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  • A river harbor at sunset.

    Photo Contest

    Our annual photo contest is live! Show us your best pics of the MSNHA's natural beauty. It's easy to enter -- simply post your pics on Facebook or Instagram with […]

  • A white-brick school building.

    Village One School Workday

    Village One School Sheffield, AL

    Join our efforts to restore the Village One School with the Village School Foundation. The building is a WWI-era school & community center that's one of the most historically significant in north Alabama. The Village School Foundation seeks to repair the building so it continues to be a community & educational resource. Each person may […]

  • Young Learners’ Series: Chief Levi Colbert

    Florence Indian Mound and Museum Florence, AL

    Chickasaw Chief Levi Colbert is the subject of this month's Young Learners' Series program. Colbert is also known as Ittawamba Minko, which translates to Bench Chief. He was born in 1759 in the Chickasaw Nation & was later an important leader of the Chickasaws. He & his brother, George Colbert, were avid negotiators & interpreters; […]

  • People on the river in kayaks, looking at the camera and grinning.

    Colbert County Trail Master Plan Community Input Meeting

    Leighton Public Library 8740 Main St., Leighton, AL, United States

    Join the MSNHA and National Park Service's Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance Program and Colbert County communities to share feedback on the draft trail maps for Colbert County. We'd love to hear your thoughts on other recreational resources -- kayak launches, camping areas and parks, as well. Drop in anytime during the session. We'd love […]

  • Kids on mountain bikes

    Colbert County Trail Master Plan Community Input Meeting

    Sheffield Public Library 316 Montgomery Ave., Sheffield, Alabama, United States

    Join the MSNHA and National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance Program and Colbert County communities to share feedback on the draft trail maps for Colbert County. We’d love to hear your thoughts on other recreational resources — kayak launches, camping areas and parks, as well. Drop in anytime during the session. We’d love […]

  • Young Learners’ Series: Pottery

    Florence Indian Mound and Museum Florence, AL

    The Florence Indian Mound Museum is hosting a series of children’s programs exploring the early history of the Shoals through short lessons & hands-on learnings. Each month features a practice relating to Native American culture. Participants will explore the history & cultural meaning behind each practice while engaging in an activity related to that topic. […]

  • TVA Native Plant Trail Workday

    TVA Native Plant Garden Muscle Shoals, AL

    TVA Nature Trail Free Public  · Anyone on or off Facebook Join us in learning about native plants & stewarding the TVA Nature Trails as we prune invasives along the TVA Native Plant Garden Trail. The garden & its trails have enhanced habitat for local wildlife and provided accessible recreation opportunities to our local community for decades, […]

  • Village School Work Day

    Village One School Sheffield, AL

    Please wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty in -- such as jeans -- and wear closed-toe shoes. Feel free to bring work gloves, as well. We'll provide supplies & direction, so no experience necessary. If you're not able to stay the whole morning, please stop by anyway to say "hi" and see what we're […]

  • Young Learners Series: Music

    Florence Indian Mound and Museum Florence, AL

    The Florence Indian Mound Museum hosts a series of children’s programs that explores Shoals early history through short lessons & hands-on learning. Each month features a practice relating to Native American culture. Participants explore the history & cultural meaning behind each practice and engage in an activity related to that topic. March's program is on […]

  • Herbal Soap-Making Workshop

    Pope's Tavern Museum 203 Hermitage Drive, Florence, AL, United States

    Florence Arts and Museums is partnering with Summer McCreless, an herbalist who specializes in regional plant and material knowledge, to conduct a series of workshops, presentations & demonstrations where participants can explore aspects of our region’s tangible history. Her herbal soap-making workshop includes the history of Southeastern native plants plus processes & uses in soap […]

  • TVA Native Plant Garden Trail Workday

    TVA Native Plant Garden Muscle Shoals, AL

    Join us in learning about native plants & stewarding the TVA Nature Trails as we prune invasives along the TVA Native Plant Garden Trail. The garden & its trails have enhanced habitat for local wildlife and provided accessible recreation opportunities to our local community for decades, but we need your help to maintain it. Our […]

  • Young Learners’ Series: Dance

    Florence Indian Mound and Museum Florence, AL

    This month's program is Native American Dance. Native American dance is an important practice historically & in the present. Dance has been shared over the ages to celebrate special events in life such as welcoming visitors, marking the change of seasons & celebrating friendships as well as many different ceremonies. Join us for a short […]