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 [...]
Friends of the Locust Fork River has a yearly Art, Photo and Video Contest for teens and adults, celebrating the beauty of Blount County. Enter your best photos or artwork of the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River for a chance to win cash! Submission dates April 1 - June 30. There are 12 [...]
Come make the Grand Staircase even grander by creating a native garden at King's Bend Scenic Overlook with the Friends of the Locust Fork River! Depending on the season, join Jennah Gilley and other volunteers to plant, weed, add compost, mulch, pull invasive plants (like Privet and Kudzu) or terrace the slope to prevent erosion [...]
Join Brett King & the Friends of the Locust Fork River for a delightful canoe or kayak trip on Saturday, July 16 from 2:30 pm to 7 pm (includes shuttling time). This will be an afternoon kayak trip on a pretty shady section of the river. They will kayak down the Little Warrior River, mostly flat-water [...]
Come join the Friends of the Locust Fork River for a cleanup at the Swann Covered Bridge! Register in advance at FLFR.org! Please bring sturdy shoes, water, light gloves, & a bucket! A representative from FLFR will have trash-pickers & bags.
FLFR is raising money to finish paying for the MURAL at the Blountsville Fire Station across from Jack's. It's looking awesome! Bring your lawn chairs, there will be fun for the whole family this Saturday, October 22 at the Blountsville Historical Park $10 cash per adult at the door or donate online ahead of time!
Every month community friendly volunteers are meeting to clean-up sites of the Locust Fork River in Blount County. Come join them at the Swann Covered Bridge monthly on the second Saturday! Email [email protected] if you want to participate! Updates or last minute cancellations will be posted on FLFR's Facebook page the day before. Bring water, [...]
"Friends of the Locust Fork River will be taking hikers to new heights! Join hike leader Tammy Mason and see for yourself. Ellen Luce, FLFR vice-president will be there too. Tammy likes to stroll down the mountain side, it is a beautiful, breathtaking hike. Blount County Palisades Park offers scenic views atop Ebell Mountain. [...]
Join the Friends of the Locust Fork River for a poetic spring hike! Please register in advance! Saturday morning in March when wildflowers are starting to bloom and the creek’s rumbling sound calms our minds, join us for this easy to moderate hike. During the hike, we will pause to reflect and to record our [...]
Come make the Grand Staircase even grander by creating a native garden at King's Bend Scenic Overlook with the Friends of the Locust Fork River! Depending on the season join Jennah Gilley and other volunteers to plant, weed, add compost, mulch, pull invasive plants (like Privet and Kudzu) or terrace the slope to prevent erosion [...]
