Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage Great Smoky Mountains National Park Gatlinburg, TNJoin us for the 6. Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Smokies on April 1. The Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage is an annual five day event in Great Smoky Mountains National Park offering professionally guided programs which explore the regions rich wildflowers, wildlife, ecology, culture, and natural history through walks, motorcades, photographic tours, art classes, and evening seminars. Most programs are outdoors in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. All programs are held, rain or shine. WATCH all the action from the Hajj pilgrimage live from the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca live online here. Annual sevenday celebration of springtime held in late April in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Information about wildflower walks, education programs, art. Watch the latest Featured Videos on CBSNews. View more videos on CBS News, featuring the latest indepth coverage from our news team. Click a box below to see what EWTN is airing now on all of its nine networks, access past episodes of your favorite shows, listen to EWTN radio and find out what will. Watch Pilgrimage Online' title='Watch Pilgrimage Online' />As you probably know, a devastating fire in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park GSMNP moved into Gatlinburg, TN in late November, 2. The fire burned 3 of GSMNP land 1. Chimney Tops down into Sugarlands Valley. Portions of Gatlinburg contiguous to GSMNP forest land also burned. Embers from the fire drifted off many miles and created secondary fires. All GSMNP buildings within the fire zone were spared. Unfortunately, approximately 2,2. Gatlinburg were severely damaged or destroyed. The GSMNP is alive and recovering. The business core of Gatlinburg is intact. Most of the hotels and restaurants were not affected by the fire. This is a great time to observe how the wilderness recovers from fire damage. Several walks this year explore the effects of fire on a natural environment. The Friday evening program by National Park Zone Fire Management Officers, Greg Salansky andor Rob Klein, discusses Fire Ecology of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Other evening speakers also focus on environmental aspects of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. On Wednesday, author and outdoorsman, Charles Maynard, presents Reading Between the Lines Stories of Writing about the Smokies Waterfalls, Churches, and Trails. On Thursday, Regional Resource Specialists and Biologist with the Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division of the National Park Service, Scott Mc. Farland, talks about his research on natural sounds and night skies in the Smokies. Featured Artist of the Year, Mary Ruden, will be honored at a Wednesday evening reception and exhibit. This year Fine Design will produce Pilgrimage T shirts on site in the Mills Conference Center gallery. Pilgrims will be able to select from a variety of logos and watch them be printed in a minute or two. The Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage logo, 2. I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees H. D. Thoreau, can be applied to your personalized shirt. There will be a variety of t shirt colors, sleeve lengths, and sweatshirts available. Daytime indoor programs are not included in this years schedule due to declining attendance in recent years. The Mills Conference Center gallery will be lively, however, with a native plant display, the Great Smoky Mountain Association store www. Fine Design T shirts, and Sunlight Gardens native plants www. All of these, and the evening programs, are open to the public. Gatlinburg needs your business. The 6. 7th Wildflower Pilgrimage offers visitors a unique experience this year. Come see the first stage of the Parks recovery and show your support for Gatlinburg. Online Registration begins March 1, 2. Click the Register Now button on the left side of the homepage. The Celebrity Apprentice Season 12 Episode 4'>The Celebrity Apprentice Season 12 Episode 4. Register now online. On site registration will begin Tuesday, April 1. PM in the Mills Conference Center, Gatlinburg TN. To keep up with the latest updates from the 6. Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage, like us on Facebook. Watch Bloodrayne Dailymotion. Become a Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage Sponsor. Please consider becoming a Sponsor of the Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage. Tax deductible Sponsorships can be made online or onsite at the Registration Desk during operating hours. Images courtesy of the University of Tennessee Herbarium, Floyd Scott, Marty Silver, Christine Braaten, Alan Heilman, Great Smoky Mountains Association GSMA, and Simon Thompson. Participating Partners.