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Blevins Gap Nature Preserve is a nature preserve in southern Huntsville, Alabama. It measures 994 acres (402 ha) in total and contains over 12 miles of trails within its borders. Cecil Ashburn Drive splits the preserve into two parts. The northern section measures 267 acres (108 ha) with 4.5 miles of trails, a rocky incline, and waterfalls.
Monte Sano Nature Preserve is, at 1,107 acres (448 ha), one of the largest urban nature preserves in the US and is located on Monte Sano Mountain in Huntsville, Alabama. The Land Trust of North Alabama manages the nature preserve and Land Trust volunteers have created 23+ miles of public trails.
Much of the western slope of the mountain - the backdrop for downtown Huntsville and 2 miles from City Hall - comprises the Monte Sano Nature Preserve owned and managed by the Land Trust of North Alabama. Established in 1987 as Alabama's first land trust, the Land Trust of North Alabama is an accredited not-for-profit organization dedicated to ...
Nearly 8,000 acres of Alabama's most sensitive land, known as "America's Amazon" for its biodiversity and wildlife, will be protected thanks to a major purchase by The Nature Conservancy in ...
The forest was established as Alabama National Forest on January 15, 1918, with 66,008 acres (267.12 km 2). [1] On June 19, 1936, it was renamed Black Warrior National Forest, [5] which in turn was renamed William B. Bankhead National Forest on June 6, 1942. [6] [7] In 1959, Executive Order 10850 removed land from the forest's boundaries.
They work to preserve open space, wildflower areas, wetlands, and working farms in North Alabama, including some of the Monte Sano Nature Preserve (Monte Sano Mountain). [209] Monte Sano State Park has over 2,000 acres (8.1 km 2) and features hiking and bicycling trails, rentable cabins, campsites, full RV hookups, and a lodge.
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First Day Hikes is a program of free, guided hikes offered by the fifty state park systems of the United States each year on New Year's Day. The program began locally in Massachusetts in 1992 and then went nationwide in 2012 under the aegis of the America's State Parks alliance.