Sure, you know your leaves, but how confident are you about bark? Put your skills to the test and join dendrologist (the study of wooded plants) Ken Ward on Monte Sano Nature Preserve for a morning of leafless tree identification and learn how to identify trees in the dead of winter. (2.5 hours / Moderate […]
There’s a lot to learn from exploring the outdoors! Bring the kids out for an educational nature hike led by Madison County Schools STEM Coach Tim Gels. We’ll discuss the plants and animals that call Rainbow Mountain home. Bring a sack lunch and end the hike with lunch in the pavilion! (2 hours / Easy […]
Be on the lookout for the first sights of spring at Chapman Mountain with botanist Lynne Weninegar as your guide. Lynne will take you down Driskell trail and point out the many species of plants and wildflowers that line the path. (2 hours / Easy / 1.5 miles) Location: Chapman Nature Preserve – coming from Huntsville, take […]
Come experience a calm, meditative practice that consists of a slow, gentle and intentional walk through the trees and the forest atmosphere, stopping along the way for guided practices that include engaging our five basic senses, including the gentlest of stretches and movement. Afterward, a casual tea "ceremony" to complete our "forest bath". Led by […]
Join Historian Bruce Martin on a journey through Monte Sano history. You’ll begin at the old Monte Sano Dump, Travel to Fagan Springs, visit the Monte Sano Pumphouse and Hospital Hollow, stop at the Railroad Bed Megatrestle, and finally hike up the Old Wagon Road before returning on Bluffline Trail. (3 hours / Difficult / […]
Rated one of the best hiking trails in Alabama, Walls of Jericho is definitely a bucket list hike. Mike Dalen will lead you through the mountains, woods, springs, hosting caves, rocky bluffs, and riparian forests that make this Jackson County trail so famous. (6.5 hours / Difficult / 8 miles) Directions: Meet behind the new […]
Join Bob Goodwin, Hike Coordinator for Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UAH on a leisurely, slower hike on Wade Mountain. Enjoy the Devil’s Racetrack and other popular trails in this scenic area. Moderate incline, roots and rocks. (3 hours/ Easy to Moderate / 5 miles) Location: Wade Mountain Nature Preserve (Spragins Hollow Road Trailhead) – 10130 […]
Calling all wannabe birders! Your pint-sized ornithologist (the study of birds) can learn the ropes with an intro to birding walk led by the Tennessee Valley Audubon Society. Bring your binoculars if you have them and get ready to get an up close look at the many birds who call Harvest Square home. (2 hours […]
Enjoy the sights of spring on Wade Mountain as botanist Lynne Weninegar points out how warmer temperatures affect the many beautiful plant species native to this semi-arid microclimate. (2 hours / Easy to Moderate / 2.5 miles) Location: Wade Mountain Nature Preserve (Spragins Hollow Road Trailhead) – 10130 Spragins Hollow Road, Huntsville, AL 35810 Sign up for […]
Blevins Gap Nature Preserve offers a beautiful collection of rock formations, streams, waterfalls, and wildlife. After a morning with photographer Jim Kendall, you’ll have some great insight on the best lenses, lighting, and angles needed to perfectly capture the beauty of one of Huntsville’s favorite nature preserves. (2 hours / Moderate / 2 miles) Location: Blevins […]
Explore nearly all of Green Mountain Nature Preserve including the over 3 miles of recently added trails with Land Trust Board Member Mike Dalen. This hike is rated difficult due to steep elevation changes and rocky trails, but the sights and features you’ll discover along the way are worth it! (3 hours / Difficult /5 […]
Our newest trails on Blevins Gap have a variety of trees to explore! Sweetgum? Chittamwood? Maple? You’ll know the difference after an afternoon learning how to identify some of our native species with Forester Callie Schweitzer. (2 hours/ Moderate to Difficult (due to elevation changes) / 1.5 miles) Location: Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Walsingham Trailhead) – From […]