Animal and nature photos courtesy of Ken1 Jenkins table of contents

General information 4 Tuesday headline speaker 24 Exhibits & Vendors 5 tuesday Schedule 25 Event merchandise 6 Wednesday headline speaker 28 Sponsors 8 wednesday Schedule 29 photo contest 10 Thursday headline speakerS 32 children’s activities 12 thursday Schedule 33 Outdoor Excursions rules 14 Friday headline speaker 36 wednesday Excursions 15 friday Schedule 37 thursday Excursions 17 Saturday headline speaker 40 friday Excursions 19 saturday Schedule 41 saturday Excursions 21 30th anniversary Celebration 43 Pre-registration classes 22

2 3 event location & Exhibits & Vendors Hours of operation Appalachian Ragman: Joseph Williams Pigeon Forge Parks & Recreation Aurora Harrison Bull Pigeon Forge Fire Department LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge UPCOMING EVENTS Park Proffitts’ Woodworks 2986 Teaster Lane, Pigeon Forge, Tn 37863 Benton McKaye Trail Sevier County Master Gardeners Patriot Festival Butterflies of Smokies Through the Lens Digital Photography Contest Open by 7 AM Daily July 4, 2019 Cades Cove Preservation Association Smoky Mountain Living Exhibits Open 10 AM - 6 PM Charleston Community Bee Gardens Smoky Mountains Hiking Club East Tennessee Historical Society Smoky Mountain River Rat Veterans Homecoming Parade Fox Hollow Creations Stephen Lyn Bales August 10, 2019 Frog Pond Art Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning Great Outdoors Adventure Travel Tennessee State Bank A Mountain Quiltfest Arts & Crafts Community Tennessee State Parks March 4 - 7, 2020 Great Smoky Mountains Association Tennessee Wildlfie Resources Agency (Classes begin March 3, doors open to Hikey Mikey The Old Mill John Rose Tim Simek host hotel public on March 4 at 9 AM) Keep Sevier Beautiful Wild Ones: Smoky Mountain Chapter Ken Jenkins Photography Wilderness Wildlife Week Merchandise The Ramada Pigeon Forge North, 2193 Parkway, is the Host Chuck Wagon Cookoff LeConte Photographic Society Wildflowers of Tennessee Hotel for Wilderness Wildlife Week. Ramada Pigeon Forge North April 4, 2020 Lousie Bales Wildland Trekking Company is minutes from the LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge. The hotel Marci Spencer Wildlife & Nature Photography by Clay Thurston offers a special rate for all guests who mention they are planning to attend Music in the Mountains Spring Parade Master Designer Ministries Young Experts Program Station Wilderness Wildlife Week. Moonpie General Store For complete information, call May 1, 2020 Mountain Hill Press: J.L. & Lin Stepp direct: (865) 428-0668 to make your My People Senior Activities Center reservations today. th 30 Anniversary Painting Your World Studio Wilderness Wildlife Week May 5 - 9, 2020 ! Calling All Explorers Free pigeon forge The 2019 Explorers’ Passport Program Daily Make & Takes Contact us Pick up your Explorers’ Passport at the LeConte Center Join Keep Sevier Beautiful (booth 35) and Louise Bales Cliff Dwellers lodging options Information Desk and embark on an adventure to meet some of Make It ‘n Take It (booth 8) from 10 AM to 6 PM daily during Wilderness our great onsite sponsors, exhibitors and vendors! At each booth, Wildlife Week and make some great crafts to take home with you. For questions about Wilderness Wildlife Week prior to the event, write down the Wilderness Wildlife Week bear’s name with the Should you decide you would prefer to stay at one of Pigeon please call (865) 429-7350. corresponding exhibit. Once completed be sure to turn in your Forge’s other properties whether it be cabins/chalets, condos, or If you have questions about Wilderness Wildlife Week while the completed Explorers’ Passport in to the Information Desk for an campgrounds, you can visit www.mypigeonforge.com and click event is in progress (May 7-11), please call (865) 429-6743. on Where to Stay and the website will connect you with all the opportunity to win a daily giveaway. Remember, bears roam information you require to make an informed decision. and will find a different home daily. At the end of the week, all For more information on these and other Pigeon Forge events, Explorers’ Passports will be in a combined drawing for some please visit MyPigeonForge.com. special grand prizes. We hope you have fun visiting with all the participating organizations! 4 5 Event merchandise

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6 7 Thank you! 2019 Event Sponsors platinum platinum Sponsors gold Sponsors silver silver Sponsors

Master Designer Ministries bronze bronze proffitts’ woodworks cliff dwellers artist: ouisel bales Sponsors

8 9 photo contest Smokies Through the Lens The 2019 Wilderness Wildlife Week Photography Contest is proudly sponsored by The Old Mill. The goal of this contest is to encourage participants to enjoy the beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains and to share the experience through photography. Awards in each Catagory Submission Deadline is midnight, April 22nd 1st place: $50 + ribbon; To submit your images, see categories, rules and where to ask questions go to: 2nd place: $30 + ribbon; www.colbysphotography.com/wilderness/ 3rd place: $20 + ribbon; The winners of the Southern Appalachian Nature Photography’s Annual Salon will Best in Show: $50 + ribbon. be on display, as well as selected images from Thompson’s Photo Products. All winners will be printed and displayed during Wilderness Wildlife Week There will periodically be past judges available to give critiques and thoughts on anyone who submits, just ask when you arrive at the exhibit if any are present.

Come see the exhibit in Greenbriar Hall B

It is often said you never know the impact your life will have, let alone the legacy your actions will establish. Through Jim Thompson’s iconic photography he served in crafting a legacy greater than anyone can imagine by bringing the wonders of the Smoky Mountains from Appalachia to the attention of our nation’s leaders. When Jim Thompson captured the magnificence of the Smokies and his images were presented to the federal government as a means to showcase the natural beauty and splendor of the Smoky Mountains and the need for the land to be federally protected, no one could have fathomed how these majestic mountains would become America’s most visited national park. A legacy such as Jim Thompson’s is definitely worth embracing and celebrating and, as such, Wilderness Wildlife Week is humbled and honored to showcase a special selection of his images. For those who love photography, please be sure to visit Thompson Photo Products as they provide a full range of imaging services, supplies, and hardware. Thompson Photo Products has operated as a family-owned business in Knoxville, Tennessee since 1902. For more information on Thompson Photo products, please visit www.thompsonphoto.com or call (865) 637-0215. Thompson Photo Products is located at: Fred Bowman 2019 Middlebrook Pike • Knoxville, TN 37921 Best of Show 2018 Winner (21st Street intersection, near I-40: exit 386A west, exit 387 east) Hours: 9 AM – 5 PM, Monday – Saturday, Closed Sunday 10 11 the city of pigeon forge & wilderness wildlife week present

Saturday, May 11, 2019 ScheduleSchedule ofof EventsEvents 8 AM: Registration at LeConte Center Circle Drive Covered Pavilion

This year we are pleased to continue our incentive program for ages 12 and younger. Known as the Young 9 AM – Noon: Fishing in tournament waters from Patriot Experts Program (YEP), there are tons of sessions and activities our presenters and staff feel are both Park to the end of the municipal parking lot near The Island in educational and engaging for this age group. As an incentive program, youth can achieve free prizes and Pigeon Forge, a 1.5 mile walkable stretch. gifts by completing educational activities and sessions. Noon – 1 PM: Free Hot Dog Lunch for Youth at LeConte Center Circle Drive Covered Pavilion Heritage, Exploration, Wildlife, and Art 1 PM: Awards Presentation

Achievement milestone gifts include commemorative coloring books, teddy bears, walking There is no registration fee or cost to participate. sticks and more. There are 100 tagged trout. An award will be given for every Tournament is free and open to We hope you and your child find this as an engaging addition to Wilderness Wildlife Week. tagged fish caught. Each youth who participates will also receive a complimentary gift. youth ages 7 to 12. For a complete listing of all Wilderness Wildlife Week activities that are eligible for this program, please visit the Information Desk during the event and request a YEP tri-fold. Divisions are ages 7-9 and 10-12.

