| * January 2008 * Second
Saturday Space Safaris: Larry Cat in Space
Travel through space and explore planet Earth during these exciting
programs for families and children led by Dr. Kelly Gregg and
Dr. Laura Weinkauf.
Date: Saturday, January 12, 2008 (Second Saturdays:
January – April)
Where: JSU Planetarium (3rd Floor Martin Hall)
Time: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Fee: $5/adult; $2.50/students; website: http://epic.jsu.edu/stars
Winter Watershed Walk
Family-friendly interpretive hike led by JSU Field Schools’
botanist, Bobby Floyd. Learn to identify winter trees and how
critters survive the cold weather. Easy loop hike. Dress appropriately
and bring snack/water.
Date: Saturday, January 12, 2008
Where: Coleman Lake Recreation Area; Talladega National
Forest
Time: 10:00 am
– 1:00 pm
Fee: $5 per person;
pet friendly hike; pre-registration required
Wilderness Survival 101
Let your instincts come alive and learn to survive. Captain
Jerry Mize (JSU Department of Military Science) will teach hands-on
methods of basic survival skills dealing with water, shelter,
food, fire and getting found. Skills are similar to those shown
on popular TV. This program will be outside, hands-on, hiking,
collecting materials with hands so wear appropriate clothing for
a cold winter day in the wilderness. Participants will be sitting
on the ground, crawling on the ground as necessary, and will get
“dirty” so to speak. Dress in layers. Bring your own
lunch, snacks and water/drink.
Date: Saturday, January 19, 2008
Where: Talladega National Forest, Shoal Creek Division
Time: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Pre-registration required
Fee: $10 adult; $5 child/student (ages 10—22); children
under the age of 16 must have a parent/guardian attend with them;
children 16 - 19 must have signed parental consent form to attend
alone.
TEEN approved: visit www.geeksinthewoods.org for more information
on TEEN approved outdoor recreation.
* February 2008 *
Second Saturday Space Safari: Love Stories
In the Stars
Travel through space and explore planet Earth during these exciting
programs for families and children led by Dr. Kelly Gregg and
Dr. Laura Weinkauf.
Date: Saturday,
February 9, 2008 (Second Saturdays February – April)
Where: JSU
Planetarium (3rd Floor Martin Hall)
Time: 1:30 pm –
2:30 pm website http://epic.jsu.edu/stars
Fee: $5/adult;
$2.50/students
Winter Hike on the Pinhoti
Trail
Mountain streams, ravines,
longleaf pines, and the beauty of an Alabama
winter! Easy to moderate hike.
Date: Saturday,
February 9, 2008
Where: Talladega National Forest (Shoal Creek District)
Time: 9:00 am –
12:00 pm
Fee: $5 per person;
pet friendly hike (on leash); pre-registration required
TEEN approved: visit www.geeksinthewoods.org for more information
on TEEN approved outdoor recreation.
Trail Building at the New Little River Canyon
Center
Join Pete Conroy and Kelly Gregg for an opportunity to build trails
that will serve hundreds of thousands of visitors when this unique
educational center opens in 2009. Call for assignments; bring your
own tools if possible.
Date: Saturday,
February 23, 2008
Where: Little
River Canyon Center Site
Time: 10:00 am –
4:00 pm
Fee: No fee; please pre-register for instructions
* March 2008 *
First Saturday Series: Early
Spring Frog Pond Adventure
Experience “love” from
a frog’s point of view! Join the one-and-only, “Dr.
Frog” George Cline, for an unforgettable evening of romance
and songs from the first amphibian voices of the season. Learn
to identify frog songs and get a hands-on experience with these
slippery creatures. Participate in Frog Watch USA. http://epic.jsu.edu/frogpond
Date: Saturday, March 1, 2008 Subject
to water level/drought conditions.
Where: JSU Frog Pond
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Fee: $5/adult; $2.50/child
TEEN approved: visit www.geeksinthewoods.org for more information
on TEEN approved outdoor recreation.
Second Saturday Space Safari: St. Patty's Cosmic
Serpents
This astronomy program begins with a live snake show in honor
of St. Patrick’s famous drumming in Ireland. To learn about the JSU planetarium,
visit our website http://epic.jsu.edu/stars
Date: Saturday, March 8, 2008
Where: JSU Planetarium (3rd Floor Martin Hall)
Time: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Fee: $5/adult; $2.50/students
Paddling Adventure on Terrapin Creek
Cool mornings and warm days…just the weather for exploring
one of NE Alabama’s waterways. Dependent upon water
level.
