Land Trust of North Alabama’s Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve is a natural treasure located within 5 minutes from downtown Huntsville. With its education pavilion, restrooms, varied terrain, and relatively easy trails, this preserve is the site of many of the Land Trust’s educational activities and programs. During the 2024-2025 school year, the Land Trust will […]
Join us for the monthly Homeschool Teen Hike at Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve. This group stops during the hike to sketch, take pictures, or just appreciate the scenery, so bring a snack and a sketchpad/nature journal or camera. The hike is for teens, ages 12 – 17. A parent or guardian must accompany each teen […]
We warmly invite all Land Trust members to join us for an exciting update on our latest projects and upcoming initiatives! Come enjoy delicious refreshments, including hotdogs and mac n' cheese. This is a great chance to mingle with Land Trust staff and board members, ask questions, and share your thoughts. Whether you're curious about […]
Nature Reimagined | A Guided Hike & Creative Showcase is a two-session program that encourages high school juniors and seniors to create art inspired by one of the Land Trust’s trails, spaces, or history. The first session is designed to be a guided brainstorming hike where participants will learn about the Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve […]
This workshop has been canceled due to the predicted forecast. We apologize for any inconvenience. Join us at Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve for an early Earth Day Eco Art project. After observing wildflowers on a nature hike, we will create artistic wildflower collages. We will learn about the benefits of native wildflowers to both pollinators […]
Families with elementary aged children are invited to attend these homeschool enrichment program events focused on exploring the natural environment to develop a connection to the land, to wildlife and to each other. We will learn about Alabama’s biodiversity and natural resources through weekly seasonal nature-based themes. We will read literature together to spark curiosity […]
Families with young children (ages 18 months to 5 years) are invited to attend these nature discovery events designed to inspire a sense of wonder about the natural world. Through the sharing of stories, songs, and art, each playful exploration engages both adults and children as we make new discoveries about the plants and animals […]
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO TRAIL CONDITIONS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON THE TRAILS AGAIN SOON! (Moderate / Around 1.5 hours / About 2 miles) The Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve is becoming one of our more popular preserves – come see why! For this hike, your hike leader will take […]
This event has been canceled due to tomorrow's rain forecast. Land Trust of North Alabama is pleased to offer a new outdoor wellness program--Saturday morning yoga at Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve. We invite you to join yoga instructor Claudette Dahlberg and lengthen and strengthen your muscles in a vinyasa flow practice. This program will take […]
This event has been canceled due to predicted thunderstorms. Families with elementary aged children are invited to attend these homeschool enrichment program events focused on exploring the natural environment to develop a connection to the land, to wildlife and to each other. We will learn about Alabama’s biodiversity and natural resources through weekly seasonal nature-based […]
This month's Forest Friends has been postponed to the rain date of Friday, 5/16. Families with young children (ages 18 months to 5 years) are invited to attend these nature discovery events designed to inspire a sense of wonder about the natural world. Through the sharing of stories, songs, and art, each playful exploration engages […]
This class has been canceled due to the predicted thunderstorms. Land Trust of North Alabama is pleased to offer a new outdoor wellness program--Saturday morning yoga at Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve. We invite you to join yoga instructor Claudette Dahlberg and lengthen and strengthen your muscles in a vinyasa flow practice. This program will take […]
