January 7-15, 2006
Music Road Hotel & Convention Center

Wilderness Wildlife Week

2006 Activities

Saturday, January 7, 2006

Workshops, Lectures and Slide Presentations

Music Road Hotel Convention Center

Dobro Room

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Rock Formations and Geology in the Smokies – Harry Moore

10:15 – 11:15 a.m. Fall Colors in East Tennessee – Fred Brown and Harry Moore

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. *Bats of Great Smoky Mountains and the World – Michael J. Harvey

2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Comparative Geology of the Great Smokies & Rocky Mountains –

Tamsin McCormick

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Old Smoky Mountain Days: Harvey Broome and Joseph Sargent Hall –

Arthur McDade

Harp Room

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Civil War in the Mountains – A. Christine Tipton

11:00 a.m. Hike Sign-ups for Sunday Hikes

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Bluebirds – Not Just For The Country! – Steve Garr

2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Update on Panthers in the Smokies – Dr. Donald W. Linzey

5:00 p.m. Hike Sign-ups for Monday Hikes

Ukelele Room

10:00 – Noon Fishing in the Smokies 101 – Greg Ward and Benny Carroll

1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Fly Casting 101 – Greg Ward and Benny Carroll

Violin Room

9:00 – 1:00 p.m. Nature Photography Workshop – Kendall Chiles, Tom and Pat Cory, and

Harold Stinnette

1:15 – 2:00 p.m. Photographic Tour of the Smokies – Bill Lea

2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Understanding the Black Bear – Bill Lea

Dulcimer and Banjo Rooms

9:00 – 8:00 p.m. Exhibits Open

Holiday Inn Express – located just across from Music Road Hotel

9:00 – 5:00 p.m. Photography Take-In for the Photography Exhibit and Contest

Opening Night Festivities – Violin/Ukelele Rooms

5:00 – 5:30 p.m. Entertainment by Tony Thomas

5:30 – 6:00 p.m. Welcome Remarks with Special Guests:

Mr. Terry Maddox, Great Smoky Mountains Association

Mr. Jim Hart, Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Superintendent Dale Ditmanson, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

6:15 – 7:30 p.m. Ken Jenkins’ Special Guest Mark Klemetsrud – “Teddy Roosevelt’s Impact On

The American Wilderness” – Actor Mark Klemetsrud portrays Theodore

Roosevelt’s battle to save America’s wildlife, wilderness areas and mineral

resources for future generations.

7:30 p.m. The Last Time I Felt Like This – Don McGowan

*denotes activities that may be of particular interest to children

Sunday, January 8, 2006

Workshops, Lectures and Slide Presentations

Music Road Hotel Convention Center

Dobro Room

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. *Rehabilitation of Birds of Prey – Katie Cottrell and Kathy Strunk

10:15 – 11:15 a.m. *Natural History of Snakes of East Tennessee – John Byrd

11:30 – Noon Canyons, Plateaus and Peaks: Scenic Wildlands of the Colorado Plateau –

Tamsin McCormick

1:45 – 2:45 p.m. Smoky Mountains Through the Lens – Harold Stinnette

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. NEW - Owls of the Southern Appalachians – Susie Wright and

Mary Beth Bryman

4:15 – 5:15 p.m. NEW – Best Foot Forward: Reflections of Scott Rogers, the first above the

knee amputee to complete the entire Appalachian Trail during 2004/2005.

6:00 – 7:00 p.m. NEW - So Sure of Life: A Mountain Doctor’s Story – Charles Maynard

Harp Room

11:00 – Noon The Walker Sisters of Little Greenbrier – Arthur McDade

1:15 – 2:15 p.m. NEW – Hiking, Biking, Wildlife Experiences and Adventures for a Family Visit

to the Smokies – Bill and Rosemary Deitzer

2:30 – 5:30 p.m. Map and Compass – Terry and LaValla Edgington

6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Alaska Wilderness, Landscape and Wildlife – Joel and Kathy Zachry

Ukelele Room

10:00 – Noon Fishing East Tennessee Small Mouth Bass 101 – Greg Ward and Benny Carroll