Date: Saturday, March 8, 2008
Where: Terrapin Creek
Outdoor Center (AL Hwy 9 near Centre, AL)
Time: 9:00 am –
1:00 pm www.canoeshop.net
Fee: $35 per person
kayak; $25 per person canoe (double only); $20 per person to bring
your own canoe or kayak; pre-registration is required.
TEEN approved:
visit www.geeksinthewoods.org for more information
on TEEN approved outdoor recreation.
Waterfall Tour & Hike
Join Joan Alexander and others from the Anniston Outdoor Association
for this unique driving and hiking tour of several beautiful waterfalls
located around the Talladega National Forest and Cheaha State
Park area. These are moderately strenuous short hikes. Dependent upon water level.
Date: Saturday,
March 29, 2008
Where: Cheaha
State Park
Time: 10:00 am
– 3:00 pm.
Fee: $10 per person;
pre-registration is required.
* April 2008 *
First Saturday Series: Spring Frog
Pond Adventure with Dr. George Cline
Learn to identify frog songs and get a hands-on experience with these
slippery creatures. Participate in Frog Watch USA. Subject to
water level/drought conditions.
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2008 Dependent
upon water level.
Where: JSU Frog Pond http://epic.jsu.edu/frogpond
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Fee: $5/adult; $2.50/students
Deep Canyon Hike
This is our most challenging and rewarding hike of the year! Join
JSU's Dr. Kelly Gregg for an unforgettable view of one of Alabama’s natural wonders, Little River
Canyon. Moderate to difficult hike.
Not
recommended for children under 12.
Date: Saturday, April 5,
2008
Where:
Little River Canyon National Preserve
Time:
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Fee: $15/person; Pre-registration
is required. This hike fills quickly so make reservations early.
TEEN approved:
visit www.geeksinthewoods.org for more information
on TEEN approved outdoor recreation.
Second Saturday Space Safari: Stars
of the Pharaohs
Travel through space and explore planet Earth during these exciting
programs for families and children led by Dr. Kelly Gregg and
Dr. Laura Weinkauf.
Date: Saturday, April 12, 2008
Where: JSU Planetarium (3rd Floor Martin
Hall)
Time: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm http://epic.jsu.edu/stars
Fee:
$5/adult; $2.50/children 12 & under
* Lost Arts Series: Southern Storytelling
Workshops *
Join two of Alabama’s most popular storytellers,
Kathryn Tucker Windham and Renee Simmons
Morrison, and learn how to tell your own stories at Historic
McClellan near Anniston, AL.
Date: Saturday April 12, 2008– Ghost Lady
Kathryn Tucker Windham
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 pm or 1:30 pm —3:00
pm
Fee: $20/session –.15 CEUs
Date: Saturday
April 19— My Life as a Hound Dog
Renee Simmons Morrison
Time: 1:30 pm—3:00 pm
Fee: $20 -.15 CEUs
Location: JSU McClellan Auditorium, Anniston, AL. Call
JSU Continuing Education at (800)634-7199 or (256)782-5983 or
visit www.coned.jsu.edu
4th Annual Mountain Longleaf Festival:
A Celebration of Arts & Environment
Enjoy live music, nature & arts activities,
arts demonstrations & sales, great food, vendors, children’s
activities & fun at this second annual festival designed to
celebrate our natural world and to benefit the children of our
community.
TEEN approved: visit www.geeksinthewoods.org for more information
on TEEN approved outdoor recreation.
Date: Saturday,
April 19, 2008
Where: Mountain Longleaf Festival (Historic McClellan)
Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Fee: FREE! Optional donation of $5 per family
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Contact Renee Morrison at 256-782-5697
or email fieldschool@jsu.edu for more information
Cultivating Shiitake Mushrooms in Natural Logs
Join Dr. Safaa Al-Hamdani to learn how to grow shitake mushrooms
and how to make money doing it! Course begins at JSU Martin Hall
for a presentation on the specific “how to” of this
process and then moves outdoors for a four hour “hands on”
step by step program.
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2008
Where: Jacksonville State University Martin Hall
Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Fee: $40 per participant; includes supplies to complete
one log (additional logs may be purchased after the workshop);
bring your own “brown bag” lunch. Pre-registration
required.
