The Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) is a great place to enjoy wildflowers and teach children about them. My child's alphabet book
S is for S'mores, a Camping Alphabet, recognizes the GSMNP for it's wildflowers. It specifically calls out an annual event, "Each spring wildflowers cover the land with a rainbow of color depending on the area, elevation, precipitation, and other conditions...The Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage is an annual event of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park." It made me wonder whether the week long festival still exist since the book publishing (2007). In 2011, The Spring Wildflower Pilgimage will celebrate it's 61st year. Past events included a variety of flora & fauna programs:
wildflower photography, wildflower walk,
big trees walk, fern walk
birding for the experienced, beginners photographic workshop, organic gardening, black bear & wild hog walk,
salamander foray, aquatic insects walk, spider walk
Visit the website for more details or better, yet, go visit the 2011 festival in April. Most programs are located within the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. If you've attended the festival, please comment and let everyone know what you liked best.
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