(Easy / Around 2 hours, but maybe longer / 2 miles or so) At Harvest Square Nature Preserve, find out about the special plants you might find foraging around ponds on a pleasant mid-spring walk. Forager Casey Lanier will lead you through the preserve on a route that will be determined the day of the […]
Hosted in partnership with WLRH (Easy/ about 2 hours / around .75 miles) In honor of Bee Day coming up on May 20, discover nature and poetry with the Land Trust and WLRH! Take a short hike at the Blevins Gap Nature Preserve in Huntsville. After you finish a short circuit to observe spring among […]
Join us at Monte Sano Nature Preserve for an e 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 and humans. Ages: 8-11 Instructor: Elizabeth Seifried, Art Teacher Sign up Location: Monte Sano Nature Preserve (Bankhead […]
This hike has been canceled due to the predicted thunderstorms. (Moderate / Around 1.5 hours / Around 2 miles) The Monte Sano Nature Preserve doesn’t have many trails that are relatively level, but this hike will be along one of them! This hike will start at the Bankhead Trailhead and is simply an “out and […]
Due to the predicted rainfall for the weekend, this event has been postponed until June 1. Please click here to register for the June 1 saunter. For our May saunter, come up to the Fanning Trailhead and discover the wildflowers on the Jones Valley Loop. Participants should not expect to hike more than one mile […]
This hike has been canceled due to trail conditions. (Moderate / Around 3 hours / Just under 4 miles) The view from the top of the Devils Racetrack trail is not one to be missed! If you haven’t seen it yet (and even if you have), join us for a hike on Wade Mountain. We’ll […]
(Moderate / Around an hour / .75 miles) Come enjoy the first weekend of summer on the Jones Valley Loop Trail at Blevins Gap. This is one of the shorter loops available on Land Trust properties and fairly accessible to beginning hikers. There is some climbing though, so it’s not too easy. In the event […]
This hike is a reschedule from the planned saunter on May 25. For our May saunter, come up to the Fanning Trailhead and discover the wildflowers on the Jones Valley Loop. Participants should not expect to hike more than one mile during these events; however, please remember that most Land Trust trails are dirt, contain […]
To kick off the 2025 series of Tuesdays on the Trail, please join us at Wade Mountain Nature Preserve, where education director Tim Gels will introduce elementary-aged students to the many layers and elements of the forest. Even if you've been for a hike at Wade Mountain before, you may be surprised at what new […]
June 9-13 for ages 6-8 | June 16-20 for ages 8-11 Let's go where curiosity leads! Land Trust of North Alabama's Nature Play Camp seeks to hone children's innate curiosity in nature and allow them the freedom to explore. Topics for this week-long day camp at Monte Sano Nature Preserve will include water critters, fossils, being […]
The Mission: Come out to Harvest Square to solve some mysteries! Author and educator Heather Montgomery will lead you on a hike around Harvest Square to find clues and discuss some of nature's smallest puzzles. Register Location: Harvest Square Nature Preserve--111 Allyson Sadie Blvd. Harvest, AL 35749 Cost: FREE but only available for Land Trust members at the […]
Land Trust of North Alabama is pleased to offer the public an important information session about urban wildfire prevention and management. We are fortunate to have a panel of experts from related fields to speak to this topic, including the City of Huntsville Fire Department, the Alabama Forestry Commission, and the Society of American Foresters […]
