Little River Canyon Field School
Programs for April 2009

Spring is coming soon! Register today for these popular April events!

Lost Arts Series: Southern Storytelling Workshop

Join one of Alabama’s national storytellers Renee Morrison (author of Calico Ghosts) for this workshop on how to tell your own stories, story prompting, and building character sketches through creative drama.

Date: Thursday April 2, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Fee: $20 per person -.15 CEUs; pre-registration required (REGISTER AT JSU Continuing Education)
Location: JSU McClellan Auditorium, Anniston, AL Call JSU Continuing Education at (800)634-7199 or (256)782-5983 or visit www.coned.jsu.edu

Deep Canyon Hike

This is our most challenging and rewarding hike of the year! Join JSU Field Schools for an unforgettable view of one of Alabama’s natural wonders, Little River Canyon. Hike level: difficult/extreme. Not recommended for children under 14.

Date: Saturday, April 4, 2009
Where: Meeting at JSU’s Little River Canyon Center in Ft. Payne, AL
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Fee: $25/person; Pre-registration is required. This hike fills quickly so make reservations early.

To pre-register or for more information, contact Renee Morrison at JSU Field Schools at 256-782-5697 or email fieldschool@jsu.edu. Visit http://fieldschool.jsu.edu for complete 2009 events list.

Fly Fishing Techniques

Join Dr. Chris Murdock to learn the basics of fly fishing (and join him on Saturday morning to try out your skills)! Each participant will leave with a set of hand-tied flies.

Date: April 10, 2009
Where: JSU’s Little River Canyon Center (near Little River Falls on Hwy 35) in Ft. Payne, AL
Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
Fee: $10 per person; Pre-registration is required

To pre-register or for more information, contact Renee Morrison at JSU Field Schools at 256-782-5697 or email fieldschool@jsu.edu. Visit http://fieldschool.jsu.edu for complete 2009 events list.


Fly Fishing on Little River

Join Dr. Chris Murdock, JSU Biologist and Little River native for an opportunity to fly fish on Little River. Equipment supplied for a limited number of participants or call for a list of needed equipment.

Date: April 11, 2009
Where: Meet at Little River Canyon Center (near Little River Falls on Hwy 35) in Ft. Payne, AL
Time: 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Fee: $35 per person; Pre-registration is required

To pre-register or for more information, contact Renee Morrison at JSU Field Schools at 256-782-5697 or email fieldschool@jsu.edu. Visit http://fieldschool.jsu.edu for complete 2009 events list.


Second Saturday Space Safari: Stars of the Pharaohs

How did Egyptians view the night sky? Find out in this fascinating show that merges astronomy, geography, and archaeology for an unforgettable experience.Travel through space and explore planet Earth during this exciting program viewed on a giant dome screen.

Date: Saturday, April 11, 2009
Where: JSU Planetarium (3rd Floor Martin Hall) in Jacksonville, AL
Time: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm http://epic.jsu.edu/stars/planetarium.html
Fee: $5 per person

To pre-register or for more information, contact Renee Morrison at JSU Field Schools at 256-782-5697 or email fieldschool@jsu.edu. Visit http://fieldschool.jsu.edu for complete 2009 events list.



Cultivating Shiitake Mushrooms in Natural Logs

Join Dr. Safaa Al-Hamdani to learn how to grow shitake mushrooms and how to make money doing it! Course begins at JSU Martin Hall for a presentation on the specific "how to" of this process and then moves to the green house for a four hour "hands on" step by step program.

Date: Saturday, April 25, 2009
Where: Jacksonville State University Martin Hall 700 Pelham Road North Jacksonville AL 36265
Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Fee: $40 per participant; includes supplies to complete one log (additional logs may be purchased after the workshop); bring your own "brown bag" lunch. Pre-registration required.

To pre-register or for more information, contact Renee Morrison at JSU Field Schools at 256-782-5697 or email fieldschool@jsu.edu. Visit http://fieldschool.jsu.edu for complete 2009 events list.


Celebrate National Junior Ranger Day at
Little River Canyon National Preserve

National Park Junior Ranger programs will be presented at various times on this date.

Date: Saturday, April 25, 2009
Where: Meet at JSU’s Little River Canyon Center (near Little River Falls on Hwy 35 in Ft. Payne)
Time: Events and information scheduled at various times and locations throughout the day. Fore more info call Little River Canyon Center at 256-845-9605 or look on line at www.nps.gov/liri
Fee: No fee or registration

Spring Fairy Houses & Hobbit Hike
(Children’s Nature Observation Skills)

Pausing in the forest or along the river to create a small structure for the good folk gives children the opportunity to bond with nature on a very personal level. Morrison will also lead a short “hobbity” hike through an enchanted forest to identify places where fairies might live or play to teach observation skills to budding young naturalists. Award-winning storyteller and naturalist Renee Morrison was taught to make fairy houses by her grandmother and has been making fairy houses with her sons and nature campers for decades. CEUs available for this workshop.

Date: Saturday, April 25, 2009
Where: JSU’s Little River Canyon Center (near Little River Falls on Hwy 35)
Time: Noon – 3:00 pm
Fee: $10 per person; pre-registration required

To pre-register or for more information, contact Renee Morrison at JSU Field Schools at 256-782-5697 or email fieldschool@jsu.edu. Visit http://fieldschool.jsu.edu for complete 2009 events list.

 

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