Take a (Fall) Hike with the JSU Field Schools

09/17/2012

Explore fall in Northeast Alabama with the JSU Field Schools' Autumn Hikes, "from the deepest canyon to the highest mountain." Check out these upcoming dates...

Weekday Walkabout Hikes (Talladega National Forest)

The JSU Field Schools offer these easy storytelling hikes each first Monday of the month.

Dates: Monday, October 1, 2012 and/or Monday, November 5, 2012
Where: Coleman Lake Recreation Area and Trails
Time: 9:00 am - Noon
Fee: $5 per person; pre-registration required five days prior to hike date (Easy hike!)


Autumn Exploration and Leaf Color Hikes (Talladega National Forest)

Join USFS Biologist Jonathon Stober for an interpretive hike along the Pinhoti Trail in the Shoal Creek District of the Talladega National Forest. Moderate Terrain.
Date: Saturday, October 13, 2012 and/or Saturday November 10, 2012
Where: Meet at the Shoal Creek Ranger Station (near Heflin, AL).
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Fee: $5 per person; pre-registration required five days prior to hike date


Stream Ecology Hike (Talladega National Forest, Pine Glen)

Join JSU's stream ecologist, Dr. Lori Tolley-Jordan for an interpretive hike along Shoal Creek in Pine Glen Recreation Area in the Talladega National Forest. Learn about all of the tiny wonderful creaturesand plants that inhabit Alabama's streams.
Date: Saturday, October 13, 2012
Where: Meet at the Shoal Creek Ranger Station (near Heflin, AL)Time: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Fee: $5 per person; pre-registration required five days prior to hike date


Fall Color Hike (Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge)

Join Bill Garland, EPIC Biologist, for an interpretive hike along the Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge trails near Historic McClellan in Anniston AL. Easy to moderate terrain.
Date: Saturday, November 10, 2012
Where: Meet at the Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge (top of Bain's Gap)
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Fee: $5 per person; pre-registration required five days prior to hike date


For information or to register:
JSU Field Schools
Renee Morrison
256-782-8010
rmorrison@jsu.edu
www.jsu.edu/epic