For complete information, please contact Jason Baiamonte at (865) 429-7306.

Event will go on rain or shine. Great Milestone gifts for kids!

12 13 Outdoor Excursions wednesday Excursions Sign-Up Procedures May 8 Duration Excursion Guide(s) Mileage Difficulty Description The following rules have been developed to help ensure safety, and completion of certain administrative requirements. Absence from This is an early morning walk around LeConte Center and the river when enjoyment, and fairness to all those wishing to participate in outdoor this orientation may result in the loss of the participant’s place on the 7 AM – 9 AM Clay the birds are out for their morning feast and exercise. If you are into excursions during Wilderness Wildlife Week: excursion to an alternate participant. Bird Walk Thurston 1 Easy birding and want to learn more about it, this is a very informative trip with a knowledgeable instructor. SIGN-UP PROCEDURES 3. Participants not present for initial roll call for bus loading will be replaced by an alternate participant, after the entire list is announced. This hike is one that is used and appreciated by all who accomplish it. Not 1. All participants must register according to the schedule. After the long past the trailhead you will encounter a long, bouncy footbridge which initial sign-up period, outdoor excursions will remain open until filled. crosses the Middle Prong where it plunges over huge boulders and forms 4. The excursion leaders and event staff will have the final decision to into swimming holes. As you hike, watch out for bald faced hornet nests as 2. Interested participants must be in the designated room by the time remove any individual from an excursion prior to departure due to, but not Ramsey Moderate/ they stand protecting the area. Just when you wonder if you will ever find listed in the daily schedule. Doors will close at the assigned time. limited to, lack of essential equipment, or for any other reason. 8:30 AM – 4 PM Kyle Felts 8 the falls, you will come up on the right side of the cascades. Water splashes Cascade Strenuous 90 feet from ledge to ledge. This is the highest waterfall accessible by trail in GSMNP. The water flows from Mt. Guyot some 2,000 feet above. 3. Upon entry to the sign-up room, each participant will receive one 5. It is the participant’s responsibility to be prepared for a variety of Look for salamanders and tadpoles in the pools of water, but do not leave ticket. Individuals must be present to receive a ticket. Tickets will be weather conditions, such as wearing appropriate shoes, or carrying the your lunch sitting out unless you want to share it with the red squirrels and drawn and selected at random. proper equipment and supplies (water, trail snacks, poncho, flashlights, yellow jackets. etc.). This moderate to strenuous hike along the Appalachian Trail offers 4. Once an individual’s ticket is randomly selected, that participant will 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM AT to Charlies George Moderate/ spectacular views of the mountains to the north, Mt. Kephart and the Jump be allowed to register themselves, in addition to three (3) others, not to 6. Please respect all participants and leave cell phones behind or “off” Bunion Owen 10.2 Strenuous Off to the west, Mount Guyot towards the east. Due to the extremely steep exceed a total of four (4) people, for the open excursion of their choice. while hiking or on excursions. drop-offs you’ll definitely want to watch your footing in this area.

5. Once an excursion has filled, interested participants may sign up on an 7. You will be required to sign the Off-Site Excursion Release Form This is a wonderful hike along the Appalachian Trail from the Clingmans acknowledging that you have read and understand all rules pertaining to Clingmans Mark & Dome Parking Lot on to the shelter area of Mt. Collins. One will experience alternate list. This, however, does count as a participant’s one excursion 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Dome to Janet Snyder 4.5 Moderate the beauty of true high mountain hiking as you hike towards the twelve event for that day. requirements for excursions during Wilderness Wildlife Week. Mt. Collins bunk shelter area, which is a popular stop on the AT due to its accessibility for day or overnight hikers. 6. Participants may only sign up for one excursion and one night event Note: All programs and excursions are subject to rescheduling or per day. cancellation. Bush Beans Tour the Bush Beans Visitor Center & Museum in downtown Chestnut Hill, 10 AM – 2 PM Staff N/A Easy Tennessee. You will stop for lunch at Bush’s restaurant before returning Tour back to Pigeon Forge. 7. There will be no pre-registration or phone registration. Checklist for Hikers Traditionally, May is warmer, with daytime highs in the 70s and 80s and Sugarlands Easy/ Your knowledgeable guide will begin this hike at Sugarlands Visitor Center 8. More strenuous excursions are not recommended for small children 10 AM – 4 PM Joey Holt 5.5 in GSMNP and will share history of the area while following the trail along lows in the 40s and 50s. May rainfall averages about 4.5 inches. If you are Cemetery Moderate or less-experienced participants. Certain activities are open to certain paths of old home sites, a CCC campsite and the old cemetery. joining us for one of our day hikes into the mountains, be prepared. Not ages. only should you wear a sturdy pair of hiking boots, be sure you also include This beautiful little hike will give you real insight into GSMNP. You will see the following items in your backpack: the beauty of the lush green trail and once you experience the falls you will 9. Parents are responsible for determining, in advance, children’s ability Pigeon Forge have viewed and walked behind the only waterfall accessible by trail as 10 AM – 4 PM Grotto Falls 2.6 Easy to complete any hike/field trip, including, but not limited to, maintaining Parks & Rec you meander upward. This is one of the more popular trails to Mt. LeConte the hike/field trip pace. A parent or guardian must accompany children Towel Head Cover Rain Gear/Poncho Lodge and the one which is used by the llamas pack train three times per week during season. 13 and under at all times during hikes/field trips. Children ages 14-17 Lunch or Trail Snacks (fruit, nuts) Pocket knife may participate in hikes, but must have a parent or guardian’s signature Townsend Step back in time to view and learn of the old railroad systems that were on the release form. Extra pair of socks Flashlight Water Railroad so valuable to the area for the logging companies that operated within the Museum and mountains. Then you will be transported to Appalachian Bear Rescue’s EXCURSION RULES 12:30 PM - 5 PM Appalachian Jim Eastin N/A Easy Educational Center where you will learn about rehabilitation of orphaned Bear and injured bear cubs and view videos of many of the ones who have been 1. All excursions originate only from LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge. Education taken care of and released back into their natural habitat. For all excursions and activities, participants may not meet at the trail Center head or starting point of excursion.

2. It is essential that participants be at the designated assembly point for each hike on time. The first 15 minutes will consist of a hike orientation Sign-ups are at 6 PM on Tuesday, May 7 in Greenbriar Hall A

14 Transportation Sponsored in part by TN State Bank 15 thursday Excursions May 9

Duration Excursion Guide(s) Mileage Difficulty Description

This hike is often used as an access to via the Bote Mountain Trail. At the Bote Easy/ starting point you will see rosebay rhododendrons and Frazer magnolias. Parts of the trail 8 AM – 2 PM Mountain / Joey Holt 4 can be quite muddy until you get closer to the Bote Mountain Trail. Once there you will Finley Cane Moderate pass through a half mile tunnel of rhododendron. Additionally, you will experience various types of trees such as hickories, big oaks, Eastern hemlocks and tulips.