Wildflower Saturday at Little River
Canyon National
Preserve
National Park Ranger Larry Beane will guide you through a memorable
wildflower experience. Come enjoy a bloomin' good day!
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2008
Where: Little River Canyon Beaver Pond Trail Head (under
the power lines on AL 176, one mile south of AL 35)
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am or 1:00 pm –
3:00 pm
Fee: No fee or registration
* May 2008 *
First Saturday Series: Early Summer Frog Pond Adventure
Learn to identify frog songs and get a hands-on
experience with these slippery creatures. Participate in Frog Watch
USA.
For more information on JSU’s Frog Pond, visit our website
at http://epic.jsu.edu/frogpond
Date: Saturday, May 3, 2008
Where: JSU Frog Pond
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Fee: $5/adult; $2.50/students
Bilingual Spanish-English Hike (¡para
los personas hablas Espanol!)
Acompanenos a una caminata
en el Parque Estatal de Soto y Canon de Rio
Pequeno.
Fecha: Sabado,
Mayo 3, 2008
Donde: DeSoto State Park Nature Center
Hora: 10:00 am hasta las 1:00 mediodia
Tarifa: Gratis; No tariff
This easy hike is led by Dr. Kelly Gregg and designed for individuals
who are fluent and learning Spanish.
Date: Saturday, May
3, 2008
Where: Meet at DeSoto State
Park Nature
Center
Time: 10:00
am – 1:00 pm
Fee: No fee; pre
registration required
16th Annual Wildflower Saturday at DeSoto State Park
With its abundance of rhododendron and mountain laurel, there
are few places lovelier than DeSoto State Park
in May.
Date: Saturday,
May 3, 2008
Where: DeSoto State Park; Visit www.desotostatepark.com
Time: First hike
begins at 8:30 am
Fee: No fee
DeSoto State Park Campfire Talk: Fishes of Little River Canyon
Join JSU Biologist Mark Meade to learn more about what is lurking
underneath Alabama’s
streams and rivers!
Date: Saturday, May
10, 2008
Time: 8:00
pm – 9:00 pm Free
Murdock’s Hidden Trails & EXTREME Hike
Join Dr. Chris Murdock, JSU Biologist and
Little River native for this EXTREME experience on hidden trails
to the river; moderate to difficult trails in some areas; opportunities
to swim in Little River (dress for getting wet). Not recommended
for children under the age of 16 years.
Date: May 10, 2008
Where: JSU Van to Little River
Canyon
Time: 9:00 am –
4:00 pm
Fee: $10 per
person; $5 for JSU Students; pre-registration required
TEEN approved: visit www.geeksinthewoods.org for more information
on TEEN approved outdoor recreation. Children’s
Nature Weekend at DeSoto State Park (May 16 -17)
JSU Field Schools and DeSoto State Park will offer
fun activities Friday night, all day Saturday and Saturday night
for families who want to learn about nature together. Join park naturalist Brittney McAlister for Campfire Talks on
Friday (Children’s Leave No Trace) and Saturday nights (Children’s
How Useful are Plants?), register for the children’s edible
plants workshop on Saturday. For lodging information, visit www.alapark.com
Campfire Talk: Leave No Trace for Children
Join
DeSoto
State Park ranger Josh Hughes to learn how to be gentle when
you are hiking through natural areas…how to be kind to nature.
Date: Friday,
May 16, 2008
Time: 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Free
Children’s Edible & Interesting Plants Workshop
Children are naturally curious and need to be taught the basics
of botany at an early age. Join DeSoto
State Park Naturalist, Brittney McAllister, for
this fun and interesting program on the nature of botany.
Date: Saturday,
May 17, 2008
Where: Meet at
DeSoto State Park Nature
Center for an easy hike
Time: 10:00
am – 12:00 pm
Fee: Free
for Family Weekend
Campfire Talk: Useful and Edible Plants for Children
Nature provides so many wonderful things…children need to
know where “things” come from…what do we get
from plants? You will be surprised by what a DeSoto
State Park Naturalist can tell you about how
you depend on plants to survive!
Date: Saturday,
May 17, 2008
Time: 8:00
pm – 9:00 pm Free
Beginning Bird Identification
Join USFS birding experts for a tour of the
Shoal Creek District’s birding “hot spots” including
the endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker management areas.
