Smoky Mountain Field School
Visit our website at smfs.utk.edu for complete course descriptions and listings, or call 865-974-0150 for
more information. Smoky Mountain Field School cancellations must be made 10 working days prior to the start of class.
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Bugs
The Light Show in the Smokies
Course # 16SU866
Fee: $79
Mon., 6/13/2016, 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cultural History
Valley! Travel back in time to one of the most beautiful and remote
parts of the national park over the rugged, winding mountain road
once called the “Cataloochee Turnpike.” Cataloochee Valley is steeped
in history, laced with abundant wildflowers and rich with wildlife,
including elk, white-tailed deer, black bears, and many species of birds.
Instructor: Esther Blakely.
Course # 16SP887
Fee: $79
Sat., 5/7/2016, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Meet at Lake Junaluska Bethea Welcome Center in Waynesville, N.C.
Smoky Mountain Fiddle Tunes
Course # 16SP887-1
Fee: $79
Sat., 5/28/2016, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Meet at Lake Junaluska Bethea Welcome Center in Waynesville, N.C.
How Mountain Music Shaped
Appalachian Culture...or Vice Versa!
An Evening Stroll “with” the Walker Sisters
Course # 16SP878
Fee: $79
Sat., 4/23/2016, 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Note: You must bring your own fiddle to class.
NEW
Course # 16SP869
Fee: $79
Sat., 4/30/2016, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Townsend, Tenn.
Mountain Music - Beginner’s Old Time Banjo
Course # 16SP872-2
Fee: $79
Sat., 5/21/2016, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Townsend, Tenn.
Day Hikes
Hiking – Just Getting Started
Instructor: Joey Holt.
Course # 16WI852
Fee: $79
Sat., 3/12/2016, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Meet at the Sugarlands Visitor Center training room.
Historic Cataloochee Valley,
Smoky Mountain Elk & More
NEW
Join naturalist Esther Blakely on a guided eco-tour to one of the bestkept secrets in Great Smoky Mountains National Park—Cataloochee
Course # 16SP696
Fee: $79
Tue., 5/24/2016, 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Meet at the Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area bridge.
Family
Polliwogs, Eggs, & Singing Frogs
Visit various ponds in Cades Cove and help find Spotted Salamander
and Wood Frog eggs, tadpoles, and salamanders. Weather permitting, we’ll hear choruses of singing frogs. We may catch and get a
close-up look at three stages of amphibian development—eggs, larvae,
and adults. We’ll discuss amphibian biology, ecology, and research
throughout the afternoon. You’ll leave a little wet but with new friends
and life-long memories! Instructor: Liz Domingue.
Course # 16WI919
Child Fee: $29
Adult Fee:$49
Single: $79
Sat., 3/26/2016, 1:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Meet at the Cades Cove loop entrance parking area information/sales
booth. Minimum child age is 7, and a parent must accompany them.
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Literary
Spring Wildflower & Nature Photography
Course # 16SP860
Fee: $95
Sat., 4/16/2016, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, Townsend, Tenn.
Meet at the Sugarlands Valley Nature trailhead on Highway 441.
Mammals
Birding in the Smokies
Course # 16SP851
Fee: $79
Sat., 4/23/2016, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Meet at the Cades Cove Loop entrance parking area information/sales
booth.
Introduction to Fly-Casting & Fly-Fishing
Course # 16SP931
Fee: $79
Sat., 5/7/2016, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Meet at the Park Headquarters main entrance front porch. Students
are encouraged to bring their own equipment so we can teach them
with what they will be using (rods, reels, tackle, etc.). We can provide
equipment if you do not have your own.
Introduction to Spin-Casting & Spin-Fishing
Course # 16SP873
Fee: $79
Sat., 5/21/2016, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Meet at the Park Headquarters main entrance front porch. Students
are encouraged to bring their own equipment so we can teach them
with what they will be using (rods, reels, tackle, etc.). We can provide
equipment if you do not have your own.
Junior Naturalist
As the National Park Service prepares to celebrate its centennial anniversary in 2016, the Smoky Mountain Field School has initiated a Junior
Naturalist Certification Program for middle school age youth, providing
the opportunity for youth to learn important conservation concepts
and become proficient in four diverse natural science areas—park flora,
fauna, history and culture, and outdoor safety and preparedness. Time
will be spent both in a classroom setting and in the field. Enrollment
will be limited, and each participant must be accompanied by an adult.
By completing each of the four different sessions youth will become
eligible to receive a junior naturalist certification.
Each Course Fee:
Youth: $79
Accompanying Adult Fee: $15
Check smfs.utk.edu for specific course dates, times, locations, and
registrations.