This hike follows an old railroad bed which was the last to be used in hauling out timber in 1939. The Little River Lumber Company hauled out one billion board feet of lumber (enough to build 10,000 homes) during the period of 1903 – 1930. You will see signs of 8 AM – 4 PM Middle Prong Kyle Felts 8.2 Moderate recent disturbance: road cuts, second growth forests, cables and bridges; however, you will see how this area has recovered into the beauty it once showcased. Notable sites include where the company store stood, home sites, a school, post office and hotel in the Stringtown area.

This trail has quite a history due to the fact that the Little River Lumber Company bought out several farms and built a base camp with rail lines up steep areas. When the terrain 9 AM – 3 PM Little River to became to steep for the rails, loggers pulled the logs down with overhead cable skidders, Huskey Gap George Owen 6.8 Moderate mule teams and or wooden chutes. You will probably see remnants still standing of these structures. Gold was discovered here in the early 20’s but the rush was short-lived when someone calculated that you could only earn $1.27 in gold for each ton or rock crushed.

This is one of the original trails used in 1924 to ascertain whether this area was a good place to establish a national park. It is one of the trails leading to LeConte Lodge that is Pigeon used daily during season. Due to the overall impact of use on this trail it has been closed 9 AM – 4:30 PM Moderate/ Rainbow Falls Forge 6.7 Strenuous for close to a year for repair and has just recently opened again for hiking. You will cross Parks & Rec several foot bridges across LeConte creek during your hike. You will encounter many wildflowers along the way and at 2.7 miles you will see the beautiful falls projecting a rainbow of colors when the sun is shining.

Mark & This hike is a very historic hike beginning at Tremont Institute. You will hear stories of the 9:30 AM – 4 PM Walker Valley 5.5 Moderate logging industry, stories of William Walker, a true mountain man, you will visit the Walker Janet Snyder Valley Cemetery, Spruce Flats Falls and many home sites.

iNaturalist for Young Explorers. Children will become Citizen Scientists exploring the LeConte Debbie Natural World! Children of all ages will learn the basics of the iNaturalist app. This app 10 AM - 11 AM 1 Easy allows anyone to become a plant expert, bird nerd or even have the chance to one day Center Troutman discover a new species! After reviewing the app we will explore the footpaths along the Riverwalk river. Please download the iNautaralist app before the workshop.

This is a moderate to strenuous hike up to the Bald itself. The bald is named after Andres Thompson with a slight spelling change. Born in 1823 Andres herded cattle up to the bald in in the 1840’s for better pasture land. In 1850 he moved his family to the bald to live Moderate/ and then went off to fight in the Civil War and then returned. As you enter the bald an 10 AM – 5:30 PM Andrews Bald Keith Garnes 3.6 interpretive sign explains that this bald is maintained to favor native grasses and azaleas. Strenuous Small side trails lead from the bald to various overlooks and view of Fontana Lake and the Noland Creek Valley. These are some of the most spectacular views in the park. Flame azaleas and Catawba rhododendron grow on the bald and put on quite a display during the month of June.

Joel & Kathy Easy/ You will experience the beauty of wildflowers, relaxation of the flowing river, the cemetery 11 AM – 4:30 PM Porters Creek 3 and most of all the cantilever barn and hiking cabin used by the Appalachian Hiking Club Zachry Moderate for many years. Bring a snack, sit and enjoy the natural sounds of the Smokies.

Sign-ups are at 6 PM on Tuesday, May 7 in Greenbriar Hall A

16 Transportation Sponsored in part by TN State Bank 17 Cades Cove Museum at the Thompson-Brown House Located at 1004 East Lamar Alexander friday Excursions Parkway, Maryville, Tennessee May 10 (Across from Blount Memorial Hospital & beside the Blount County Historical Museum) Duration Excursion Guide(s) Mileage Difficulty Description This is a pleasant hike through a hemlock and rhododendron forest. A side trail will lead you down to the base of the falls. The falls are only Hen Wallow Keith 7:30 AM – 12:30 PM 4.4 Moderate two feet wide at the top, but fans out to 20 feet at the bottom some 90 Falls Garnes feet below. If you look closely you will see salamanders swimming at the bottom.

This hike leads to Mt. Cammerer Fire Tower located just .6 miles off of the Appalachian Trail. The hike to the tower is strenuous but well The museum is operated by the Cades Cove Preservation Association (CCPA) worth the effort to see the beauty of the mountains from all directions. 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM Mt. Cammerer Kyle Felts 11.1 Strenuous The medieval looking tower was built in the late 1930’s by the Civilian Conservation Corps to appear similar to the Yosemite model of fire towers utilized in the western part of the country. The CCC used native Free Admission timber and stone for construction.

This is a wonderful short hike partially on black top and partially on My People woodchips. You will pass through a brief barrier of woods that runs 9 AM – 11:30 AM Senior’s Staff 0.5 Easy along a stream with a beaver dam. You may see otter swimming as Open Wednesday through Saturday 10 AM to 3 PM Nature Trail well. Also included will be a visit to a butterfly compound where Closed Sunday, Monday & Tuesday butterflies are raised and released once they are fully grown. This easy hike revels in history in regards to Elkmont and its residents. Other days & hours by appointment Elkmont Bill You will hear about the history of the area including the Appalachian 9 AM – 1 PM 3 Easy 865.982.0705 History Deitzer Club House, Levi Trentham cemetery, as well as Uncle Lem Ownby’s home.

Hours & days of operation subject to change without notice Your guide is a walking history book of data of Cades Cove, its settlers, Heritage of Mark their triumphs and setbacks, as well as what life was like when Cades [email protected] 9 AM – 3 PM N/A Easy Cades Cove Snyder Cove was inhabited. While visiting home sites and churches, you will also learn of the first family who called this serene area home.

Your experienced guide and storyteller will fascinate you with Sevier County numerous stories she has researched. This tour will travel through the The collection of Cades Cove artifacts is a treasure to be preserved, protected and enhanced through Kathy 9 AM – 3 PM History Bus N/A Easy Smokies where you will visit a one room school house, a mill, a covered Gwinn the generosity of living individuals from Cades Cove, descendants, their families and volunteers. Tour bridge, a historic church, a cabin and a barn. You will then visit the Bush Beans Visitor Center and Museum and dine at their restaurant. If you have artifacts you would like to share, the Cades Cove Preservation Association invite you to First steps will be up the steep half mile paved walkway to the Observation Tower which is the highest point in place them on loan whether it be artifacts, photos, personal histories, and/or other items you believe Clingmans GSMNP. The views from atop the tower are spectacular. From there George Moderate/ 9 AM –3:30 PM Dome to 4.8 you will make a short trek on the Appalachian Trail to the Clingmans Owen Strenuous would help enhance the museum’s collection. Andrews Bald Dome Bypass trail intersecting with the Forney Ridge Trail and on to Andrews Bald. At Andrews you will find short side trails allowing for fantastic vistas of Fontana Lake and the Noland Creek Valley. In return, we offer gratitude and your name in a place of honor. For more information, please contact Gloria Motter.

