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Trail Care – Monte Sano (Buzzards Roost Trail)

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Please come out and help with updates to the Buzzards Roost Trail. No experience required - we will provide all the tools and water. Please wear long pants and close-toed shoes. Bug spray and sunscreen recommended. No sign up required for this trail care event. Meet at Monte Sano's Oak Park Trailhead if you can lend a […]

Trail Care – Monte Sano (Bluff Line Trail)

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Please come out and help with trail maintenance on Bluff Line Trail. No experience required - we will provide all the tools and water. Please wear long pants and close-toed shoes. Bug spray and sunscreen recommended. Sign up to volunteer.  

Trail Care – Monte Sano (Buzzards Roost Trail)

Family Activities

Please come out and help with updates to the Buzzards Roost Trail. No experience required - we will provide all the tools and water. Please wear long pants and close-toed shoes. Bug spray and sunscreen recommended. Click here to sign up.  

Old Railroad Bed Trail History Hike

(3 hours / Moderate to Difficult / 2.5 miles) Join historian Bruce Martin as he leads you on the last vestiges of our Monte Sano Railroad. Visit the trestles, burms, and bridges that allowed the train to take passengers from the Huntsville Depot to the Hotel Monte Sano. Bruce will also share with your photos […]

Smartphone Photography on Wildflower Trail

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(2 hours / Easy / 1.5 miles) Are you a budding photographer looking to make the most of the world through your smartphone lens? Land Trust Land Steward and professional photographer Lori Pence will lead you down a fully bloomed Wildflower Trail and teach you tricks and tips for capturing nature’s beauty with your Android […]

Trail Care – South Monte Sano (cancelled)

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Please come out and help with trail maintenance around the South Monte Sano Trailhead. No experience required - we will provide all the tools and water. Please wear long pants and close-toed shoes. Bug spray and sunscreen recommended. Thank you for your interest in volunteering .The Land Trust of North Alabama is working diligently with […]

Oak Park History Hike (cancelled)

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(2.5 hours / Difficult due to slippery, rocky surfaces / 3 miles) Join Historian David Young on an exploration of the Oak Park Trail system – a joint effort between Oak Park neighborhood volunteers and the Land Trust. The route will follow the Dallas Branch drainage basin, which includes a walk past flood control features […]

Making Sense of Nature on Monte Sano (cancelled)

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(1 hour / Easy / 1.5 miles) The abundant wildlife on Monte Sano Mountain has many varied and fascinating sensory traits that allow them to thrive in their environment. Join Alisa Koken from the Cook Museum of Natural Science as we use our senses to explore a day in the life of these animals and […]

Trail Care – Monte Sano (cancelled)

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Please come out and help with trail maintenance on Bluff Line Trail. No experience required - we will provide all the tools and water. Please wear long pants and close-toed shoes. Bug spray and sunscreen recommended. Thank you for your interest in volunteering .The Land Trust of North Alabama is working diligently with our hike and […]

Monte Sano History Hike (cancelled)

(4 hours / Difficult / 5 miles) Historian Bruce Martin will lead you down Alms House to historic Three Caves Quarry where you’ll learn more. From three, take in the views of Monte Sano on Water Line, Wagon, and High Trail as you travel to the remnants of the Monte Sano Hotel Baths built in […]

Wildflower Senior Stroll (cancelled)

Family Activities

(2 hours / Easy / 1.5 mile) Enjoy a relaxed pace down Wildflower Trail with Botanist Lynne Weninegar as your guide. Lynne will make frequent stops to identify and discuss the many spring wildflowers newly in bloom along the trail. Location: Monte Sano Nature Preserve (Wildflower Trailhead) – 500 Cleermont Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801 Sign […]

Members-Only Wildflowers and Watercolors (cancelled)

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(2 hours / Easy / 1 mile) Enjoy learning about spring wildflowers in bloom and the basics of capturing their beauty in watercolor on this guided hike. Biologist Ansley McDurmon and artist Vinchenza Sweet will lead you down Wildflower Trail for an introduction to flower identification and the foundations of water color painting. Painting materials […]