Guided by Tina, you will put your feet in the water, pay attention to your surroundings, and describe what you experience. Bring a chair, paper and pen, and drinking water. Dress comfortably and be prepared to wade into shallow water and sit in the shade on a rock or your chair. Please register at flfr.org
Join Tammy Mason and Brian Dean for a delightful canoe or kayak trip on Saturday, April 23 from 9:30 am to 2 pm (approximately) Bring your own boat (kayak or canoe), your paddle, life jacket, a snack/lunch, drinking water, river appropriate clothing, water shoes, hat & sunglasses held with a string. Brian also suggests bringing [...]
The BioBlitz is a great way to excite kids about science, learn about biodiversity, discover how you can help protect our natural world, and discover Camp Fletcher as a summer camp opportunity for diverse youth. Camp Fletcher is a wooded preserve and nature retreat founded in 1926 by Alabama’s first African-American registered nurse, Mrs. Pauline Bray Fletcher, as [...]
Join Sam Howell for a delightful canoe or kayak trip on Saturday, May 21 from 9:00 am to 3 pm (includes shuttling time). We will kayak down section 6 of the Locust Fork River, mostly flat-water with a few shoals. Bring your own boat (kayak or canoe), your paddle, life jacket, a snack/lunch, drinking water, [...]
Kids’ Day on the River is a day long event for children and their families. You will rotate through 5 stations some in the water and some at the river’s edge: Learn to Kayak, Find critters in the river, Reptile show, Bone Yard, and Field Games. Plus a play by the Covered Bridge Players and a Ukulele [...]
Sign up now for our Friends of Shades Creek Cahaba Lily trip with the Cahaba River Society on Sunday, June 12. The trip will begin by meeting at 8:00 at the Colonnade Shopping Center in front of Amped Fitness (Formerly Gold's Gym) at 8:00 am and then caravan to the Cahaba National Wildlife Refuge. Participants who do not [...]
The Alabama Beta is an event series and resource hub based in central Alabama built for a community of outdoor-minded people seeking adventure and supporting local conservation efforts. Participants will “Choose Your Own Adventure,” meaning we will provide ample opportunities for all walks of life to have a great time in the woods and on [...]
The Great Escape: River Run from Crockett is a 14 mile, flat-water race commemorating the 1813 escape of Black Warrior Town's residents from Davy Crockett and the Tennessee Militia. Bring your kayak, canoe, or stand up paddle board and join us! Visit kayaksipsey.com to purchase tickets.
Volunteers will be paddling up the Cahaba River and the Little Cahaba River removing litter and invasive species from the waterway and along the banks. Trash bags, grabbers, canoes, paddles and pfds will be provided. Be sure to bring water and lunch. We will meet at the Cahaba River boat access near Grandview Medical Center [...]
Register with CRS to join them for this awesome trip! Below Centreville, the Cahaba River is much wider and more meandering than the stretches in the central and northern regions of the watershed. Late Cretaceous melting of ice caps led to what is known as the Mississippi Embayment, a shallow sea that covered much of [...]