Events
July Bumble Bee Challenge!
Another month, another Bumble Bee Challenge! This month we are awarding a prize to the Citizen Scientist with the most species uploaded to iNaturalist in the month of July. Remember, everyone is starting with a clean slate so if you haven’t uploaded any photos yet, now is your chance to get involved and take home a Double Nest…
Read MoreTrip Report – Shining Rock Wilderness: June 2, 2018
On Saturday, June 2, 2018 five people and one helpful canine set out to continue Wild South’s search for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee in the Shining Rock Wilderness area of the Pisgah National Forest. Hundreds of visitors visit the peaks of Sam Knob and Black Balsam here on the weekends, but very few that…
Read MoreRoan Mountain Balds Bumble Bee Search – Sunday, June 17
Join Wild South’s Conservation Biologist, Morgan Harris, as we head out to the Balds at Roan Mountain to catch the blooming Rhododendrons that blanket these mountains around this time of year. We will walk along the Appalachian Trail and spend some time with the (hopefully) immensity of blooming Rhododendrons to seeing what’s buzzing around them.…
Read MoreShining Rock Wilderness Bumble Bee Search – June 2, 2018
We’re going to head out to Shining Rock Wilderness to search for Bumble Bees! Depending on the number of people that RSVP we will either search Sam Knob and Black Balsam Knob or just one of those trails. This is a wilderness area so group size is limited to 10, but we can have two…
Read MoreHelping Hands Work Day Saturday, May 19
Join Wild South staff and volunteers for a day of hiking trail maintenance in Sipsey Wilderness. It has been decided that we will use this work day to remove graffiti from a bluff on trail 200, fix a washed out portion of trail on the…
Read MoreWild South Movie Nights have moved to the Princess Theatre in Decatur, Alabama!
Wild South is proud to announce our new partnership with Decatur’s historic Princess Theatre Center for the Performing Arts! Beginning on April 10, Wild South’s Movie Nights will take place on the second Tuesday of each month as part of the Princess Theatre’s Community With A Conscience series. The films and documentaries that we screen…
Read MoreOutdoor Gear Yard Sale Dec 3
Quit drooling over gear and come on down to our Alabama office on Sunday, December 3rd where you will have a chance to purchase gently used outdoor gear and clothing for awesome, second hand prices. Have items that you would like to donate to the cause? Gather up your gently used and in working condition…
Read MoreHike in Cheaha Wilderness Sept 24
Join Wild South’s volunteer coordinator, Kim Waites, on a guided hike in the Talladega National Forest. The hike will take you on the Pinhoti and Cave Creek trails. It begins in the state park then travels through the Talladega National Forest moving through a wilderness study area with the famed McDill Point and then…
Read MoreNational Public Lands Day 2017
Cranal Road Cleanup in the Bankhead National Forest The 24th annual National Public Lands Day is September 30, 2017. This is the nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands, aimed at connecting people to public lands in their community, inspiring environmental stewardship, and encouraging use of public lands for education, recreation and general health.…
Read MoreCheaha Wilderness Trail Maintenance Day Sept 23
Join us for a work day in Cheaha Wilderness, Talladega National Forest. We will be performing light trail maintenance that will involve naturalizing fire rings, removing trash from existing fire rings and brushing and clearing minor trail blockages. Specific trail TBD closer to time. Saturday, September 23. Meet at the Cheaha State Park store at…
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