If you have Cades Cove memorabilia, items, or artifacts, there is a place of honor for it in the museum. Sign-ups are at 6 PM on wednesday, May 8 in Greenbriar Hall A

18 Transportation Sponsored in part by TN State Bank 19 saturday Excursions May 11 Duration Excursion Guide(s) Mileage Difficulty Description

The Schoolhouse Gap Trail was the beginning in the 1840’s of a dream of Dr. Issac Anderson, then President of Maryville College, to better educate young male students for the missionary. Dr. Anderson thought a road Schoolhouse from Hazel Creek to East Tennessee would allow his mission to reach the 7:30 AM – 3 Easy/ Gap / Chestnut Joey Holt 6.5 multitude of those who were working in copper mining. He wanted to have PM Moderate Top North Carolina build a road to Spence Field and he would get a road built from Schoolhouse to Spence on this side. This hike will give you all of the historical detail and how it was to be paid for and utilized. You will also be given much insight into the growth and demise of the American Chestnut.

Learn the use of your camera and photo composition from your instructor who will provide insight on how filters, lenses and other equipment can 9 AM – 1:30 Photo Safari of Colby N/A Easy enhance your artistic ability as you tour beautiful Cades Cove. A small PM the Smokies McLemore amount of hiking or short walks will be done as you hop on and off the bus during your tour.

This hike is one of the most popular hikes in the Smokies due to its overall beauty and the sounds of the creek water running enhances the overall George 9 AM – 3 PM Abrams Falls 5 Moderate pleasure of the hike. The head of trail is the site of an old guest lodge which Owen operated in the early 20’s. Wildflowers are in abundance in the springtime and are often found amongst the many varieties of trees along the route.

Your experienced guide and storyteller will fascinate you with numerous Sevier County stories she has researched. This tour will travel through the Smokies where Kathy 9 AM – 3 PM History Bus N/A Easy you will visit a one room school house, a mill, a covered bridge, a historic Gwinn Tour church, a cabin and a barn. You will then visit the Bush Beans Visitor Center and Museum and dine at their restaurant.

This is a wonderful short hike to the summer cabin of artist Mayna Treanor Avent from the 1920’s to the 40’s. The trail follows the old railroad bed built in 1909 by the Little River Lumber Company. During the first section Easy/ you will pass where many of the old cabins of Elkmont once stood, which 10:30 AM–1:30 PM Avent Cabin Jim Jenkins 3 Moderate was a popular vacation spot before GSMNP was established. Avent cabin was built in 1845 and purchased by the Avent family in 1918. The National Park Service took final ownership of the cabin in 1932, but awarded a lease to the family until 1992.

Ijams Nature Center is a naturalist’s paradise. You will be joined by their own naturalist staff as you explore who lives in the hardwood forests and Ijams Nature Jeremy Easy/ 11 AM – 5 PM N/A the overall history of Ijams Nature Center. There will be maintained trails Center Clothier Moderate with some moderate sloops. You are encouraged to bring binoculars. This is not appropriate for strollers.

Sign-ups are at 6 PM on wednesday, May 8 in Greenbriar Hall A

20 Transportation Sponsored in part by TN State Bank 21 Pre-registration information & Classes Pre-registration information & Classes

1. Sign-ups for pre-registration and limited classes begin daily at 9 AM. 6. More strenuous and attention-based sessions are not recommended Thursday, May 9 2. All participants can only register for limited classes on the day the class for small children. Certain activities are open to certain ages. is offered. 7. Parents are responsible for determining, in advance, children’s ability Time Session Topic Presenter(s) Location Special Note Max 3. If a limited session is full, interested individuals may sign up as alternates. to complete any limited session. A parent or guardian must accompany 4. Participants who successfully register, as well as those who wish to be children 13 and under for any limited session. 10 - 11:30 AM Dowsing: Do You Have the Gift? Charlie & Sandy Monday North 1B Pre-registration Required 30 alternates, must be in the designated classroom or event space by the 8. Please be courteous and respectful to all instructors. They donate 1 - 2 PM Painting Nature Aurora Harrison Bull Booth 28 Pre-registration Required 7 start time listed in the daily schedule. Attendance will be taken and if a their goods and time to provide a unique hands-on approach and registered participant is not present, then he will be replaced with the first knowledge not encountered on a daily basis. 1 - 2:30 PM Dowsing: Do You Have the Gift? Charlie & Sandy Monday North 1B Pre-registration Required 30 alternate on the list who is present. 9. Have fun and enjoy these unique limited sessions and make & takes! 5. Participants cannot sign up for limited classes with conflicting timeslots. 1:30 - 4:30 PM Learn to Weave a Small Doll Chair David Weaver North 1A Pre-registration Required: Ages 18+ 8 This will not be allowed and if done said participant will lose his spot in Painting Your World both sessions. 3:30 - 5:30 PM Acrylic Painting Party Booth 28 Pre-registration Required 12 Studio

Learn to Play Musical Spoons and Boogertown Gap 4:30 - 5:30 PM North 1B Pre-registration Required 60 Washtub Bass Old-Time String Band Tuesday, May 7 friday, may 10 Time Session Topic Presenter(s) Location Special Note Max

1:30 - 4:30 PM Weaving a Small Doll Chair David Weaver North 1A Pre-registration Required: Ages 18+ 8 Time Session Topic Presenter(s) Location Special Note Max

Pre-registration Required 2:30 - 3:30 PM Bodacious Children’s Cartooning Workshop John Rose North 1A 30 (Children must bring pencils and paper) wednesday, May 8 Painting Your World 3:30 - 5:30 PM Acrylic Painting Party Booth 28 Pre-registration Required 12 Studio Time Session Topic Presenter(s) Location Special Note Max 10 - 11:30 AM Dowsing: Do You Have the Gift? Charlie & Sandy Monday North 1B Pre-registration Required 30 saturday, may 11 Hands-On Chemistry for Kids: Noon - 1 PM Dr. Al Hazari North 1A Pre-registration Required 20 How to Use Science in Nature Time Session Topic Presenter(s) Location Special Note Max

1 - 2 PM Painting Nature Aurora Harrison Bull Booth 28 Pre-registration Required 7 10 - 1 PM Learn to Weave a Small Egg Basket Becky Weaver North 1A Pre-registration Required: Ages 18+ 10

1 - 2:30 PM Dowsing: Do You Have the Gift? Charlie & Sandy Monday North 1B Pre-registration Required 30 1 - 2 PM Thumbprint Designs Aurora Harrison Bull Booth 28 Pre-registration Required 7

2 - 5 PM Learn to Weave a Small Egg Basket Becky Weaver North 1A Pre-registration Required: Ages 18+ 10

Painting Your World 4 - 5:30 PM Watercolor Fun Booth 28 Pre-registration Required 12 Studio

22 23 headline speaker tuesday, may 7 tuesday, may 7 schedule 7 PM in Greenbriar Hall C Time Session Topic Presenter(s) Location

Hiking Towards Hope: Spin-Fishing Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Area Streams 9:30 - Noon Greg Ward (Rocky Top Outfitter) North 1B and Lakes Empowering the New Greatest 10 - 11 AM Bobcat Tails Rhonda Goins and Gail Stout Greenbriar Hall A

Great Smoky Mountains Generation in the Outdoors 10 - 11 AM A Place Called Cades Cove Fireplace Association Film Showcase

Wilderness Wildlife Week staff 10 - 6 PM Smokies Through the Lens Digital Photogprahy Contest & Showcase Greenbriar Hall B and Friends