1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Fly Tying 101 – Greg Ward and Benny Carroll

6:00 p.m. Hike Sign-Ups for Tuesday Hikes

Violin Room

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Music – Tony Thomas and Friends

11:00 – Noon NEW - Color and Light in Photography – Tom and Pat Cory

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. A Journey Through Tennessee State Parks – Veronica Greear

2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Who’s Nesting In Your Birdhouse? – Regina Garr

3:45 – 4:30 p.m. NEW - Songs and Mountain Humor from Stories – Whistlin’ Bob Brittle,

Gary “Biscuit” Davis, and Mel Strickland

7:15 – 8:30 p.m. NEW – “Theodore Roosevelt: Rancher, Hunter, Cowboy” – Humorous, yet

poignant, the show focuses on the experiences that shaped Roosevelt’s life.

From his early interest in nature, his rise in politics and the death of his first wife

to his life with the cowboys of the Badlands, Mark Klemetsrud’s performance

Dulcimer and Banjo Rooms

9:00 – 7:00 p.m. Exhibits Open.

Holiday Inn Express – located just across from Music Road Hotel

9:00 – 7:00 p.m. Photography Exhibit and Contest - Viewer’s Choice Voting

*denotes activities that may be of particular interest to children

Hikes and Field Trips

Hikes

7:45 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Old Settlers Off Trail – 5 miles - Moderate/Strenuous – Mike Povia

7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. Jakes Creek/Blanket Mountain - 6.5 miles - Moderate/Strenuous –

Marti Smith

Joel and Kathy Zachry

7:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Mt. Cammerer – 11 miles – Strenuous – Charles Maynard

9:45 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. Llama Trek ( Meigs Mtn.) – 4 miles – Easy – Sandy Sgrillo

9:45 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Cove Mountain – 12 miles – Strenuous – David Morris

Field Trips

6:15 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Owl Prowl – 1 miles – Easy – Steve Garr

Monday, January 9, 2006

Workshops, Lectures and Slide Presentations

Music Road Hotel Convention Center

Dobro Room

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. NEW - Fungi of the Smokies – Gabrielle Zeiger

10:15 – 10:45 a.m. NEW – Adventures in Conservation – Michael Dean Smith

11:00 – Noon Whistle Over The Mountain – Bill Hooks

1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Wilderness First Aid – Veronica Greear

3:15 – 4:15 p.m. NEW - Wildflower Identification – Tom Harrington

4:30 – 5:30 p.m. NEW – Identifying Local Birds of Prey – Stephen Lyn Bales

5:45 – 7:00 p.m. Slow Jam – Bring your own instrument to join in or simply bring yourself to

enjoy this spontaneous music jamming session.

Harp Room

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. *Bears, Boars, Wolves and More – Joel and Kathy Zachry

11:15 – 12:15 a.m. Birdbaths, Drippers, and Misters – Regina Garr

1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Introduction to playing the Mandolin – Tony Thomas

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. NEW - Insights by a Smokies Trail Completer – Bill Deitzer

3:15 – 4:15 p.m. Ole Smoky Staff and Neighbor Stories – Joe Kelley

6:00 p.m. Hike Sign-Ups for Wednesday Hikes

Ukelele Room

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. NEW - Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail – David and Brigitte Cate

11:15 – 12:15 p.m. Encore Performance - Theodore Roosevelt: Rancher, Hunter, Cowboy –

Mark Klemetsrud

2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Appalachian Bear Center (ABC): Who We Are and What We Do –

Lisa Stewart

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. *Hiking in the Backcountry with Low Impact, Environmentally Friendly Pack

Stock: Llamas! – Dr. Laura Higgins

4:45 – 5:45 p.m. *Indians Laugh 2! – Lloyd Arneach

Violin Room

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Endangered Species Conservation in the Southern Appalachians – Gary Peeples

10:15 – 11:00 a.m. NEW – Restoration of Non-Game, Endangered and Threatened Species in

Tennessee – Pete Wyatt

11:15 – Noon NEW - What’s In Your Pack? – Lee Lewis

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Our Regions Three Crown Jewels: Great Smoky Mountains National Park,

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, and Cumberland Gap

National Historic Park – Chuck Summers

2:15 – 3:15 p.m. “They’re Back!” Elk in the Smokies – Kim Delozier

7:00 – 8:00 p.m. NEW - The Art of Listening – Slide Presentation – Ken Jenkins

8:15 – 9:00 p.m. …And Heaven And Nature Sing… - Judy Felts and Ken Jenkins

Dulcimer and Banjo Room

9:00 – 7:00 p.m. Exhibits Open.

