant Blind? - Elisabeth Schussler
103 04/23/2010, 8:15 AM 04/23/2010 , 4:30 PM Birding and Wildflower Motorcade: Sugarlands to Cades Cove
104 04/23/2010, 8:30 AM 04/23/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Fighting Creek Gap to Metcalf Bottoms
105 04/23/2010, 8:30 AM 04/23/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Cucumber Gap Trail
106 04/23/2010, 8:30 AM 04/23/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Porters Creek Trail
107 04/23/2010, 8:30 AM 04/23/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Ramsey Cascades Trail
108 04/23/2010, 8:30 AM 04/23/2010 , 4:30 PM Restoration of Wetlands Habitat in the GSMNP
109 04/23/2010, 8:45 AM 04/23/2010 , 4:30 PM Backcountry Wildflower Hike: Appalachian, Fork Ridge and Deep Creek Trails
110 04/23/2010, 8:45 AM 04/23/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Thomas Divide to Kanati Fork
111 04/23/2010, 8:45 AM 04/23/2010 , 6:00 PM Backcountry Wildflower Hike: Grassy Balds - Russell and Spence Fields
112 04/23/2010, 10:00 AM 04/23/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Long Bunk, Mt. Sterling, and Little Cataloochee Trails
113 04/23/2010, 6:00 PM 04/23/2010 , 7:15 PM 60th Anniversary Celebration and Photography Awards Ceremony
114 04/23/2010, 7:30 PM 04/23/2010 , 8:30 PM Prehistoric Rock Art in Tennessee - Jan Simek
115 04/23/2010, 8:00 PM 04/23/2010 , 9:30 PM Nighttime Spider Walk: Twin Creeks Area
116 04/24/2010, 7:00 AM 04/24/2010 , 8:00 AM Morning Bird Walk
117 04/24/2010, 8:00 AM 04/24/2010 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Noisy Creek Falls
118 04/24/2010, 8:15 AM 04/24/2010 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Noah "Bud" Ogle Trail
119 04/24/2010, 8:15 AM 04/24/2010 , 11:30 AM Black Bear and Wild Hog Walk
120 04/24/2010, 8:15 AM 04/24/2010 , 11:30 AM Tree and Shrub Identification Walk
121 04/24/2010, 8:15 AM 04/24/2010 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Sketching
122 04/24/2010, 8:15 AM 04/24/2010 , 11:30 AM Spider Walk: Sugarlands Area
123 04/24/2010, 8:15 AM 04/24/2010 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Ash Hopper Branch
124 04/24/2010, 8:15 AM 04/24/2010 , 11:30 AM Photography Workshop
125 04/24/2010, 8:30 AM 04/24/2010 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Little River above Elkmont
126 04/24/2010, 8:30 AM 04/24/2010 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Cucumber Gap Trail
127 04/24/2010, 8:30 AM 04/24/2010 , 11:30 AM Moss Walk: Little River above Elkmont
128 04/24/2010, 8:30 AM 04/24/2010 , 11:30 AM Native Peoples use of Nature's Garden
129 04/24/2010, 8:30 AM 04/24/2010 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Porters Creek Trail
130 04/24/2010, 8:45 AM 04/24/2010 , 11:30 AM Wildflower Walk: Chestnut Top Trail
131 04/24/2010, 10:00 AM 04/24/2010 , 11:30 AM A Place of Refuge: Horace Kephart, Our Southern Highlanders, and the Making of GSMNP ﾖ George Ellison
132 04/24/2010, 1:00 PM 04/24/2010 , 2:30 PM Appalachian Trailﾅ A Walk for Sunshine - Jeff Alt
133 04/24/2010, 1:00 PM 04/24/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildcrafting Walk
134 04/24/2010, 1:00 PM 04/24/2010 , 4:30 PM Fern Walk: Little River above Elkmont
135 04/24/2010, 1:15 PM 04/24/2010 , 4:30 PM Aquatic Insects Walk
136 04/24/2010, 1:15 PM 04/24/2010 , 4:30 PM Exotic Plant and Wildflower Walk: Old Sugarlands
137 04/24/2010, 1:15 PM 04/24/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Walk: Grassy Branch in Twin Creeks Area
138 04/24/2010, 1:30 PM 04/24/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Walk: Porters Creek Trail
139 04/24/2010, 1:30 PM 04/24/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Walk: Cove Hardwood Nature Trail
140 04/24/2010, 1:45 PM 04/24/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Walk: Upper Ash Hopper Branch
141 04/24/2010, 1:45 PM 04/24/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Walk: Kanati Fork Trail
142 04/24/2010, 3:00 PM 04/24/2010 , 4:30 PM Lost- Proofing -Wanda DeWaard, Naturalist; M.S., Recreation & Environmental Education
143 04/24/2010, 3:00 PM 04/24/2010 , 4:30 PM Bears Weﾒve Met ﾖ Joel & Kathy Zachary
144 04/24/2010, 8:15 AM 04/24/2010 , 2:00 PM Wood Warblers of The Smokies
145 04/24/2010, 8:00 AM 04/24/2010 , 4:30 PM Big Trees Hike: Albright Grove
146 04/24/2010, 8:30 AM 04/24/2010 , 4:30 PM Fungi, Lichen, and Wildflower Hike: Ramsey Cascades Trail
147 04/24/2010, 8:45 AM 04/24/2010 , 5:30 PM Plant Taxonomy Workshop: White Oak Sinks
148 04/24/2010, 8:45 AM 04/24/2010 , 5:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Sweat Heifer Trail to Kephart Prong
149 04/24/2010, 8:45 AM 04/24/2010 , 5:30 PM Backcountry Wildflower Hike: Tremont to Elkmont
150 04/24/2010, 9:00 AM 04/24/2010 , 4:30 PM Wildflower Hike: Gabes Mountain Trail
151 04/24/2010, 10:00 AM 04/24/2010 , 4:00 PM Salamander Hike: Road Prong Trail from High to Mid-elevations
152 04/25/2010, 9:00 AM 04/25/2010 , 4:30 PM The Big Trees in Big Creek Watershed

 
                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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