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Description: This is a short but fairly steep hike with several “resting places” along the trail. Several species of rare plants can be observed along the Racetrack. Join us for an amazing view of NE AL from Devil’s Racetrack atop Wade Mountain. Bring a sack lunch and water and we will picnic on the mountain. Wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather.

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Description: For more than 10,000 years, Russell Cave was home to prehistoric peoples. Russell Cave provides clues to the daily lifeways of early North American inhabitants dating from 6500 B.C. to 1650 A.D. The cave shelter archaeological site contains the most complete record of prehistoric cultures in the Southeast. Bring a picnic lunch and a drink. We will picnic before our tour which is at 12:00PM. There is a nature trail and a museum for us to enjoy while we are there.

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Description: This will be the third of a reoccurring monthly hike into the Bankhead National Forest/Sipsey Wilderness. Every third Thursday we will meet Janice Barrett at the Warrior Mountain Trading Company at 10:30AM for a hike no longer than 3 miles. Bring a sack lunch and plenty of water. We will return to the Warrior Mountain Company by 3:30 or 4:00PM. Due to the sensitivity of the area, this hike will be limited to 20 children, plus parents.

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Description: 115 miles, Rome, GA to Gadsden, AL

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Description: Orienteering is a sport in which orienteers use an accurate, detailed map and a compass to find points in the landscape. It can be enjoyed as a walk in the woods or as a competitive sport. A standard orienteering course consists of a start, a series of control sites that are marked by circles, connected by lines and numbered in the order they are to be visited, and a finish. The control site circles are centered around the feature that is to be found; this feature is also defined by control descriptions (sometimes called clues). On the ground, a control flag marks the location that the orienteer must visit. To verify a visit, the orienteer uses a punch hanging next to the flag to mark his or her control card. Different punches make different patterns of holes in the paper. The route between "controls" (refers to the flag or the site) is not specified, and is entirely up to the orienteer; this element of route choice and the ability to navigate through the forest are the essence of orienteering.

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Description: Bluegrass Festival

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Description: This will be a combination of classroom instruction and “on the water training”, including three days on mild whitewater (class ll)

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Description: Join us for ‘Stream Restoration Construction’ workshop held in Jasper, Alabama May 29, 2008. The workshop will center on Town Creek Tributary, an urban stream in the City of Jasper bordering Maddox Middle School. This workshop will be conducted during construction of an urban stream restoration project at the School. Participants will learn about plan sheet development, construction specifications, permitting, and construction oversight while observing channel grading and structure installation. The workshop will be split between classroom and extensive field work. Instructors will emphasize urban stream conditions specific to the southeastern U.S. Workshop instructors have experience working on more than 40 stream assessments and restoration projects throughout the Southeast.