Convoy behind USFS in your own vehicle.
Date: May 24, 2008
Where: Meet
at the Shoal Creek District Office (256)-463-2272
Time: 7:00 am –
10:00 am
Fee: No
fee; pre-registration appreciated
Paddling Tour of Terrapin Creek
Imagine green pools with six foot alligator gar floating along
side your boat, wildflowers dripping over verdant banks, and spring
birds trilling in the tree tops. Join
JSU Field School
staff and seasoned paddlers for this 4-6 mile float down lovely
Terrapin Creek. If water levels are low, program may be cancelled.
Date: Saturday, May 31, 2008
Where: Terrapin Creek
Outdoor Center
(AL Hwy 9 near Centre, AL)
Time: 9:00 am –
4:00 pm
Fee: $35 per person
kayak; $25 per person canoe (double only); $20 per person to bring
your own canoe or kayak; Pre-registration is required.
TEEN approved: visit www.geeksinthewoods.org for more information
on TEEN approved outdoor recreation.
An outdoor concert series surrounded by friends, great
food, historic preservation, and the beautiful Mountain Longleaf
National Wildlife Refuge
The
former Fort
McClellan
will once again come to life with the signs and sounds of noted
musicians and our own Alabama Symphony Orchestra. The 2008 concert
season will feature Saturday concerts of the ASO performing classical
and light “Pop” favorites under the stars in a beautiful,
outdoor setting. Hear the best music that Alabama
has to offer and make memories by enjoying this family friendly
and festive atmosphere.
Date: Saturdays, May 24 &
31, June 7 & 14, 2008
Where: The
Longleaf Park (also
known as Duck Pond Park)
at the former Fort McClellan
in Anniston, Alabama. Plan to relax on the grass with a
picnic that you've ordered ahead or packed at home. Bring a chair
or blanket and of course – bring friends!
Time: Concert grounds
open at 6:00 pm; Music begins at 8:00 pm
Fee: Contact
Pete Conroy at (256)782-5681 or Visit www.musicatmcclellan.org
* June 2008 *
Ethnobotany
Weekend at DeSoto State Park
(June 6-7)
JSU Field Schools and DeSoto State Park will offer
fun activities Friday night, all day Saturday and Saturday night
for families who want to learn about nature together. Join ethno-botanist
Francine Hutchinson for Campfire Talks on Friday and Saturday
nights, register for the plants workshop on Saturday. For lodging
information, visit www.alapark.com
Campfire Talk: Medicinal Plants of Little
River Canyon
Join
botanist Francine Hutchinson for a presentation of local healing
herbs, and learn how to grow many of them yourself.
Date: Friday, June
6, 2008
Time: 8:00
pm – 9:00 pm FREE
Medicinal & Edible Plants Workshop & Hike
For centuries, local residents have used hundreds of different species
of medicinal plants found in our forests. Come learn about many
of them with botanist Francine Hutchinson.
Date: Saturday,
June 7, 2008
Where: Meet at DeSoto State
Park Nature
Center
Time: 9:00
am – 3:00 pm
Fee: $10/adult;
$5 child; Pre-registration is required.
Campfire Talk: Ethno-botany/Edible Plants of Little River Canyon
There are many wild plants that have a wide range of uses. Join
botanist Francine Hutchinson for a presentation on what’s
safe and what’s not.
Date: Saturday, June
7, 2008
Time: 8:00
pm – 9:00 pm FREE
Plants and Landscaping Weekend
DeSoto
State Park (June 13 - 14)
JSU Field Schools
and DeSoto State Park
will offer fun activities. Join
Naturalist Brittney McAlister for free Landscaping with Native Plants
Campfire Talk on Friday night and workshop Saturday morning, and
join Dr. Safaa Al-Hamdani for a free Campfire Talk on Plants and
Humanity on Saturday night. For lodging information, visit www.alapark.com
Campfire Talk: Landscaping with Native
Plants
DeSoto State Park Naturalist,
Brittney McAlister, will be teaching the effectiveness and benefits
of using native plants for landscaping.
Date: Friday, June 13, 2009
Time: 8:00 pm
- 9:00 pm Free Landscaping
with Native Plants Workshop
DeSoto State Park Naturalist, Brittney McAlister, will be teaching
the effectiveness and benefits of using native plants for landscaping.
