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Members-Only Native Plant Workshop

Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Blevins Gap Trailhead) 3470 Cecil Ashburn Dr. SE, Huntsville, AL, United States

(Easy/ 1.5 hours) Learn more about native plants of North Alabama! Topics that will be covered include designing gardens for pollinators and wildlife, how to select native plants for your garden, and traditional and medicinal uses of native plants of the Southeast. Hike Leader: Matt Shaw Location: Pollinator Garden at Blevins Gap Nature Preserve – 3470 […]

Foraging Hike at Harvest Square

Wade Mountain Preserve

(Easy / Around 2 hours / 1.75 miles) Autumn is upon the Harvest Square Nature Preserve, and with it are new plants for foraging. Forager Casey Lanier has led a few different foraging hikes at Harvest Square throughout the changing seasons this year, and it will be neat to see what the slightly cooler months […]

Garden Care: Blevins Gap

Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Blevins Gap Trailhead) 3470 Cecil Ashburn Dr. SE, Huntsville, AL, United States

Where else can you help tend a pollinator garden with the most beautiful view in the city? Grab your gardening tools (hand trowels, hand trimmers, weddings tools, an hoe and gloves) and join us at the Blevins Gap pollinator garden. You may need garden gloves and a utility knife. If it’s been dry, gallon jugs […]

BioBlitz at Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve

Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve 251 Loop Rd, Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States

Land Trust of North Alabama will host a Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve BioBlitz conducted by Discover Life in America (DLiA), a nonprofit organization out of Tennessee that specializes in biodiversity inventory and conservation, and the Tennessee Valley Authority.  A BioBlitz is a citizen science event where participants learn about the plants and animals in […]

BioBlitz at Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve

Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve 251 Loop Rd, Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States

Land Trust of North Alabama will host a Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve BioBlitz conducted by Discover Life in America (DLiA), a nonprofit organization out of Tennessee that specializes in biodiversity inventory and conservation, and the Tennessee Valley Authority.  A BioBlitz is a citizen science event where participants learn about the plants and animals in […]

Hike at Hickory Cove Nature Preserve

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

(Moderate / about 1.5 hours / around 2 miles) Our newest preserve, Hickory Cove Nature Preserve, is the site of this hike. Hikers will walk Legacy Loop as fall arrives. Though the temperatures will still be fairly warm, come prepared for whatever the weather has to offer! Hike Leader: TBD Location: Hickory Cove Nature Preserve – 1500 […]

Member-only Fall Fungi and Plant ID Hike

Family Activities

(Moderate / 1.5 hours / around 2 miles) Join naturalist Matt Shaw on an excursion around the Rainbow Mountain Nature Preserve. The exact route will be set the day of the hike, but expect to stop often and discuss the autumn plants and fungi found in the area. This is an interesting time as much […]

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 […]

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Garden Care: Blevins Gap

Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Blevins Gap Trailhead) 3470 Cecil Ashburn Dr. SE, Huntsville, AL, United States

Where else can you help tend a pollinator garden with the most beautiful view in the city? Grab your gardening tools (hand trowels, hand trimmers, weddings tools, an hoe and gloves) and join us at the Blevins Gap pollinator garden. You may need garden gloves and a utility knife. If it’s been dry, gallon jugs […]

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Building an Autumn Nature Journal: A Workshop in Watercolor & Ink

Presented in partnership with Laramie Aközbek of the Alabama Nature Journal Club Have you ever wanted to document the natural world around you in a beautiful and memorable way? Keeping a nature journal is a time-honored tradition among naturalists and is an incredible way to sharpen your observation, improve your memory, and deepen your curiosity […]

Weekend Wanderings at Monte Sano’s Three Caves

Harvest Square Preserve

Weekend Wanderings, our newest program for young hikers (ages 6-12 years with accompanying adult), will highlight a different Land Trust preserve each month, providing participants with a variety of opportunities to explore, develop some new skills, and learn about the natural environment. October’s Wander will be at Monte Sano Nature Preserve exploring the area around […]

Hike at Monte Sano’s Three Caves

Harvest Square Preserve

(Moderate / Around 2.5 hours / 2.25 miles) This hike offers something a little bit different. The hike will begin with a visit to the Three Caves “bowl”, the open area just outside of the cave entrances. Normally closed to the public, the gates will be open for this hike. After looking around for a […]