Cades Cove Preservation Global climate change, extinctions, deteriorating national parks, 10 - 6 PM Heritage Museum Greenbriar Hall B increased tensions over land use policies. Once, we went to the Association wilderness to escape the worries of the world. Today, they seem 10:30 - 11:30 AM Let’s Talk About Native Plants and Wildflowers Sherra Owen North 3B to follow us down the trail. Still, all is not lost. In this entertaining, thoughtful, and inspirational presentation author, photographer, and 11 - Noon The Lemons Hollow Bobbie Lovell North 3A teacher Jeff Rennicke takes us on a hike towards hope through stories, music, laughter, and lessons learned on his lifetime on the trail. Join us 11 - Noon Duck River Valley Scenes Jack Carman North 2AB for this fun and inspirational presentation on the reasons for hope in Noon - 1 PM Secrets of Backyard Birds Stephen Lyn Bales North 3B some of our wildest and most beautiful wild places. Noon - 1 PM Autoharp Introduction Brenda Dawson Fireplace

12:30 - 1:30 PM Writing 101: The Making of a Book Lin Stepp North 3A

Love, Trails and Dinosaurs: The Inspirational Story of the First Person 12:30 - 1:30 PM With Autism to Complete All Great Smoky Mountains National Park Theresa Moore North 2AB Trails

Hiking & Backpacking: Getting Started Safely With the Right Gear, Bill Deitzer, Mike Braun and 1 - 2:30 PM Greenbriar Hall A Essentials, Hiking Tips and Minimal Impact Pamela Rodgers

Potluck: The Historic 1929 Flight of Messenger Pigeon Released From 1:30 - 2:30 PM Marci Spencer North 3B Clingman’s Dome

2 - 3 PM Native Wildflowers and Associated Fauna Leon Bates North 2AB

Meet Jeff Rennicke 2 - 3 PM Harmonica Jam Glenn Miller Fireplace

Crawling into the dens of hibernating black bears in Colorado, river rafting in China, exploring Antarctica on a Russian Fly-Fishing Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Area Streams 2 - 4:30 PM Greg Ward (Rocky Top Outfitter) North 1B research vessel, climbing Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro, Jeff Rennicke has traveled the world for more than 20 years as and Lakes a writer for such prestigious publications as National Geographic Traveler, Reader’s Digest, Backpacker and others. His writing on destinations on six continents has twice been awarded gold medals for excellence by the Society of 2:30 - 3:30 PM Firewise in Pigeon Forge and East Tennessee Kevin Nunn North 3A American Travel Writers and includes over 250 magazine articles and 10 books such as Treasures of Alaska: Last Great 3 - 4 PM Leave No Trace: Outdoor Ethics Mike Braun and Pamela Rodgers North 3B American Wilderness published by National Geographic Books and Spirit of the Hills: Black Bears of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. His photography, known for its creative artistry, has been featured in publications such as 3 - 4 PM The Appalachian Trail: Today & Tomorrow Ron Tipton Greenbriar Hall A Reader’s Digest, National Geographic Traveler, and Backpacker and was included in an exhibit honoring the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act in the American Museum on Natural History. He teaches Wilderness Literature and Nature Photography at Conserve School in Wisconsin’s northwoods.

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Time Session Topic Presenter(s) Location

Remembrance: Backcountry Cemeteries in Great Smoky Mountains 3:30 - 4:30 PM Renée Michot and Jim Rigsby North 2AB National Park

3:30 - 4:30 PM Mountain and Hammer Dulcimer Concert Tim Simek Fireplace

4:30 - 5:30 PM All About Beekeeping: Part One Jim Strohm North 3B

Benton MacKaye Trail: The Smoky’s 93-Mile Trail - What and Where 4:30 - 5:30 PM George Owen Greenbriar Hall A Is It?

5 - 6 PM Let’s Talk Trash in Bear Country Joey Holt North 2AB

Great Smoky Mountains 5 - 6 PM Land of Falling Water: Streams & Waterfalls of the Smokies Fireplace Association Film Showcase

Mike & Kathy Gwinn 5:45 - 6:45 PM “Tennessee Pride” - And We Ain’t Talkin’ Sausage! Greenbriar Hall C (Hills-N-Hollows)

6 - 6:45 PM Wednesday and Thursday Outdoor Excursions Sign-Ups Tom Brosch Greenbriar Hall A

6:45 - 7 PM Opening Night Welcome Butch Helton, Event Manager Greenbriar Hall C

Hiking Towards Hope: Empowering the New Greatest Generation in 7 - End Jeff Rennicke Greenbriar Hall C the Outdoors

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26 27 headline speaker wednesday, may 8 wednesday, may 8 schedule 7:45 PM in Greenbriar Hall C Time Session Topic Presenter(s) Location Dr. Bill Bass with special guest emcee Frank Murphy on 9:30 - 10:30 AM Gardening on the Wild Side With Nature’s Most Important Plant Sherra Owen North 3A Death’s Acre and Beyond: 9:30 - 10:30 AM The Trail of Tears: Not Just the Cherokee Donald Wells North 2AB Adventures in the Smokies, Appalachia, the Body Farm and Beyond 10 - 11 AM Fox Tails Rhonda Goins and Gail Stout Greenbriar Hall A 10 - 11 AM With New Eyes: Photography and a Sense of Place Jeff Rennicke Greenbriar Hall C

Dr. William M. (Bill) Bass III is a Diplomate American Board of Forensic Anthropology Wilderness Wildlife Week staff and 10 - 6 PM Smokies Through the Lens Digital Photogprahy Contest & Showcase Greenbriar Hall B (D-ABFA), world renowned, and is Professor Emeritus from The University of Tennessee, Friends Knoxville. After years of dedicated service, the University of Tennessee has built a new forensic center in his honor: “William M. Bass Forensic Anthropology Building”. Dr. Bass Cades Cove Preservation 10 - 6 PM Heritage Museum Greenbriar Hall B is a third generation in his family to have an education building name after him. The new Association facility is located below the current “Body Farm”. Dr. Bass has the largest skeletal collection of modern skeletons in the U.S. and has started a cremains collection as well. Dr. Bass 10:30 - 11:30 AM Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Update on the Air Quality Jim Renfro North 3B is a legend in forensic circles. In 1980, he created the world’s first laboratory devoted to Smoky Mountain Storytellers human decomposition: The University of Tennessee’s “Body Farm”. Dr. Bass has written or 10:30 - 11:30 AM Tall Tales From the Smokies Fireplace co-authored more than 200 scientific publications, many of them based either on the Association research facility’s work or on actual cases he has helped solve and prosecute. During half a century in the classroom, Dr. Bass has taught thousands of students, including many 11 - Noon Logging Railroads in the Smokies Rick Turner North 2AB of the foremost forensic anthropologists practicing in the United States today. Dr. Bass 11:15 - 12:15 PM Incredible Wild Edibles Donna Cyr North 3A continues to be active in the forensic field by lecturing, testifying at trials from past cases and consulting on current ones from all over the U.S. Additionally, Dr. Bass and co-author, Marcia Nelson and 11:30 - 12:30 PM Pigeon Forge Historical Markers Greenbriar Hall A Jon Jefferson, have written twelve books including Death’s Acre, Carved in Bone, Flesh in Christina Wolfenbarger Bone, Beyond the Body Farm, The Devil’s Bone, Bones of Betrayal, The Bone Thief, The Bone Yard, The Inquisitor’s Key, Jordan’s Stormy Banks, Cut to the Bone and The Breaking Point. 11:30 - 12:30 PM Birds of Prey Live Animal Show American Eagle Foundation Greenbriar Hall C Dr. Bass has been immortalized by novelist Patricia Cornwell as [Dr. Thomas Katz]. From the Lindbergh baby, The Big Bopper, current and cold cases, Dr. Bass turns each one into a Meet Noon - 1 PM Autoharp: The History Brenda Dawson Fireplace learning experience and helps bring answers and closure to the victim’s family and loved “If You Seek Their Monuments, Look Above You”: The Story of the ones. Dr. Bass looks forward to his presentation and hopes people come prepared to ask 12:30 - 1:30 PM Bill Deitzer North 2AB questions and learn how forensics have changed and improved over the years. dr. bill bass Civilian Conservation Corps in the Smokies 12:30 - 1:30 PM Firewise in Pigeon Forge and East Tennessee Kevin Nunn North 3B