Holiday Inn Express – located just across from Music Road Hotel

9:00 – 7:00 p.m. Photography Exhibit and Contest - Viewer’s Choice Voting

*denotes activities that may be of particular interest to children

Hikes and Field Trips

Hikes

7:30 – 2:45 p.m. Porter’s Creek – 7 miles – Moderate – Marty Silver

7:30 – 4:30 p.m. NEW Ted’s Branch – Off Trail – 5 miles – Strenuous – Bill Burr

7:45 – 2:00 p.m. Courthouse Rock – Off Trail – 3 miles – Moderate – Dwight McCarter

8:00 – Noon NEW Indian Gap on the AT - 2.7 miles – Moderate – Jeanne Renfro

9:30 – 4:00 p.m. Goshen Prong - 7.6 miles – Moderate – Doc and Susan Morrow

10:00 – 4:30 p.m. NEWGrapeyard Ridge – Off Trail – 5 miles – Moderate/Strenuous –

John Burgess

10:45 – 2:30 p.m. Injun Creek – 1 mile – Easy/Moderate – Glenn Cardwell

12:00 – 5:30 p.m. Walker Sisters – 5 miles – Moderate/Strenuous – Arthur McDade

Field Trips

5:00 – 9:00 p.m. NEW Spirts of Cades Cove - 2.5 miles – Easy/Moderate – Mike Meldrum

6:30 – 9:00 p.m. Owl Prowl – 1 mile – Easy – Arthur McDade

Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Workshops, Lectures and Slide Presentations

Music Road Hotel Convention Center

SMOKY MOUNTAIN HERITAGE DAY

Dorbro Room

11:00 – Noon *Birds of Prey and Parrots – Knoxville Zoo Free Flight Program –

Nikki Edwards, Stephanie White and Jenna Conforti

1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Desert Plants of Arches National Park – Michael Dean Smith

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Air Quality Issues of Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Jim Renfro

4:30 – 5:30 p.m. The Back of Beyond: Horace Kephart in the Smoky Mountains –

Arthur McDade

6:30 – 7:15 p.m. Tales from “Lost” – Dwight McCarter

7:30 – 8:30 p.m. The Spiritual Side of Nature – Ken Jenkins and Chuck Summers

Harp Room

8:00 – 10:45 a.m. Old Ranger Skills: Map and Compass – Joe Kelley

1:00 – 3:00 p.m. NEW - Wilderness Sketching – Beginners Drawing Techniques – Louise Bales

and Andrea Wilson - Limit: 15 adult and young adult – Must pre-register at the

WWW Information Table.

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. The Meigs Post Quest on Mt. Collins – Joe Kelley

Ukelele Room

9:00 – 10:30 a.m. NEW - Mountain Politics – Folks from Smokemont, Cades Cove, Pittman

Center and Roaring Fork tell of old time elections, door-to-door politicking, and

old time politicians – Mr. Herb Clabo, Mr. Lendel Abbott, Mr. Dan Conner, and

Mr. Glenn Cardwell

10:45 – 12:15 p.m. NEW - The ABCs of Mountain Education – School teachers talk about early

mountain education – Mrs. Archie Ray McMahan, Mrs. Betty Large,

Mrs. Annah Stinnett

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. NEW - Women’s Work – Women of the Smoky Mountain area talk of wash

