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LONG HUNTER EARTH DAY FESTIVAL

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When

April 25-26th

Join Team Green and Long Hunter State Park for a weekend long Earth Day Festival. Nature exhibits, hikes, paddle events, and even a Pooch Hike and Mountain Bike ride with Team Green are among the many events available!

Morning Pooch Hike

Join us for a casual early morning hike with your furry family member. We will hike approximately five miles.

When Saturday April 25th at 8am
Where Volunteer Trail at Long Hunter State Park
Route 1, Hobson Pike
Hermitage, TN 37076
Cost FREE! and open to the public

Difficulty The volunteer trail is an easy to moderate hike with some long up hill section on all natural terrain.
Children Policy This is a family friendly event. No strollers.
Dog Policy Bring your pooch! It’s a pooch hike!

Trip Leader Laurel Creech

Beginner Mountain Bike Ride

Rock and Ride with Team Green on the mountain bike trails. Hit the trails with Team Green at Long Hunter’s new mountain bike trails. We will ride for approximately two hours. Bring your own bike and helmet.

When Sunday, April 26th at 10am
Where Long Hunter State Park Mountain Bike Trail
Route 1, Hobson Pike
Hermitage, TN 37076
Cost FREE! and open to the public

Difficulty This ride will be for beginners and intermediates. You will need your own bike and helmet.
Children Policy This is a family friendly event, however children should have experience mountain biking with groups.
Dog Policy Dogs are not permitted on this ride.

Trip Leader John Kizer

Schedule of Events

Saturday the 25th – Possible programs

7:30 a.m. – Bird Walk – Meet at Visitor Center parking lot
8 a.m. – Morning Pooch Hike with Team Green- Volunteer Trail lot
9 a.m. – Feeding Wild Birds – Meet in audio/visual room at Visitor Center
10 a.m. – Wild Edible Plants – Meet somewhere in Area 2 ???
10 a.m. – Nature-Themed Crafts For Kids – Nature Circle booth in Area 2
11 a.m. – Butterflies of the Couchville Glade – Visitor Center parking lot
1 p.m. – Couchville Lake Arboretum ribbon cutting & grand opening – Friends of Long Hunter & special guests – Meet in front of Couchville Lake at Area 2 ???
1:30 p.m. – Couchville Lake Arboretum Tree Tour – front of Couchville Lake at Area 2 ???
2 p.m. – Presentation: “Clear and Present Dangers To Tennessee’s Forests” – Clint Strohmeier – Meet in audio/visual room at Visitor Center
2 p.m. – Nature-Themed Crafts For Kids – Nature Circle booth in Area 2
3 p.m. – Spring Wildflower Hike – Meeting place TBA ???
4 p.m. – Live Snake Program – Visitor Center audio/visual room
5 p.m. – Woodland Hike: The Inland Trail – Inland Trail parking lot in Area 4
7 p.m. – Frogs of Tennessee – Meet in audio/visual room at Visitor Center

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Sunday the 26th – Possible programs

7 a.m. – Morning Canoe Float – Meet at boathouse in Area 2
9 a.m. – Mammals of Tennessee – Meet in Visitor Center audio/visual room
10 a.m. – Mountain Biking with Team Green- Meet at Jones Mill Trail lot
10 a.m. – Nature-Themed Crafts for Kids – Nature Circle booth in Area 2
11 a.m. – Dragonflies – Meet in audio/visual room at Visitor Center
1 p.m. – Volunteer Trail Nature Hike – Volunteer Trail/Day Loop parking lot
2 p.m. – Nature-Themed Crafts for Kids – Nature Circle booth
2 p.m. – Moth & Butterfly Gardening – Meet at Visitor Center parking lot
3 p.m. – SoundForest Tree Planting program – Meet at Area 2 picnic shelter
4 p.m. – Edible Plants Hike – Meet somewhere at Area 2 ???
5 p.m. – Geology of the Cedar Glades- Meet at Visitor Center
7 p.m. – Whippoorwill Night Hike – Meet at Visitor Center

For more information on Long Hunter State Park and the Earth Day Festival, visit the Friends of Long Hunter Myspace or the Long Hunter State Park Website.