Posts by Wild South
Wild 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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Read MoreBuy One, Give One
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…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight – Jon Massey
Jon has been adventuring with Wild South in Linville Gorge Wilderness for 8 years and has logged over 4,000 volunteer hours. He loves to explore the steep terrain of the…
Read MoreLost in the ‘Land of a Thousand Waterfalls’ by Sid Burgess
The first anniversary of Sid Burgess’s now famous adventure and ultimately successful rescue in the Sipsey Wilderness of north Alabama is April 6. Sid has written the compelling story of…
Read MoreInspired
Forest love starts for many of us when we are carried outside before we can even walk by adults who feel drawn to be in the wildest places they…
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