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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE WINTER 2016 NON-CREDIT COURSES
“Stewards for the next 100 Years: Junior Naturalist Certification”
A four-tier program for middle-school youth.
Culture & History (Grades 6-8)
• Geologic History
• Cherokee Heritage
• Early Settlers
• Future Park Challenges
Outdoor Safety & Preparedness (Grades 6-8)
• Pack to Come Back
• Hypothermia Prevention and Treatment
• Map and Compass
• Animal Encounters and Stewardship
Park Fauna (Animals) (Grades 6-8)
• Amphibians and Reptiles
• Insects and Birds
• Small Mammals
• Big Game Animals
Park Flora (Plants) (Grades 6-8)
• Ferns and Mosses
• Wildflowers
• Vines and Shrubs
• Trees
Overnight
Backpacking with Confidence
Course # 16SP859
Fee: $158
Sat.-Sun., 4/30/2016-5/1/2016, Meet Sat. at 9:00 AM
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Meet at the Greenbrier picnic pavilion on the right side of the road
(beyond the first picnic area on the left side of road).
Mt. LeConte Hike & Overnight in the Lodge
Course # 16SP855
Fee: $195
Sat.-Sun., 4/30/2016-5/1/2016, Meet Sat. at 9:00 AM
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Meet at the upper Alum Cave Bluff parking area trailhead on Hwy 441.
You will be required to sign a release form to participate in this hike.
Note: For this course there are no refunds or transfers.
Smoky Mountain Field School
Plants
Wilderness Wildflowers – Marvels of Spring
Course # 16SP926
Fee: $79
Sat., 4/9/2016, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Meet at the Park Headquarters main entrance front porch.
Foraging for Food & Farmacy
Course # 16SP881
Fee: $79
Sat., 4/16/2016, 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Meet at Collins Creek Picnic Area covered pavilion near Oconaluftee
Visitor Center.
Introduction to Tree Identification
Course # 16SP929
Fee: $79
Sat., 5/21/2016, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Meet at Collins Creek Picnic Pavilion. It is located near the Oconaluftee
Visitors Center and is 8 miles north of Cherokee, N.C., on Newfound
Gap Road (U.S. 441).
Tracking
Introduction to Orienteering
In the simplest terms, orienteering is the process of using a map and
compass to travel from one place to another. Traditionally, orienteering
has been associated with competitive events where participants race
crosscountry with map and compass to find targets in the shortest period of time. Through lectures, classroom activities, and field exercises,
you’ll learn the fundamental skills of both competitive and wilderness
orienteering. Instructor: Neal Buckingham.
Course # 16WI867
Fee: $79
Sat., 3/12/2016, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Meet at the Sugarlands Visitor Center training room.
Advanced Wilderness Orienteering
Prerequisite: Introduction to Orienteering
Do you have some outdoor and/or orienteering experience? Then here
is a chance to get in-depth instruction on using a map and compass to
navigate in remote areas. Lectures and classroom exercises emphasize
the advanced aspects of map reading, using an orienteering compass,
declination, route projection, and improvisation. Practical field exercises
enable you to learn first-hand how to navigate from one point to another in the wilderness. Instructor: Neal Buckingham.
Course # 16WI867-1
Fee: $79
Sun., 3/13/2016, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Meet at the Amphitheatre area behind the camp store at Cades Cove.
Animal Tracking & Nature Observation
Tracking is an ancient survival skill, but it can open up a whole new
world to the inquiring mind. Tracking is a focus that enables us to be
more aware, to experience, and to see much more of the natural landscape. We don’t need to see the animals to tell that they were there,
what they were doing, and when they might come back; we’ll learn
their stories from the traces they have left behind. Slow down, look
closer, and accept the challenge of tracking in the Smokies. You may
be surprised by what you find. Instructor: Wanda DeWaard.
Course # 16WI892
Fee: $79
Sun., 3/20/2016, 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Meet at the Appalachian Bear Rescue training room in Trillium Cove
Shopping Village, Townsend, Tenn.
BEAR
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Managing Black Bears & Hogs –
Native & Exotic Species
Course # 16SP880
Fee: $79
Sat., 4/16/2016 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Townsend, Tenn.
Meet at the Appalachian Bear Rescue training room in Trillium Cove
Shopping Village, Townsend, Tenn.
Bears of Our Smokies
Course # 16SP861
Fee: $79
Sat., 4/23/2016 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Meet at Collins Creek Picnic Area covered pavilion near Oconaluftee
Visitor Center.
Care & Release of Orphaned & Injured
Black Bear Cubs
Course # 16SU735
Fee: $79
Sat., 6/11/2016 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Townsend, Tenn.
Meet at the Appalachian Bear Rescue Training room in Trillium Cove
Shopping Village, Townsend, Tenn.
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