of the amazing Redding Hoist House, taken by Staffer Jeff Newman. The heavy clearing around the site have provided views that haven’t been seen since about 1971. Enjoy.
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Ruffner Mountain Nature Center
June 1st, 2010You may have seen the 50 Great Ways to Love Our Community, a list put on by The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham. It was a series to celebrate the Foundation’s 50th anniversary and a new list for this year and next has begun, starting with a salute to Ruffner Mountain Nature Center. I hope everyone will take a quick look at these words from The Community Foundation:
With a new executive director, new L.E.E.D.-certified Treetop Visitor Center and even a new parking area, Ruffner Mountain Nature Center introduces visitors this summer to an amazing array of possibilities. On this 1,011-acre site not far from the city center, you can hike nature trails and explore our mining history. You can learn about native plants and wildlife and check out the latest in green building practices, including a cistern and rooftop garden.
This week I encourage you to take a trip to Ruffner. You can get your start here: http://www.ruffnermountain.org/
Photo taken by Staffer Jeff Newman on a recent visit
3 Parks, 3 Directors, 1 hike to celebrate our progress….
May 19th, 2010It feels good to be part of Birmingham’s 3 Parks Initiative, and even better to share the charge of building and growing these places with people like Katherine and Robbie. We had some fun together on Friday out at the park, see the photo below.
Congratulations to Ruffner for their beautiful facilities and to Railroad Park as they near completion–Birmingham has much to be excited about…
Me, Katherine Billmeier from RRP, & Robbie Fearn from Ruffner
“If we don’t get it now, it’ll be lost forever.”
May 11th, 2010These are the words ore miner Willie Cammack used to tell us how he felt about preserving Birmingham’s red mountain history. Willie was an Ishkooda miner who visited the No.14 slope where he worked on February 19, 2010. Our Park Ranger captured some of what he had to say about Red Mountain Park’s past, present, and future. Enjoy:
Pesky Privet
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