Mrs. Martha Graham, Mrs. Rena Ogle, Mrs. Janavee Ownby 3:45 – 5:15 p.m. NEW - Fun, Fifties, and the Forge – Growing up in Pigeon Forge in the carefree

days of the fifties makes great stories – Mrs. Gwendell Cody, Jane Bradley,

Mrs. Donna Allen, Mr. Herman Adams, and Mr. Ted Loveday

6:00 – 7:30 p.m. NEW - So Far From Home–War Stories–Mountain veterans talk about a world

at war – Grady Wilson, Melvin Carr, English McCarter

Violin Room

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. NEW - North to Alaska: A Photographers Journey in the Last Frontier –

Chuck Summers

10:15 – 11:15 a.m. Introduction to Playing the Fiddle – Tony Thomas

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Six Months of Hummingbirds in Your Yard – Steve Garr

2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Returning the Osprey to Tennessee – Kenneth H. Dubke

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Wildflowers of Tennessee – Jack Carman

6:00 p.m. Hike Sign-Ups for Thursday Hikes

Dulcimer and Banjo Room

9:00 – 7:00 p.m. Exhibits Open.

Holiday Inn Express – located just across from Music Road Hotel

9:00 – 7:00 p.m. Photography Exhibit and Contest - Viewer’s Choice Voting

*denotes activities that may be of particular interest to children

Hikes and Field Trips

Hikes

7:45 – 2:00 p.m. Old Settlers – 6 miles – Easy/Moderate - Corturiend

7:45 – 5:45 p.m. Gregory Bald – 14 miles – Strenuous – Marty Silver

8:00 – 4:30 p.m. Albright Grove Tree Identification - 6.5 miles – Moderate – Ken Voorhis

10:00 – 2:00 p.m. Twin Creeks – Carpool – 2 miles – Easy/Moderate – Jeannie Hilten

10:00 – 2:30 p.m. Cades Cove Tromp - 1.5 miles – Easy – Jeanne Renfro

10:00 – 3:30 p.m. Courthouse Rock – Off Trail - 4.5 miles – Moderate/Strenuous – Lee Lewis

Field Trips

10:00 – 2:00 p.m. Ride The Rails – Bus Tour - Easy – Bill Hooks

6:15 – 9:00 p.m. Owl Prowl – 1 mile – Easy – Steve Garr

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Workshops, Lectures and Slide Presentations

Music Road Hotel Convention Center

Dobro Room

11:00 – Noon *Great Snakes Alive! – Joe Taft

1:00 – 1:45 p.m. NEW – Natural History of the Colorado River – Michael Dean Smith

3:15 – 4:15 p.m. Backyard Habitat: Creating a Sanctuary for Native Plants and Wildlife –

Phylis Rollins

4:30 – 5:30 p.m. NEW - *Raccoons: Masked and Mischievous – Phylis Rollins

Harp Room

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Woodpeckers – Nature’s Homebuilders – Steve Garr

11:00 – Noon Cataloochee Pioneer Families: The Palmers – Ben Pickard

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. NEW - Historic Structures and Preservation in Great Smoky Mountains

National Park – Tom Robbins

2:15 – 3:15 p.m. *Wild Ones Among Us – Lynne McCoy

5:15 – 5:45 p.m. NEW - Hypothermia: “I’m Not Cold” – Lee Lewis

6:00 – 7:30 p.m. NEW - The Beauty of the Natural World – Don McGowan

Ukelele Room

8:15 – 10:15 a.m. Old Ranger Skills: Introduction to Search Operations – Joe Kelley

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. NEW - Leaves: How They Grow and What They Do – Alan S. Heilman

1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Leaving No Trace in the Smokies – Babette Collavo

2:45 – 3:45 p.m. Wild Eatins’ – Bill Hooks

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Moods of the Mountains – Jerry Drown

6:00 p.m. Hike Sign-Ups for Friday Hikes

Violin Room

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Wildflowers of the Southern Highlands – Jack Carman

10:45 – 12:15 p.m. *Hog Calling Contest – Jim Headrick and Arnold the Pig –

Judges: Lum Ownby and Mrs. Robin Goddard

12:30 – 1:30 p.m. *Robin Goddard – Old Timers Spelling Bee

1:45 – 2:45 p.m. Early Hand Weaving – Frances Fox Shambaugh

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. NEW - Best Yet Stories of Smoky Mountain People and the Walker Sisters –

Bonnie Myers

7:15 – 8:15 p.m. “These Special Smoky Mountains” – Slide Presentation – Ken Jenkins

8:30 – 9:30 p.m. *Slow Jam – Bring your own musical instrument and join in or simply bring

your appreciation of great music.

