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Start your New Year's resolution off right!
This hike will begin at the Visitor's Center, and we will make a pit stop approximately 1.3 miles away at our primitive cabin. There, by a toasty fire, you can warm yourself against the winter chill. If you are feeling adventurous, you can then continue an additional 1.2 miles to Duke's Creek Falls. $5 parking. 706-878-3087.
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Join Smithgall's Naturalist on a frosted hike to Smithgall Woods' most remote waterfall.
Chunanee Falls is a beautiful ridge-line trail to a small waterfall. This trail is an easy 1 mile, but please dress for the weather, and make sure to bring water. $5 parking. 706-878-3087.
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Join Smithgall's Naturalist on a guided hike of Martins Mine Trail. Learn about the history of the trail, and what native plants make up the park's landscape.
This trail is a moderate .9 mile and has steep inclines. please wear the appropriate attire and remember to bring plenty of water! $5 parking. 706-878-3087.
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join Tom Hennigan, retired professor of Truett McConnell University, on an educational hike of all things edible plants! See what can be found, even in February, how to identify it, and how it can be used.
We will be hiking the Martins Mine Trail, a moderate .9 mile trail. Please wear appropriate clothes and shoes, and remember to bring water. $5 parking. 706-878-3087.
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Join Smithgall Woods' Naturalist on a guided hike of the Wetland Trail. This easy, .3 mile trail wraps around Smithgall's wetland area and covered bridge. Learn about the unique qualities of a mountain wetland, and what plants need this type of ecosystem to survive.
Please make sure to dress for the weather, and bring plenty of water. $5 parking. 706-878-3087.
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Learn all about the wonderful wild plants of Eastern Appalachia, and their practical uses as food, supplements, and medicines.
Learn the basics of foraging, and how to do it ethically.
This is a beginner class for Spring Wild Plants. There will be a one hour class portion, then a one hour outdoor "plant walk" to see what we can find! $5 plus $5 parking. 706-878-3087.
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Learn all about the wonderful wild plants of Eastern Appalachia, and their practical uses as food, supplements, and medicines.
Learn the basics of foraging, and how to do it ethically.
This is a beginner class for Spring Wild Plants. There will be a one hour class portion, then a one hour outdoor "plant walk" to see what we can find! $5 plus $5 parking. 706-878-3087.
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Learn all about the wonderful wild plants of Eastern Appalachia, and their practical uses as food, supplements, and medicines.
Learn the basics of foraging, and how to do it ethically.
This is a beginner class for Spring Wild Plants. There will be a one hour class portion, then a one hour outdoor "plant walk" to see what we can find! $5 plus $5 parking. 706-878-3087.
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Join mushroom expert Brian Hale to learn all things mushrooms! Spend 1 hour in the "classroom" going over the basics of mushroom identification, uses, and how to avoid any bad foraging experiences. After the class, we will head outside to see what we can find! $5 plus $5 parking. 706-878-3087.
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Learn about the vital importance of pollinators, the different kinds, which are unique to the Southern Appalachia, why you should care, and how you can help.
This program is a one our "class". Native and flowering plants will be available for purchase at this program. $5 plus $5 parking. 706-878-3087.
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Join Smithgall Woods to discover the numerous species of snakes living all around us! get a chance to ask your reptile-related questions, see some snakes in person, learn how to identify the venomous species, and learn how to live safely around them. $5 parking. 706-878-3087.
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Join mushroom expert Brian Hale to learn all things mushrooms! Spend 1 hour in the "classroom" going over the basics of mushroom identification, uses, and how to avoid any bad foraging experiences. After the class, we will head outside to see what we can find! $5 plus $5 parking. 706-878-3087.
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Come to Smithgall Woods to learn all about what you can be munching on in the fall.
This program consists of 1 hour of indoor class time, before we head out on a short hike to see what we can find!
Learn about the difference between edible, medicinal, and supplemental plants, and what can be foraged ethically in the Southern Blueridge region. $10 plus $5 parking. 706-878-3087.
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