Date: Saturday, June 14, 2007
Where: DeSoto State Park
Nature Center
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00
pm
Fee: No fee; part of Family
Weekend
Campfire Talk: Plants and Humanity
JSU plant physiologist Dr. Safaa Al-Hamdani
will explain the essential mysteries of the human/plant relationship.
Date: Saturday,
June 14, 2008
Time: 8:00
pm - 9:00 pm Free
Junior Fishing Derby
Join
United States Forest Service for this event for kids
which includes a catfishing competition and fishing etiquette
workshop. Take advantage of the beautiful location and camp for
the weekend! Family friendly.
Date: Saturday, June
14, 2008
Where: Coleman
Lake Recreational Area (near Heflin,
AL)
Info: Contact Jeff
Gardner at 256-463-2272
Fee: Free for kids
16 and under
TEEN approved:
visit www.geeksinthewoods.org for more information
on TEEN approved outdoor recreation and for volunteer opportunities
with programs such as this.
Learning by the Lake
Series: Fish, Snakes and Other Lake
Critters
Join United States Forest
Service biologists and JSU
Field School experts for an interesting hour
of educational fun. Family friendly.
Date: Saturday,
June 14, 2008 (2nd Saturdays June – October)
Where: Coleman
Lake Recreational Area (near Heflin,
AL)
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Fee: Free; campfire
talk; bring your own chair
Family Weekend
DeSoto State Park (June 27-28)
JSU Field Schools
and DeSoto State Park
will offer fun activities Friday night, all day Saturday and Saturday
night for families who want to learn about nature together. Join Dr. Chris Murdock for free Campfire Talks on Friday and
Saturday nights with live critters. Register for the family hike
program on Saturday. For lodging information, visit www.alapark.com
Campfire Talk: Can Snakes Crawl Backwards?
JSU biologist Dr. Chris Murdock will talk
about amphibians and reptiles...meet some live creatures!
Date: Friday, June
27, 2008
Time: 8:00
pm - 9:00 pm FREE
Herpetology Hike: Searching for Reptiles & Amphibians
Join Dr. Chris Murdock, JSU biologist (and
herpetologist) on a fun adventure hike looking for creepy crawly
creatures!
Date: June 28, 2008
Where: Meet
at DeSoto State
Park
Nature Center
Time: 12:00
pm – 2:00 p.m.
Fee: No fee;
part of Family Weekend
TEEN approved:
visit www.geeksinthewoods.org for more information
on TEEN approved outdoor recreation.
Campfire Talk: Venomous Snakes of Alabama
JSU biologist Dr. Chris Murdock will talk
about venomous reptiles: fact, myth and misunderstandings. Meet
some live creatures!
Date: Saturday,
June 28, 2008
Time: 8:00
pm - 9:00 pm FREE
JSU Field Schools Nature Camps
Hands-on science, environmental arts, exploration
of the natural world, outdoor adventure, live animal experiences,
and nature games...children who participate in these camps beg
for “just one more week” with JSU! Every participant
builds his or her own memory journal and receives a complete photo
CD of camp week to share with their families. These camps fill
quickly with a long waiting list, so register early! Fee includes
lunch and supplies.
Inner City Kids Into Nature (KIN) Camp
Date: June 9 - 10, 2008
Where: USFS Coleman Lake
Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Fee: Scholarship Only: Sponsored by Alabama Gas
Corporation; supported by volunteers from www.geeksinthewoods.org
Introductory Nature Camp (Ages 6 – 9)
MAKE RESERVATIONS QUICKLY: SPACES LIMITED
Date: June 23 –
27, 2008
Where: JSU
Campus (No off-campus travel)
Time: 9:00 am –
4:00 pm Monday - Friday
Fee: $150 per participant
* July 2008 *
Mrs. Renee’s Advanced Camp
MAKE RESERVATIONS QUICKLY: SPACES LIMITED
Date: July 7 – 11,
2008
Where: JSU
Campus & off-site field trips
Time: 8:30 am –
4:30 pm
Fee: $175 per participant
Learning by the Lake Series: Forest
Ecology
Join United States Forest
Service biologists for an interesting hour of educational fun. Take
advantage of the beautiful location and camp for the weekend!
Family
friendly.