Dulcimer and Banjo Room

9:00 – 7:00 p.m. Exhibits Open.

Holiday Inn Express – located just across from Music Road Hotel

9:00 – 7:00 p.m. Photography Exhibit and Contest - Viewer’s Choice Voting

*denotes activities that may be of particular interest to children

Hikes and Field Trips

Hikes

7:30 – 4:00 p.m. NEW - Sugarland Branch – Off Trail – 6 miles – Moderate/Strenuous –

Bill Burr

7:45 – 2:00 p.m. Animal Tracking and Nature Awareness – 2 miles – Easy –

Wanda DeWaard

7:45 – 2:00 p.m. Naturalist Ramble to White Oak Sinks – 5 miles – Easy/Moderate –

Liz Domingue

9:45 – 4:00 p.m. Old Hwy 71 - 1 ¼ miles - Easy – Doc and Susan Morrow

9:45 – 4:30 p.m. Greenbrier – Off Trail – 5 miles – Moderate/Strenuous – Frank Carter

9:45 – 4:30 p.m. Old Settlers #2 – Lee Lewis

Field Trips

10:00 – 4:00 p.m. Cades Cove Bus Tour – Easy – Tom Harrington

6:15 – 9:00 p.m. Owl Prowl – 1 mile – Easy – Steve Garr

Thursday, January 12, 2006

Workshops, Lectures and Slide Presentations

Music Road Hotel Convention Center

Dobro Room

10:30 – Noon Green Power: Producing Electricity Using Renewable Resources –

Lucas Harkleroad

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. NEW - *Stalking the Woolly Mammoth: A Heritage on Ice –

Robert Whittemore

2:15 – 3:15 p.m. NEW – Wetland Wildlife – Jane Rollins

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Tennessee Landscapes – Jack Carman

Thursday, January 12, 2006 (con’t.)

6:00 – 7:00 p.m. NEW - East Tennessee Treasures – Brad Jones

7:15 – 8:15 p.m. Another Year With The Heartland Series: A Cameraman’s Continuing Journey –

Douglas Mills

8:30 – 9:30 p.m. Heartland Series Retrospective – Bill Landry

Harp Room

9:00 – 10:30 a.m. *Common Rocks, Uncommon Properties – Robert Whittemore

10:45 – Noon Establishing a Conservation Nature, Environmental or other Tax Exempt Group:

“Do’s and Don’ts” – Dan Russo

1:00 – 6:00 p.m. Nature Photography Workshop – Don McGowan, Jim Thurston, Bob Epperson

Ukelele Room

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. *Reptile Fun for Kids – Veronica Greear

11:00 – Noon *Wild, Wild World – Knoxville Zoo

1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Basic Visual Tracking – Dress to go outdoors – Joe Kelley

3:15 – 4:15 p.m. Appalachian Bear Center: Who We Are and What We Do – Lisa Stewart

4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Black Bear Management in Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Bill Stiver

6:00 p.m. Hike Sign-Ups for Saturday Hikes

9:45 p.m. *Lore of the Moon and Stars – Dress to go outdoors – Stuart Carroll

Violin Room

9:00 – 9:45 a.m. NEW - Jurassic Journeys and Triassic Travels: Geologic Tales of the

Intermountain West – Tamsin McCormick

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Bring Back the Whooping Cranes – Charlie Robinson

11:15 – 12:15 p.m. NEW - Winging with Whooping Cranes – Charlie Robinson

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. *Bear Tales: Fact or Fiction for children and families –

Kathy Sherrard and Anne Allison

2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Exotic Pests Threatening Park Forests – Kristine Johnson

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. State of the Park – Bob Miller

6:00 – 7:00 p.m. *Old Cherokee Legends of the Great Smoky Mountains – Lloyd Arneach

Dulcimer and Banjo Room

9:00 – 7:00 p.m. Exhibits Open.