Frank Murphy was selected as the 2014 Knoxville recipient of the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award. He 12:45 - 1:45 PM Wildflowers of the Southern Highlands Jack Carman North 3A is involved in the community as president of the Front Page Foundation, a volunteer for Catholic Charities of East Tennessee, and as past-president of the FBI Knoxville Citizens Academy Alumni Association. He serves as emcee of 1 - 2 PM Moonshine: Spirited, Sweet & Savory Keener Shanton Greenbriar Hall C various events for Bone Zones, the group which facilitates public appearances for renowned forensic anthropologist Dr. Bill Bass. 1:30 - 2:30 PM Nantahala National Forest: Neighbor of the Great Smokies Marci Spencer Greenbriar Hall A Frank’s blog, which was active from 2005 to 2015, was voted one of “East Tennessee’s Best” by the readers of the Knoxville News Sentinel for four consecutive years and the “Best of Knoxville” by the readers of Metro Pulse. He 2 - 3 PM Attributes of Nature: Trees for Landscaping Leon Bates North 3B can be found on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube as @FrankMurphyCom. Frank is the 2014 Social Media inductee in the Friends of Literacy East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame. 2 - 3 PM The Ragmen of Appalachia Joe Williams Fireplace Prior to moving to Tennessee, Frank worked at radio stations in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. He graduated from 2 - 3:30 PM Gone, But Not Forgotten: The Remote Cemeteries Up Hazel Creek Renée Michot and Jim Rigsby North 2AB George Mason University, where he won the Senior of the Year award. Frank and his wife have two adult children, who live in the Washington, D.C. area. 2:15 - 3:15 PM Animal Eye-Dentification Clay Thurston North 3A Frank’s hobbies include traveling, swimming and reading. He became a KCBS Certified Barbeque Judge in 2013. Frank has visited all 50 states and hopes to take his wife to the three states she has not yet visited. 2:30 - 3:30 PM When Sevier County Was the State of Franklin Cherel Henderson Greenbriar Hall C Meet frank murphy 3 - 4 PM Learn to Play the Dulcimer Tim Simek North 1B 28 29 WE HELP TAKE THE BUBBLE WRAP OFF LIFE! Our day-hiking gear is top notch and we’re the only place on earth to get our unique apparel, like “Hikers Get It”. As always, a portion of your purchase always supports the Appalachian Trail. Stop by to see us when you’re in the Smokies and pick up some free hiking trail info too! wednesday, may 8 HIKING HELPERS schedule An average hiker can cover about 1½ miles per hour in the Smokies Air temperature drops about 2.5ം for every 1,000’ of elevation gain, Time Session Topic Presenter(s) Location so pack accordingly.To estimate how fast you are hiking, count your steps taken in one minute and divide by 30. Some Good Days, Some Bad: Section Hiking the 2,175 Miles of the 3 - 4 PM Joel & Kathy Zachry Greenbriar Hall A Appalachian Trail Hikey Mikey 3:30 - 4:30 PM All About Beekeeping: Part Two Jim Strohm North 3B 157 Old Mill Ave (Across From the Old Mill Restaurant) Pigeon Forge, Tennessee Glenna Julian and 4 - 5 PM Red Spotted Purple and Other Butterflies North 2AB 865-771-7183 Lois Worthington

4 - 5 PM Identifying Local Birds of Prey Stephen Lyn Bales Greenbriar Hall C

Boogertown Gap Old-Time 4 - 5:30 PM Appalachian Folk Music Concert Fireplace String Band

4:30 - 5:30 PM Chemistry in Nature Show Dr. Al Hazari Greenbriar Hall A

5 - 6 PM Early Women Botanists Jean Woods North 3B

Our Stories: Challenger, Mr. Lincoln and all the Interesting Birds of 5:30 - 6:30 PM Karen Wilbur North 2AB American Eagle Foundation

6 - 6:45 PM Friday and Saturday Outdoor Excursions Sign-Ups Tom Brosch Greenbriar Hall A

6:15 - 7:15 PM Cherokee Myths and Truths Jon Elder Greenbriar Hall C

6:30 - 7:30 PM Wilderness-Related Comedy Show Einstein Simplified Fireplace

Death’s Acre and Beyond: Adventures in the Smokies, Appalachia, Dr. Bill Bass with guest emcee 7:45 - END Greenbriar Hall C the Body Farm and Beyond Frank Murphy notes

30 WWW.HIKEYMIKEY.COM WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/HIKEYMIKEY headline speakerS thursday, may 9 thursday, may 9 schedule 7:30 PM in Greenbriar Hall C Ken Jenkins, Judy Felts and Friends with the moving program Time Session Topic Presenter(s) Location 10 - 11 AM Using Native Science to Interpret Indian Cultural Sites Donald Wells North 3A Heaven & Nature Sing 10 - 11 AM Disappearing Appalachia Fred Brown and Harry Moore Greenbriar Hall C 10 - 11 AM Sweet Sounds: Autoharp Favorites Mini Concert Brenda Dawson Fireplace

10 - 11:30 AM The Wolves of Bays Mountain Rhonda Goins and Gail Stout Greenbriar Hall A

Wilderness Wildlife Week staff and 10 - 6 PM Smokies Through the Lens Digital Photogprahy Contest & Showcase Greenbriar Hall B Meet ken jenkins Friends 10 - 6 PM Heritage Museum Cades Cove Preservation Association Greenbriar Hall B Ken Jenkins, professional photographer and creator of Wilderness Wildlife Week, is known Freshwater Gems: 10 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Fish in throughout North America. He is an accomplished author of numerous books covering black 10:30 - 11:30 AM Matt Kulp North 3B bears, grizzlies and other wildlife. Because of Ken’s vision in 1990, Wilderness Wildlife Week Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a free event built around the principles of family, education and enjoyment of the outdoors. 10:30 - Noon Beginner Photography Jim Eastin North 2AB While Wilderness Wildlife Week in an award-winning event, having won prestigious awards from the International Festivals and Events Association, the best facet of the event is that Butterflies of Tennessee: Identifying the Five Families Occurring in 11:30 - 12:30 PM Rita Venable North 3A the event has remained true to its values and has continued to grow and incorporate new Our State components to further educate, entertain and connect folks to our natural world. 11:30 - 12:30 PM American Folk Music Concert Lost Mill String Band Fireplace

The Work of a Backcountry Ranger at Great Smoky Mountains Noon - 1 PM Will Butler and Mitch Edwards North 3B National Park: Trip Planning, Campsite Maintenance & Beyond

Noon - 1 PM Wildflowers of Tennessee Jack Carman Greenbriar Hall C

12:30 - 1:30 PM Photographic Sequences for Storytelling and Fun Clay Thurston North 2AB

12:30 - 1:30 PM Early Women Botanists Jean Woods Greenbriar Hall A

1 - 2 PM Margaret Stevenson: The Walkingest Woman in the Smokies Bill Deitzer North 3A

1 - 2 PM Music of the People: Dulcimer Concert Knoxville Area Dulcimer Club Fireplace

