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Wild Wednesday Episode 7 – Brushy Lake Recreation Area Part 2
Off the bluff trail and into the creek! Wild Wednesday explorers Andrew, Maggie, Carlos and Anthony join Janice Barrett in discovering what lives in Brushy Creek below the 1930’s Civilian Conservation Corp dam. Carefully turning over rocks (and carefully replacing them), wading through aquatic plants and searching along the edge of the water revealed the…
Read MoreWild Wednesday Episode 6 – Brushy Lake Recreation Area
This Wild Wednesday adventure is dedicated with great love to the memory of our friend Dave Hollaway – Camp McDowell’s Big Dave – who inspired us, entertained us and taught us with open-hearted enthusiasm that was as big and wild as the sky. This week’s Wild Wednesday adventure is an exploration of the bluff…
Read MoreWild Wednesday Episode 5 – Nature Photography on Sipsey Fork
This week’s Wild Wednesday explorers are led by photographer Josh Levesque on the Sipsey Fork in the Bankhead National Forest in northwest Alabama. Join us on this fun adventure with Josh, Bella and Jack Newby and Wild South staff and discover the amazing beauty and life on Alabama’s only Wild and Scenic river and how…
Read MoreWild Wednesday Episode 4 – July 22, 2020
The Sipsey Wilderness is the location of this week’s Wild Wednesday nature hike for kids and families. Wild South staff member and Leave No Trace Master Educator Kim Waites weaves the Seven Principles of Leave No Trace into our exploration. Today’s adventure includes a scavenger hunt that you can do wherever you are. Follow the…
Read MoreWild Wednesday Video Hike for Kids and Families in the Bankhead National Forest
Welcome to Wild South’s Wild Wednesday hike! This week, we explore with biologist and research scientist Joseph Jenkins in the Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River, Alabama’s only Wild and Scenic River. Join us as we discover what lives in and near the river! Joseph tells us about the Black Warrior Waterdog and Flattened…
Read MoreWild Wednesday hike in the Bankhead National Forest, July 8
Welcome to this week’s Wild Wednesday nature hike for kids and families! Today, Maggie Johnston from Camp McDowell explores with us in the Bankhead National Forest. Before the video starts, grab a pencil and a piece of paper so that you can join in the fun activity that Maggie has for us! Even when we…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight – Tony Barber
It was in October 2009 that Wild South’s first Premier Volunteer was named and awarded with a fine sourwood walking stick harvested, crafted and engraved by former Alabama Programs Manager Mark Kolinski. That first Wild South volunteer to be honored was Ted Kuzma. Every year since then, Wild South staff has given serious deliberation to…
Read MoreWild Wednesdays in the Bankhead National Forest
It’s Wild Wednesday time at Wild South! Welcome to our very first Wild Wednesday video. We are conducting our annual summertime nature hikes for kids and families in the Bankhead National Forest in Alabama a little differently this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Join us by watching a series of Wild Wednesday videos we…
Read MoreACTION ALERT!
The big trees, tall cliffs, beautiful waterfalls, and pristine trout waters of Harper Creek and Lost Cove need your help! Before June 29, join Wild South as we ask the US Forest Service to continue protecting these special places. Use this convenient online form to make your voice heard. Let USFS know Harper Creek and Lost Cove deserve permanent protection. Right…
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Wild South Buff Wild South is taking the risks presented by COVID-19 seriously and is following USDA and CDC public health guidance as we develop new volunteer protocols. Although face masks and labor-intensive work in the summer heat are not a friendly mix, we believe it is important to take every step necessary to ensure…
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