Holiday Inn Express – located just across from Music Road Hotel

9:00 – 7:00 p.m. Photography Exhibit and Contest - Viewer’s Choice Voting ENDS at 7 p.m.

*denotes activities that may be of particular interest to children

Hikes and Field Trips

Hikes

7:45 – 2:00 p.m. Old Settlers Trail – 6 miles – Moderate – Ben Pickard

7:45 – 4:45 p.m. NEW Scott Mountain - 8.3 miles – Moderate/Strenuous – Liz Domingue

10:00 – 1:00 p.m. Old Elkmont Town – 1 mile – Easy – Glenn Cardwell

10:00 – 2:30 p.m. Llama Trek – Carpool – 4 miles – Easy/Moderate – Dr. Laura Higgins

Field Trips

7:45 – Noon Meadows & Wetlands – Easy - Shaper

1:00 – 4:00 p.m. NEW Educational Bus Tour – Easy – Allen Coggins

1:00 – 4:30 p.m. This Sacred Earth – Carpool – 2 miles – Easy - Foster

Friday, January 13, 2006

Workshops, Lectures and Slide Presentations

Music Road Hotel Convention Center

Dobro Room

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Our Mining Heritage: Iron and Lime – Robert Whittemore

10:15 – 11:15 a.m. NEW - Battling Invasive Plants – Jane Rollins

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Test Your Knowledge of Smoky Mountain Flora – Allen R. Coggins

2:15 – 3:15 p.m. NEW – Lost and Found: Memories of the Extinct Passenger Pigeon and the

History of the Recently Discovered “Lord God Bird”: The Ivory-Billed

Woodpecker – Paul James

3:30 – 4:45 p.m. Slow Jam – Bring your own instrument or just plan to enjoy the music!

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. The Wild and Colorful West – Brad Jones

7:00 – 8:00 p.m. *Rise Up On The Wings Of Eagles – Bob Hatcher

8:15 – 9:15 p.m. *American Eagle Foundation’s Wings of America – Kay Morrison

Harp Room

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. The Amazing Diversity of Fall Creek Falls State Park – Stuart Carroll

10:30 – Noon The Gray Fossil Site (Miocene): A Unique Terrestrial Assemblage in

Washington County, Tennessee – Larry N. Bristol

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Wild Turkeys in Tennessee – Allen Ricks

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Photographic Year in the Southern Appalachians – Kendall Chiles

4:15 – 5:15 p.m. NEW - “Workin” On The New Railroad: Making a Living in the Mountains in

Story and Song – Ted Olson

Ukelele Room

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. *Silly Safaris Live Animal Show – Alligator Aaron and Jungle John

11:00 – Noon Grey Wolf – Myth and Reality – David Taylor

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. *Hug-A-Tree and Survive! For children – Arthur McDade

2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Wildflowers of the Smokies – Jerry Drown

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Pig Tales: The Story of Wild Hog Control in Great Smoky Mountains National

Park – Rick Varner

Violin Room

11:00 – Noon NEW – *If You Were A Bear – for families and children – Anne Allison and

Kathy Sherrard

1:00 – 2:45 p.m. Learn to Play the Mountain Dulcimer – June Goforth

participation limited – register at WWW Information Table

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. *Amphibians and Reptiles of the Smokies – Liz Domingue

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. They Are Remembered: Jim Thorpe, Ishi (Last of his People), Ira Hayes –

Sharing their stories – Lloyd Arneach

Dulcimer and Banjo Room

9:00 – 7:00 p.m. Exhibits Open.

Holiday Inn Express – located just across from Music Road Hotel

9:00 – 7:00 p.m. Photography Exhibit continues with Winner’s Ribbons in place.

*denotes activities that may be of particular interest to children

Friday, January 13, 2006 (con’t.)