1:30 - 2:30 PM True Tales of Cades Cove’s Oliver Clan… Maybe Stephen Weber North 3B

1:30 - 2:30 PM The Art of Milling: Behind the Scenes at The Old Mill Chuck Childers Greenbriar Hall C

Meet judy felts 2 - 3 PM Macro Photography Douglas Hubbard North 2AB

Judy Felts, originally from Arkansas, graduated with a degree in music and later moved to 2 - 3 PM Discovering Tennessee State Parks J.L. Stepp Greenbriar Hall A the Nashville area to pursue her music career. She was a performer at Opryland as well as keyboard and vocalist for Grand Ole Opry star, Bill Anderson. Judy has been utilized as a I Found It in the Archives: Researching History and Family at 2:30 - 3:30 PM Michael Aday North 3A keynote speaker, worship leader and soloist for various churches, conferences and mission Great Smoky Mountains National Park events. In addition to Judy’s solo ministry, she also performs with Lee Porter as a duo with piano, guitar, string bass and percussion. They have performed together for the last nine years 3 - 4 PM Bird Banding: So Much to Learn From Local and Migratory Birds Mark Armstrong North 3B and are available for churches, conferences and events. Judy and her husband Mike have been attending Wilderness Wildlife Week since 2000 and have a love for hiking and the outdoors.

32 33 Keep Sevier Beautiful thursday, may 9 Wilderness Wildlife Week schedule www.keepsevierbeautiful.org (865) 774-6677 Time Session Topic Presenter(s) Location

3 - 4 PM If Only This Stone Could Talk Cherel Henderson Greenbriar Hall C

3 - 4 PM Music of the People: Dulcimer Concert Knoxville Area Dulcimer Club Fireplace

3:30 - 4:30 PM Tennessee’s Wildlife Diversity Chris Ogle Greenbriar Hall A

4 - 5 PM Collecting and Telling Family Stories Jim Eastin North 2AB

4 - 5 PM Monarch Metamorphosis Glenna Julian and Lois Worthington North 3A Enjoy our Participate in our 4:30 - 5:30 PM People, Plants and Their Stories Sherra Owen North 3B Storytelling Session: The Death & Burial Practices of the Smoky Native Azalea Sale! 4:30 - 5:30 PM Jim Rigsby Greenbriar Hall C takeaway craft and Mountain Settlers 5:15 - 6:15 PM Bats of Tennessee Chris Ogle Greenbriar Hall A paint river rocks with “I Wonder As I Wander, Out Under the Sun” - The Life and Times of 6 - 7 PM Kathy Gwinn Greenbriar Hall C Wiley Oakley, “The Roamin’ Man of the Mountains” Keep Sevier Beautiful. 7:30 - END Heaven & Nature Sing Ken Jenkins, Judy Felts & Friends Greenbriar Hall C

All proceeds help fund our notes ReLeaf the Smokies Program.

Learn more about Keep Sevier Beautiful and all the wonderful things they do! 34 35 headline speaker friday, may 10 friday, may 10 schedule 7:45 PM in Greenbriar Hall C The Fascinating Story of Grandma Gatewood’s Walk: Time Session Topic Presenter(s) Location The Inspiring True Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail 9:30 - 10:30 AM Wildflowers of the Smokies Jack Carman Greenbriar Hall A 10 - 11 AM Rock Formations of the Smokies Harry Moore North 3B

10 - 11 AM Snakes: The Great Mousetrap Rhonda Goins and Gail Stout Greenbriar Hall C

Great Smoky Mountains Association 10 - 11 AM Seasons of the Smokies: A Wonderous Diversity of Life Fireplace Film Showcase

Wilderness Wildlife Week staff and 10 - 6 PM Smokies Through the Lens Digital Photogprahy Contest & Showcase Greenbriar Hall B Meet Ben Montgomery Friends

10 - 6 PM Heritage Museum Cades Cove Preservation Association Greenbriar Hall B Ben Montgomery is author of the New York Times-bestselling ‘Grandma Gatewood’s Walk,’ winner of a 2014 Outdoor Book 10:30 - 11:30 AM From Rugs to Hugs: My Adventures With Bears David Whitehead North 3A Award, ‘The Leper Spy,’ and ‘The Man Who Walked Backward,’ from 11 - Noon Cades Cove Facts and Funnies Gloria Motter Greenbriar Hall A Little, Brown & Co. He spent most of his 20 year newspaper career as an enterprise reporter for the Tampa Bay Times. He founded the 11 - 1 PM Advanced SLR Flower Photography Robert Hutson North 2AB narrative journalism website Gangrey.com and helped launch the Auburn Chautauqua, a Southern writers collective. 11:30 - 12:30 PM Look & Touch Wildlife Chris Ogle Greenbriar Hall C

Noon - 1 PM North 3A In 2010, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in local reporting and Butterflies of Tennessee: Gardens as Their “Real Estate” Rita Venable won the Dart Award and Casey Medal for a series called “For Their Smoky Mountain Storytellers Noon - 1 PM More Tall Tales From the Smokies Fireplace Own Good,” about abuse at Florida’s oldest reform school. In 2018, Association he won a National Headliner award for journalistic innovation for a project exploring police shootings in Florida. He was among 12:30 - 1:30 PM Let’s Talk About the Cherokee Brave & Arlene Eagle North 3B the first fellows for Images and Voices of Hope in 2015 and was selected to be the fall 2018 T. Anthony Pollner Distinguished 12:30 - 1:30 PM Mighty Bears Tommy Bullen Greenbriar Hall A Professor at the University of Montana in Missoula. He’s now the 1 - 2 PM Snakes Alive! Rhonda Goins and Gail Stout North 1A James A. Clendinen Professor at the University of South Florida. 1 - 2 PM Wildlife Wonders: Live Animal Show Bethany Dunn (Zoo Knoxville) Greenbriar Hall C Montgomery grew up in Oklahoma and studied journalism at Arkansas Tech 1:30 - 2:30 PM Bird Banding: So Much to Learn From Local and Migratory Birds Mark Armstrong North 3A University, where he played defensive back 1:30 - 2:30 PM How to Photograph Insects Kefyn Catley North 2AB for the football team, the Wonder Boys. He worked for the Courier in Russellville, 1:30 - 2:30 PM The Ragmen of Appalachia Joe Williams Fireplace Ark., the Standard-Times in San Angelo, Texas, the Times Herald-Record in New 2 - 3 PM Discovery of the Gray Fossil Site in Upper East Tennessee Harry Moore North 3B York’s Hudson River Valley and the Tampa Marcia Nelson and Tribune before joining the Times in 2006. 2 - 3 PM Lost Attractions of Pigeon Forge Greenbriar Hall A Christina Wolfenbarger He lives in Tampa. 3 - 4 PM Ranger Family Working and Living in National Parks Nelson Kelley North 3A

3 - 4 PM Animal Eye-Dentification Clay Thurston North 2AB

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Time Session Topic Presenter(s) Location

3 - 4 PM Some Good Days, Some Bad: Experiences in Bear Country Joel & Kathy Zachry Greenbriar Hall C

3 - 4 PM Ballads of the Appalachians Brenda Dawson and Ruth Barber Fireplace

3:30 - 4:30 PM Critters Visiting Our Yards Guane Julian and Bob Worthington North 3B

3:30 - 4:30 PM Are There Cougars in the Smokies? Don Linzey Greenbriar Hall A

Remembrance: A Special Project to Visit Every Known Grave in BRAZILIAN DINING IN THE HEART OF THE SMOKIES 4:30 - 5:30 PM Renée Michot and Jim Rigsby North 3A Great Smoky Mountains National Park

4:30 - 5:30 PM Ephemeral by Nature Stephen Lyn Bales North 2AB

Don Huskey, Marcia Nelson and 4:30 - 5:30 PM Favorite Gospel Music Fireplace Pat Corn Gaucho Urbano is a family owned and 111 VALLEY DRIVE operated restaurant that brings a modern 5 - 6 PM Climate on the Crags: Weather Events in the Mountains Mark Davidson North 3B PIGEON FORGE, TN 37863 flare to traditional Brazilian cuisine. Neatless, Wheatless and Sleepless: East Tennessee’s Contributions We are in the heart of Pigeon Forge 5 - 6 PM Kathy Gwinn Greenbriar Hall A to World War II With over 30 years of Brazilian restaurant between light 6 and 7.

