First Saturday Series: 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 with a chorus of amphibian voices. Learn to identify frog songs and get a hands-on experience with these slippery creatures. Participate in Frog Watch USA. Pre-registration is required. For more information on JSU’s Frog Pond, visit our website at http://epic.jsu.edu/frogpond
Date:    Saturday, May 6, 2006 (See First Saturdays Feb – May)
Where: JSU Frog Pond
Time:   7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Fee:    $5/adult; $2.50/students
   
  14th Annual Wildflower Saturday at DeSoto State Park!
Join botanist Steve Threlkeld for a series of interpretive botany hikes. With its abundance of rhododendron and mountain laurel, there are few places lovelier than Lookout Mountain's DeSoto State Park in May.  Make a weekend to remember ... stay at Historic DeSoto Lodge and join them for a wildflower breakfast, lunch and dinner! Learn more about the weekend at www.desotostatepark.com
Date:     Saturday, May 6, 2006
Where:  DeSoto State Park Nature Center
Time:     First hike begins at 8:30 am (multiple hikes throughout the day)
Fee:       No fee or registration for wildflower hikes
   
  Paddling Tour of Terrapin Creek (Canoe & Kayak)
imagine green pools with six-foot alligator gar floating along side your boat, wildflowers dripping over verdant banks, spring birds trilling in the tree tops . . . Join JSU Field School staff, Renee Morrison and Christopher Raney, Botanist Francine Hutchinson, and paddle experts Don Coley and Jamie Morrison for this 8-mile float down charming Terrapin Creek.
Date:     Saturday, May 6, 2006
Where:  Terrapin Creek Outdoor Center (AL Highway 9 near Centre, AL)
Time:     9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Fee:      $35 per person kayak; $25 per person canoe (double only); $20 per person to bring your own canoe or kayak
   
Learning by the Lake Series:
    Red Cockaded Woodpeckers
Join US Forest Service biologists and JSU Field School experts for an interesting hour of educational fun at Coleman Lake Recreational area in the Talladega National Forest. Take advantage of the beautiful location and camp for the weekend! Family Friendly.
Date:     Saturday, May 13, 2006 (See 2nd Saturdays May - October)
Where:  Coleman Lake Recreation Area (Near Heflin, AL)
Time:     1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Fee:       $3 day use fee at entrance; camping fees apply for overnight
   
  Chief Ladiga Trail Interpretive Bike Ride
Join Pete Conroy, Dr. Ken Pilgreen and the JSU Bike Club for the special ride. Natural history and historical interpretation provided by JSU faculty and staff.
Date:     Saturday, May 20, 2006
Where:  Chief Ladiga Trail (JSU Campus start point)
Time:     9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fee:       $10/adult; $5/student (Not recommended for children under 6 or training wheels)
   
  Beginning Bird Identification
On this driving tour through Talladega National Forest, you will stop at birding “hot spots” in the forest and learn to identify birds by their songs, calls, and by sight.  Don’t miss this chance to view the unique birds of the Shoal Creek Ranger District including the endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker.  Spotting scopes and binoculars will be provided.  Pre-registration is required. CEU's available upon request.
Date:     Saturday, May 20, 2006
Where:  Talladega National Forest
Time:     6:00 am – 10:00 am
Fee:       $5/adult; $2.50/student
   

Medicinal Plants of Little River
Learn how our ancestors used the native plants of the region to cure their ills.  Join botanist Francine Hutchinson for a presentation of local healing herbs, and learn how to grow many of them yourself.
Date:     Friday, May 26, 2006
Where:  DeSoto State Park Campground (Nature Center in case of rain)
Time:     8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Fee:      No fee or registration

 

Native American Uses of Little River Plants
For centuries, local residents have used hundreds of different species of medicinal plants found in our forests.  Come learn about many of them with ethno-botanist Francine Hutchinson.  This workshop will include demonstrations, short hikes, and instructions on herbal preparations.  Participants should bring a lunch and other light-hike needs.  Pre-registration is required. CEU's available for teachers upon request.
Date:     Saturday, May 27, 2004
Where:  Meet at DeSoto State Park Nature Center
Time:     9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Fee:      $20/adult; $10/student

   
Native American Plants & Uses
There are many wild plants that have a wide range of uses—some taste great, some can cure your ills, but some can kill!  Join botanist Francine Hutchinson for a presentation on what’s safe and tasty, and what’s not.
Date:     Saturday, May 27, 2006
Where:  DeSoto State Park Campground (Nature Center in case of rain)
Time:     8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Fee:       No fee or registration
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