Date: Saturday,
July 12, 2008 (2nd Saturdays May – October)
Where: Coleman
Lake Recreational Area (near Heflin,
AL)
Time: 7:00 pm
Fee: Free
DeSoto
State Park Campfire Talk: Little River Canyon Center: Construction
Update
Pete Conroy, Director of the JSU Field Schools (Little River Canyon
Field School) will present this exciting update on the progress
of the new Little River Canyon Center which is being built on
Hwy 35 near Little River Falls and is scheduled to open in 2009.
Date: Saturday,
July 12, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm -8:00
pm FREE
Mrs. Renee’s Adventure Camp
FILLED; NO SPACE AVAILABLE
Date: July 14 – 18,
2008
Where: JSU
Campus & off-site exploration trips
Time: 8:00 am—4:30 pm
Fee: $200 per participant
Family Weekend DeSoto State Park (July 18-19)
JSU Field Schools
and DeSoto State Park
will offer fun activities Friday night, all day Saturday and Saturday
night for families who want to learn about nature together. Join National Park Service’s Larry Beane for Campfire
Talks Friday on Ecology of the Canyon for Kids and learn about
13 Ways NOT to Die at Little River on Saturday night . Register
for the Native American Pottery workshop on Saturday.
Ecology of the Canyon for Children
A program geared toward introducing
children to local environmental issues presented by National Park
Ranger Larry Beane.
Date: Friday, July
18, 2008
Time: 8:00
pm - 9:00 pm
13 Ways Not to Die at Little River Canyon
As part of the NPS safety program, National Park Ranger, Larry
Beane, will share stories of the rescues, misadventures, and deaths
that occur every year in and around Alabama's deepest gorge.
Date: Saturday,
July 19, 2008
Time: 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Native American Pottery Workshop
Join expert potter, Tammy Beane, to learn how pottery was made on
Lookout Mountain thousands of years ago. We’ll
provide the clay as well as bone needles and paddles to make designs
on your pots.
Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008
Where: DeSoto
State Park Nature Center
Time: 10:00
am – 12:00 noon
or
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Fee: $10/ person;
Pre-registration is required
TEEN approved: visit www.geeksinthewoods.org for more information
on TEEN approved outdoor recreation.
Family Weekend
DeSoto State Park (July 25-26)
JSU Field Schools
and DeSoto State Park
will offer fun activities Friday night, all day Saturday and Saturday
night for families who want to learn about nature together. Join JSU Biologist Dr. Chris Murdock for Campfire Talks Friday
on the techniques of Fly Fishing and learn more about the biology
of fishes on Saturday night. Register for the Fly Fishing Adventure
on Saturday.
Fly Fishing Techniques
Join Dr. Chris Murdock to learn the basics
of fly fishing (and join him on Saturday morning to try out your
skills)!
Date: Friday, July
25, 2008
Time: 8:00
pm - 9:00 pm FREE
Fly Fishing on Little River
Join Dr. Chris Murdock, JSU Biologist and
Little River native for an opportunity to fly fish on Little River.
Equipment supplied for a limited number of participants.
Date: July 26, 2008
Where: DeSoto
State Park
Time: 10:00 am –
12:00 pm
Fee: $5 per
person
TEEN approved:
visit www.geeksinthewoods.org for more information
on TEEN approved outdoor recreation.
Sounds FISHY to Me!
You might be amazed at what's swimming down
in the river! JSU biologist Dr. Chris Murdock will have you hooked!
Date: Saturday, July
26, 2008
Time: 8:00
pm - 9:00 pm FREE
* August 2008 *
DeSoto State Park Campfire Talk: The Legend of Granny Dollar
Granny
Dollar is one of the most colorful characters and rugged individualists
who ever lived in the Fort
Payne area.
She has long captured the imagination of those who have heard of
this Cherokee Indian’s century of varied experiences.
Date: Friday, August
1, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00
pm FREE
DeSoto State Park Campfire Talk: The Legend of Sequoyah
Sequoyah
is celebrated as a Native American genius who, solely from the resources
of his mind, endowed a whole tribe with learning; the only man in
history to conceive and perfect in its entirety a syllabary. Sequoyah,
is known to have taught in the DeKalb County
area for years after his mother took up residence in Willstown, Alabama during
the movement of the Cherokee Nation to Oklahoma.
Date: Saturday, August
2, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00
pm FREE DeSoto State Park Campfire Talk: Botanical Beasts: “Feed me, Seymour!”
Join botanist Bobby Floyd to learn more about these rare, endangered
and fascinating “carnivorous plants” of Little River
Canyon.
