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**Canceled** Homeschool Day at Chapman Mountain

Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve 1263 U.S Hwy 72 East, Huntsville, AL, United States

Unfortunately, this month's event has been canceled.  Please see the dates for our spring-season events below. 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 […]

Foraging Hike at Blevins Gap

Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Fanning Trailhead) 2275 Cecil Ashburn Drive, Huntsville, AL, United States

Note: The date for this hike has changed.  It has moved from the 9th to the 16th of November. (Moderate/2 hours/Around 3 miles) As we look more toward winter, there are still treats to be found in the forest, but you have to know where to look! Join forager Casey Lanier at the Fanning Trailhead […]

Forest Friends

Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve 1263 U.S Hwy 72 East, Huntsville, AL, United States

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 […]

Free

Forest Friends

Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve 1263 U.S Hwy 72 East, Huntsville, AL, United States

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 […]

Free

Hike at Green Mountain

Green Mountain Nature Preserve (Riverview Trailhead) 5390 Riverview Dr SE, Huntsville, AL, United States

(Moderate/around 3 hours/around 6 miles) Come and check out Land Trust's newest trail on Green Mountain Nature Preserve! Beginning at the Astalot trailhead, be prepared for a beautiful morning climbing the west side of Green Mountain. This trail ascends a total of six hundred feet in elevation, but there are plenty of comfortable sections along […]

Hike at Harvest Square

Harvest Square Nature Preserve 111 Allyson Sadie Boulevard, Harvest, AL, United States

(Easy / Around 1 hour / 1.75 miles) After all the feasting of this week, come out to Harvest for an easy, breezy hike. Harvest Square Nature Preserve has a lot of things about it that appeal to the casual hiker: Its trails are relatively easy to walk on, there’s not a lot of mileage, […]

Hike at Monte Sano

Monte Sano Nature Preserve (Bankhead Trailhead) 2442 Bankhead Parkway, Huntsville, AL, United States

(Moderate / Around 1.5 hours / Around 2 miles) 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 back” on the Bluff Line Trail. This is one of the […]

Winter Tree Identification Mini-Workshop

Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve 1263 U.S Hwy 72 East, Huntsville, AL, United States

In this mini-workshop, you will learn how to recognize trees in the winter when no fresh leaves are available. While this may seem like a daunting task, with the right details, it is actually simple and approachable! The two topics that will be covered are bark and twig/bud identification. To keep our participants warm on […]

CANCELED: Homeschool Teen Hike

Bring a snack and a sketchpad/nature journal (optional) and join us for a monthly Homeschool Teen Hike! Led by Land Trust hike leader Bri Cobert, this will be a casual walk. The group will stop during the hike to sketch, take pictures, or just appreciate the scenery – don’t expect a fast pace the whole […]

Cranes over Alabama

Randolph School 4909 Garth Rd SE, Huntsville, AL, United States

Land Trust of North Alabama is pleased to host Olivia Burkholz of the International Crane Foundation for our final talk of the year, “Cranes over Alabama.” Please join us for an in-depth discussion of the history of Alabama’s cranes, especially the presence of the sandhill cranes and whooping cranes in our natural areas. Participants will […]

Hike at Hickory Cove

Hickory Cove Nature Preserve 1500 Trailhead Main St, Huntsville, Alabama

(Moderate / about 2 hours / around 2 miles) At the end of the year, we begin to look toward the future, and the future for Land Trust of North Alabama will center a large part on Hickory Cove Nature Preserve, the site of our forthcoming Nature Discovery Center. Hikers will walk this preserve’s primary […]

Forest Friends

Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve 1263 U.S Hwy 72 East, Huntsville, AL, United States

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 […]

Free