JSU Field School

08/21/2026

A huge thank you to our 4-H’ers for helping protect our pollinators, one count at a time! 🐝💛

Be sure to take 15 minutes to document pollinators for the Great Southeast Pollinator Census today and tomorrow! 🔎🐝
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👉 Learn how to participate and submit your count: https://gsepc.org

08/20/2026

Join us and the DeKalb County 4-H tomorrow at the Little River Canyon Center for the Great Southeast Pollinator Census!

🐝🌼 Become a Citizen Scientist with 4-H! 🌼🦋

Join DeKalb County 4-H and the JSU Field School for The Great Southeast Pollinator Census on Friday, August 21, from 10:30–11:30 a.m. at the Little River Canyon Center!

Youth ages 5–18 are invited to participate in this exciting hands-on event where you'll become a citizen scientist by helping count bees, butterflies, and other important pollinators. Your observations will contribute to a regional research effort while you learn why pollinators are essential to our environment and food supply.

This is a fun opportunity to explore nature, develop science skills, and make a real impact!

📅 Date: August 21
⏰ Time: 10:30–11:30 a.m.
📍 Location: Little River Canyon Center
👧🧒 Ages: 5–18

📞 Registration is required. To sign up, contact the DeKalb County Extension Office at 256-845-8595.

We hope you'll join us for this buzzing adventure in science! 🐝🌸🍃

08/14/2026

🌲 Coming home to the canyon.

Fort Payne native T.C. McLemore has returned to one of Northeast Alabama’s most treasured places as director of Jacksonville State University’s Little River Canyon Center. In this month’s feature, learn how a childhood spent exploring the canyon has come full circle—and how McLemore envisions the Canyon Center as a place that connects conservation, education, recreation, and community for generations to come.

Read Rebecca Henderson’s inspiring story in this month’s The Groundhog. https://readthegroundhog.com/coming-home-to-the-canyon/

08/12/2026

What makes Alabama so special? Alabama Living chatted with our educator, Christian, to find out a few of the reasons Little River Canyon is so special.

By Amber Lanier Nagle

08/03/2026

A big THANK-YOU to the Alabama Association of RC&D Councils for supporting our new outdoor classrooms at the Little River Canyon Center, including the Yellow Creek Discovery Station and Water Quality Learning Station. Come visit, explore, and experience these hands-on learning spaces for yourself!

08/03/2026

Charlie Mars with special guest Wyatt Espalin create an afternoon of great music with the stories behind the songs.

07/30/2026