Date: Friday, August 8, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm -
8:00 pm FREE
Learning by the Lake Series Fishes
Join United States Forest Service and JSU biologist Dr. Mark Meade
for an interesting hour of educational fun. Take advantage of
the beautiful location and camp for the weekend! Family friendly.
Date: Saturday,
August 9, 2008 (2nd Saturdays May – October)
Where: Coleman
Lake Recreational Area (near Heflin,
AL)
Time: 7:00 pm
Fee: Free
DeSoto State Park Campfire Talk: The Legend of the Wolf
JSU’s Teje Sult will discuss the natural history of the
wolf…how it once thrived in Alabama.
Date: Saturday, August 9,
2008
Time: 7:00 pm -
8:00 pm FREE
Family Fairy
Tale Weekend
DeSoto
State Park (August 15 - 16)
JSU Field Schools
and DeSoto State Park
will offer fun activities Friday night, all day Saturday and Saturday
night for families. Join
JSU Field Schools’ Renee Morrison (author of Calico
Ghosts and Calico
Fairies) for Campfire Talks Friday (Scary,
Hairy & Sometimes Merry Fairy Tales of Little River)
and learn about the legends of Bigfoot on Saturday night. Register
for the Fairy Hunt & Fairy Houses Workshop on Saturday.
TEEN approved:
visit www.geeksinthewoods.org for more information
on TEEN approved outdoor recreation.
Campfire Talk: Fairy Tales of Little River Canyon
Underneath
a mossy rock deep in a secret cave somewhere in the canyon a magical
book was discovered (and published as Calico
Fairies) by storyteller Renee Morrison…Scary,
Hairy & Sometimes Merry Fairy Tales of Little River.
Date: Friday, August 15, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm -
8:00 pm FREE
Fairy Houses & Looking for the Good Folk
Renee Morrison has been
making fairy houses with her sons for sixteen years. She reports
that occasionally the fairies do visit and leave tokens of their
appreciation. She’ll also lead a short “hobbity”
hike through an enchanted forest to identify places where fairies
like to play, live and observe us.
Date: Saturday, August
16, 2008
Where: DeSoto
State Park
Pavilion (near playground)
Time: 3:00
pm – 5:00 pm
Fee: $2 per
person to cover supplies; pre-registration required
Campfire Talk: The Legend of Bigfoot
Bigfoot, Sasquatch,
Yeti, Big Elder Brother, Ed…you have heard of him! Yes,
he does exist in Little River Canyon. Join us for a humorous night
of “evidence” and storytelling about this famous creature.
Date: Saturday,
August 16, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm -
8:00 pm FREE
DeSoto State Park Campfire Talk: Rare Plants and Animals of Little River Canyon
Little River Canyon is home to over 100 rare species.
National Park Ranger Larry Beane will introduce you to a number
of them.
Date: Friday,
August 22, 2008
Time: 8:00
pm - 9:00 pm FREE
DeSoto State Park Campfire Talk: Animal Camouflage
Join Larry Beane, Little River Canyon National
Park Ranger, to learn about animal camouflage.
Date: Saturday
August 23, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm -
8:00 pm FREE
Guided Archaeology Tour of Calhoun & St. Clair
Counties
Come along with JSU’s Dr. Harry Holstein for a guided archaeology
tour of various sites throughout Calhoun and St. Clair counties.
We will visit Janney Iron Furnace, a 19th century battlefield
and river locks, a prehistoric Indian village, and much more.
Participants should bring their own lunch and drinks. Transportation
is provided. Space is limited. This is one of our most of
our most popular programs so register early!
Date: Saturday,
August 23, 2008
Where: Jacksonville , AL (Disclosed upon registration)
Time: 9:00
am – 3:00 pm
Fee: $15
per person (ages 14 and older) Pre-registration is required.
DeSoto State Park Campfire Talk: Invisible
Wonders of Little River Canyon
JSU microbiologist Dr. Benjie Blair will explain how the creatures
you can't see affect you every day.
Date: Friday, August
29, 2008
Time: 7:00
pm – 8:00 pm FREE
DeSoto State Park Campfire Talk: Parasites of Little River
Dr. Benjie Blair of JSU returns to talk about
more creepy crawlies that would like to make a home...inside of
you!
Date: Saturday,
August 30, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00
pm FREE
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