Five Mile Creek Greenway

The Alabama Hiking Trail Society (AHTS) will be hosting their annual statewide conference March 9-11, 2012, at the Alabama 4H Center in Columbiana. The three day event will focus on hiking and backpacking in Alabama, the state’s beautiful outdoor landscapes and wildlife, and history.

“While the weekend will focus on hiking and backpacking, there will be something for all outdoor enthusiasts,” said Joe Cuhaj, President of AHTS. “Topics will include flora, fauna, history, destinations, protecting the environment, and much more. The event kicks off with a meeting of the state’s Alabama Trails Commission which attendees are welcome to be a part of.” http://con2012.hikealabama.org/

Outdoor Festival with archery, DCNR pellet gun safety, duck race, horseback riding, ATV safety, Fun Run with prizes, desserts from St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, music, DCNR fishing pole casting, canoe rides, food vendors with carnival food – funnel cakes and all.

Saturday September 10, 2011

10 am to 2 pm at Brookside’s Bensko Park

Family friendly, prices are kept low for your enjoyment.

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Grand Opening of the Brookside Camp Ground

September 9, 2011

Brookside Greenway Festival go to this link for updates on the festival

September 10, 2011

Alabama Hiking Trail Society News: Historic Pinhoti Trail Work Days Scheduled by USFS

The final push is on to complete the Pinhoti Trail to the southern end of the Talladega National Forest! We’ve just received word from Leslie Hodge with USFS about a BIG work day! Here’s the message from Leslie. Volunteer if you can for this historic event!

We will meet at 9:00am on August 23 at Bulls Gap Trail Head parking lot (located off highway 148). Please bring PLENTY OF WATER, lunch and snacks, work gloves, hearing protection (ear plugs), a hard hat, safety glasses (sun glasses work fine), bug spray, and sun screen. Please dress appropriate for safe work on a hot day (light colored shirt, long pants, sturdy shoes/boots). If you do not have a hard hat we will have some on hand. We will also have trail building tools but if you have a favorite tool for trail building please bring that along.

We will be machine constructing approximately 4 miles of trail which should take around 10 to 14 days. If you have any questions please let me know. Thank you and I look forward to seeing you there! Lesley M. Hodge Natural Resource Specialist USDA- Talladega National Forest- Shoal Creek RD Email: lhodge@fs.fed.us

Contact Leslie Hodge with US Forest Service at lhodge@fs.fed.us