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National Trails Day Hike! Saturday, June 4th 8:30

May 27th, 2011

Join the Red Mountain Park Staff, Commission, & Friends of Red Mountain Park as we take a hike on the NEW Ishkooda Mines Trail, an exciting trail that features a beautiful overlook of downtown Birmingham. We will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the Frankfurt Drive cul-de-sac(right by our office). Spots are limited so hold yours by emailing Katie@redmountainpark.org or by calling our office at (205) 202-6043. Hikers will have two options: the new Ishkooda Mines trail(approximately 3 hours long) and a shorter hike(approximately 90 minutes in length).

We hope to see you there as we celebrate the largest trail celebration in the country! For more information on National Trails Day, please visit www.americanhiking.org.

Posted in Dave's Blog, Park Events, Tours |

Volunteer Vacation Wrap-Up: final numbers on what was accomplished!

May 9th, 2011

1. Cleared 3,340 feet on a road in the park that had been abandoned for 48 years and turned it into part of the new trail we call the Ishkooda Mines Trail that goes to the Birmingham city overlook. 2. Laid out and built 475 feet of new single track trail, which is also part of the new Ishkooda Mines Trail to the city overlook. 3. Cleared vegetation from two historic foundations that are on the park property; one associated with the compressor house that was part of the Ishkooda plant facilities for the #13 and #14 iron ore mines and the other being the foundation of the bath house for the #14 mine.

Also, during the week of work, over 3,000 linear feet of invasive privet was cleared.

A total of 3,815 feet of new trail was built.

Posted in Dave's Blog, Park Construction, Park Events |

Please Join Us: Western Quarterly Forum

April 6th, 2011

We are pleased to be partnering again this year with Lawson State Community College to bring you the Western Quarterly Forum on Thursday, April 21st at 6:00 p.m. I’ll be covering park progress and updates and will also be asking for some specific support as we move forward.

The forum will take place on Lawson State’s Birmingham West Campus in the Ward Building(ACATT). Email me with any questions; ddionne@redmountainpark.org.

Posted in Dave's Blog, Park Events |

american hiking society: volunteer vacation

March 25th, 2011

What a week we had. Visitors from other cities at the park working hard to create a trail we’ve been dreaming about for quite some time now, the city overlook. So tonight we are celebrating their success at the overlook, and I am looking forward to praising and thanking each of them for their hard work this week. We could not have had a more positive, fun crew to work with. Our staff has made some good friends–hoping they join us each and every year from here on out….