Schedule

  March
 

9
10
16
23
23
24
30

Introduction to Orienteering
Advanced Wilderness Orienteering
Early Settlers – Their Heritage and Dialect
Hiking – Just Getting Started
Polliwogs, Eggs & Singing Frogs
Animal Tracking and Nature Observation
Public & Private Lands - Providing Habitat Buffers for Our Smokies

 
 
 
 
     
  April
 

13
13
13
20
20
20
27
27
27

Wilderness Wildflowers – Marvels of Spring
Spring Wildflower and Nature Photography
Bears and Hogs of South Cherokee
Incredible Edibles and Traditional Medicinals
Bears of the Smokies
Lost or Down in the Smokies – Keys to Survival
Pickin’ in the Park
Historical Tours with Heartland’s Bill Landry – Cades Cove Tour
The Natural Arches of the Big South Fork Area

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  May
  4
4
4
4
11
11
16
18
22
25
25
30
A “Moth-er’s” Night Out
Big Game Observation – Cades Cove
Birding in the Smokies
Mt. LeConte Hike and Overnight in the Lodge
Bears and Hogs of South Cherokee
Introduction to Fly-casting & Fly-fishing
Two Night Backpack Loop Adventure
Early Settlers – Their Heritage and Dialect
Advanced Fly-casting & Fly-fishing
Nighttime Nature Awareness Walk: Cucumber Gap Loop
Backpacking with Confidence
The Light Show in the Smokies
 
 
 
 
 
     
  June
  1
1
1
1
8
8
8
15
15
22
22


22
29
29
Historical Tours with Heartland’s Bill Landry – Greenbrier Tour
Early Summer Wildflowers & Ferns
Nature Sketching – Watercolor or Pencil
Native American Music – Cherokee and OtherTribes
Ferns, Wildflowers and Ecological Relationships of Roan Mountain
Canoeing the Finger Lakes of the Smokies Region
Basic Visual Tracking
Early Settlers – Their Heritage and Dialect
Introduction to Tree Identification
Pickin’ in the Park – A Little More Advanced!
Who Lives in the Stream?
Mt. LeConte Hike and Overnight in the Lodge
Your Life Afield – Pass It On
Incredible Edibles and Traditional Medicinals
 
 
 
 
 
     
  July
  13
13
13
20
20
21
27

27
27
Sensational Salamanders
Edible and Poisonous Fungi of the Smokies
Rare Mountain Bogs of Upper East Tennessee
Early Settler Mountain Cooking
Photography for Naturalists
Intermediate Photography for Naturalists
Historical Tours with Heartland’s Bill Landry –Overhill Cherokees at Sequoyah Birthplace Museum Tour
Mosses and Liverworts of the Smokies
Backpacking with Children
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  August
  3
10
10

17
24
24
24
31
Edible and Poisonous Fungi of the Smokies
Early Settlers – Their Heritage and Dialect
Historical Tours with Heartland’s Bill Landry –Overhill Cherokees at Sequoyah Birthplace Museum Tour
Paint the Park – Plein Air Technique
Getting to Know Our “6-Legged Friends”
Early Settler Mountain Cooking
Outdoor Leadership for Parents, Scouts & Other Organizers
Incredible Edibles and Traditional Medicinals
 
 
 
  September
  7
7
8
14
14

14
15
21
21
28
28
28
29

Pickin’ in the Park
An Afternoon Hike – Time Well Spent
Animal Tracking and Nature Observation
Historical Tours with Heartland’s Bill Landry –Chilhowee, Calderwood and The “Dragon”
Introduction to Fly-casting & Fly-fishing
Introduction to Map and Compass
Advanced Use of Map and Compass
Elk in the Smokies
Advanced Fly-casting & Fly-fishing
A “Moth-er’s” Night Out
A Day with a Naturalist
Public & Private Lands – Providing Habitat Buffers for Our Smokies
Butterflies and Flutterbies
 
     
  October
 

5
6
19
19
19
20
26
27

Incredible Edibles and Traditional Medicinals
A Smoky Mountain Day Hike
Pickin’ in the Park – A Little More Advanced
Big Game Observation – Cades Cove
Introduction to Orienteering
Advanced Wilderness Orienteering
Fall Nature Photography
Bears of the Smokies

 
     
  November
  2
9
Mt. LeConte Hike and Overnight in the Lodge
Winter Hiking & Camping Made Easier
 


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