6:15 - 7:15 PM The Upland Chronicles: Celebrating the Smokies and Our Heritage Carroll McMahan Greenbriar Hall C expertise, we offer a truly unique dining experience. Grandma Gatewood’s Walk: The Inspiring True Story of the Woman HOURS OF OPERATION: 7:45 - END Ben Montgomery Greenbriar Hall C Who Saved the Appalachian Trail MONDAY TO THURSDAY 3-10 PM FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 3-10:30 PM GAUCHO URBANO IS THE PERFECT SUNDAY 3-9 PM notes PLACE FOR YOUR NEXT EVENT January 2nd to March 6th seating stops 1 hour earlier

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38 39 headline speaker saturday, may 11 saturday, may 11 schedule 5:30 PM in Greenbriar Hall a Inside Adventure: My Unplanned and Exciting Happenings in the Smokies Time Session Topic Presenter(s) Location 8 - 1 PM Wilderness Wildlife Week Youth Trout Tournament Jason Baiamonte Covered Pavilion

Ken Jenkins grew up in Newport, Tennessee, a small town is watching a bear or a beaver as he did when he was young. The 9 - 10 AM The Life of a Bear in Tennessee David Whitehead North 3B at the foothills to the Great Smoky Mountains. He has joy of watching and experiencing and learning has always been always been very proud to be from that area. Some of superior to the recording of that subject. Kendall Chiles, Daniel Dempster and 9 - 1 PM Nature Photography Workshop North 2AB the finest people he has ever met live there. Ken spent his Jerry Whaley early years around folks that care about each other, work It has been a wonderful pursuit traveling around this wonderful very hard, and encourage each other... people that love world and recording the beauty of God’s hand. Ken’s favorite 9:30 - 10:30 AM The Carver Family: Before the Cosby Park Judy Bryant North 3A their country, trust in God, and want for very little. areas are in the Far North because of the untouched beauty and Travel Back in Time Through Great Smoky Mountains National Park 10 - 11 AM Jeff Alt & Family Greenbriar Hall A abundance of wildlife. He spends time in twelve different national With Bubba Jones & Family Ken was never without work from the time he was 12 years parks each year along with many days along America’s rivers all of age. His outdoor interests were keen as far back as he for a special 16 year relationship with a corporate client. Ken has 10 - 11 AM Ephemeral by Nature Stephen Lyn Bales Greenbriar Hall C can remember. His mother and father and brother camped climbed all over his beloved Smokies where he lives on the edge Great Smoky Mountains Association and hiked in the mountains all of his young life. The of the park. He has many projects that involve the scenes and 10 - 11 AM An Island in the Sky: Clingmans Dome and the Spruce-Fir Forests Fireplace Jenkins family loaded the station wagon every summer subjects in the Great Smoky Mountains. Many, many days are spent Film Showcase and crossed the country on a shoestring budget. with wildlife of various species. Wilderness Wildlife Week staff and 10 - 6 PM Smokies Through the Lens Digital Photogprahy Contest & Showcase Greenbriar Hall B Friends Ken had a camera as early as 12 years of age and began to get real serious about his photography in his early twenties. Cades Cove Preservation 10 - 6 PM Heritage Museum Greenbriar Hall B After all of these years, he still gets just as excited when he Association

10:30 - 11:30 AM Bridges in the Sky: The Foothills and Blue Ridge Parkways Mark Davidson North 3B

11 - Noon Waterfalls of the Great Smoky Mountains Craig Johnston North 3A

11:30 - 12:30 PM Birds of Prey Live Animal Show American Eagle Foundation Greenbriar Hall C

11:30 - 12:30 PM Stories from the First Families of Tennessee Cherel Henderson Greenbriar Hall A

Great Smoky Mountains Association 11:30 - 12:30 PM Mt. LeConte: Sacred Mountain of the Smokies Fireplace Film Showcase

Noon - 1 PM Wild Hog Management: Are We Too Late? David Whitehead North 3B

12:15 - 1:15 PM Arches and Natural Bridges of the Big South Fork Region Keith Garnes North 3A

1 - 2 PM For Love of the Smokies J.L. Stepp Greenbriar Hall A

Hidden in Plain Sight: Cemeteries of Great Smoky Mountains 1 - 2 PM Gail Palmer Greenbriar Hall C National Park

1 - 2 PM The Ragmen of Appalachia Joe Williams Fireplace

Butterflies of Tennessee: Come and Discover the Trees and Shrubs in 1:30 - 2:30 PM Rita Venable North 3B Your Garden That Support Butterflies

1:30 - 3 PM The Boogertown Storytelling Place Mary Phillips Covered Pavilion

Meet ken jenkins 1:45 - 2:45 PM Seasons and Weather in the Smokies Jerry Whaley North 2AB

40 41 Wilderness Wildlife Week’s saturday, may 11 30th anniversary schedule

Time Session Topic Presenter(s) Location

2 - 3 PM Incredible Wild Edibles Donna Cyr North 3A

2 - 3 PM A Bodacious Snuffy Smith Chalk Talk John Rose North 1A

2:30 - 3:30 PM The Appalachian Trail: An Entertaining Adventure Jeff Alt Greenbriar Hall A

2:30 - 3:30 PM Jim Tanner and the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Stephen Lyn Bales Greenbriar Hall C Be sure to join us May 5-9, 2020 for our th Smoky Mountain Storytellers 2:30 - 3:30 PM Even More Tall Tales From the Smokies Fireplace special 30 anniversary Association Wilderness Wildlife Week. 3 - 4 PM Firewise in Pigeon Forge and East Tennessee Kevin Nunn North 3B

3:15 - 4:45 PM Point & Shoot Flower Photography Robert Hutson North 2AB

The White Caps of Sevier County: Renegades Who Terrorized Sevier 3:30 - 4:30 PM Robert Wilson North 3A County and Its People

4 - 5 PM Celebrating Uncle Lem Ownby Carroll McMahan Greenbriar Hall A

Love, Trails and Dinosaurs: The Inspirational Story of the First Person 4 - 5 PM With Autism to Complete All Great Smoky Mountains National Park Theresa Moore Greenbriar Hall C Trails

5:30 - END Inside Adventure: My Unplanned and Exciting Happenings in the Smokies Ken Jenkins Greenbriar Hall A Wilderness Wildlife Week has received international recognition for its educational programming, children’s activities, community outreach, environmental & green notes initiatives and attendee services including being named by the International Festivals & Events Association as: Gold Grand Pinnacle Recipient (2016 & 2017) and Bronze Grand Pinnacle Recipient (2018).

We look forward to having you with us as we celebrate this wonderful milestone during next year’s Wilderness Wildlife Week!

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