Hikes and Field Trips

Hikes

7:45 – 1:00 p.m. Advanced Tracking – 1 mile – Easy – Joe Kelley

7:45 – 2:00 p.m. Chestnut Top - 6.5 miles – Moderate – Joel and Kathy Zachry

7:45 – 4:45 p.m. Mt. Sterling - 12.5 miles – Strenuous – Marty Silver

Field Trips

10:30 – 2:30 p.m. Ride The Rails – Bus Tour – Easy – Bill Hooks

Saturday, January 14, 2006

Workshops, Lectures and Slide Presentations

Music Road Hotel Convention Center

Pigeon Forge Community Center – located at traffic light #2B

8:30 – 12:30 p.m. Project Aquatic Wild – J. David Whitehead

An interdisciplinary, supplementary environment and conservation education

program emphasizing wildlife – Open to all participants, but especially to those

who educate children in grades K-12. Bring a sack lunch. Vending machines

onsite as well. Limit: 30 participants – Please sign-up at the WWW

Information Table.

Dobro Room

9:00 – 9:45 a.m. NEW - The John Muir Trail Across the Sierra Nevada – Jeff Alt

10:00 – 11:30 a.m. *Kids birding in the Smokies – Brad Jones

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Spring Amphibian Symphony – Kevin Hamed

2:15 – 3:15 p.m. The Appalachian Trail: An Entertaining Adventure – Jeff Alt

3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Learn to Play the Mountain Dulcimer – June Goforth

participation limited – register at the WWW Information Table

6:30 – 7:30 p.m. NEW - Heartbreak, Hilarity and Humor in Folk songs and Tales – Harley Jolley

and the James Trantham Family

7:45 – 8:30 p.m. NEW - “The Never-Ending Beginning of Experiencing Nature” – Ken Jenkins

Harp Room

7:00 – 7:30 a.m. *Winters Early Birding on the Little Pigeon River – Dress to go outdoors –

Brad Jones

8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Learn to Play the Mountain Dulcimer – June Goforth

participation limited – register at the WWW Information table

Saturday, January 14, 2006 (con’t.)

10:30 – Noon Hummingbirds – Bob and Martha Sargent

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. *The Raptors of Bays Mountain – Valerie Wood

2:15 – 3:15 p.m. *O! Possum – Lynne McCoy

4:15 – 5:15 p.m. *Songs and History from Smoky Mountains – Whistlin’ Bob Brittle,

Gary “Biscuit” Davis, and Mel Strickland

Ukelele Room

8:30 – 10:30 a.m. Rappelling for Beginners – Alfred Ballinger

11 – Noon *Silly Safaris Live Animal Show – Jungle John and Alligator Aaron

1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Wiley Oakley: The Roamin’ Man of the Smoky Mountains – Arthur McDade

and Harvey Oakley

3:45 – 4:45 p.m. *Hiking with Llamas: A Live Presentation – Sandy Sgrillo

Violin Room

2:15 – 3:15 p.m. NEW - Creating a Bird Friendly Yard – Stephen Lyn Bales

3:30 – 4:15 p.m. *Slow Jam – Bring your own instrument or just simply enjoy the music!

Dulcimer and Banjo Room

9:00 – 7:00 p.m. Exhibits Open.

Holiday Inn Express – located just across from Music Road Hotel

9:00 – 5:00 p.m. Photography Exhibit Open

5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Photo entries must be claimed by the owner by 7 p.m.

*denotes activities that may be of particular interest to children

Hikes and Field Trips

Hikes

9:00 –3:00 p.m. Albright Grove – 7 miles – Moderate – Charles Maynard

9:00 – 3:00 p.m. Henwallow Falls – Carpool – 4 miles – Easy/Moderate – David Morris

Field Trips

8:00 – Noon Wintertime Nature Photo – Carpool – Harold Stinnette

3:30 p.m. Search for Sunset – Carpool – Douglas Mills

6:30 – 9:00 p.m. Owl Prowl – 1 mile – Easy – Arthur McDade

Sunday, January 15, 2006

Workshops, Lectures and Slide Presentations

Music Road Hotel Convention Center

Dobro Room

8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Music – Tony Thomas

9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Appreciating Nature Through Nature Photography – Harold Stinnette

Dulcimer and Banjo Room

9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Exhibits Open.