Ruffner Mountain and Turkey Creek Nature Preserve. The Jefferson County Greenways Commission was established last year to oversee the three parks, which had been run by separate non-profit boards.

To the east, Ruffner Mountain Nature Center, one of the country’s biggest urban nature reserves, will add up to 700 acres. The Railroad Reservation Park will revive abandoned blocks downtown. And 65 ...

La Fran D. Marks hopes to transform Jefferson County into a community connected through vibrant and universally accessible greenspaces. Marks, the newly named superintendent of parks for the county, ...

Stella is the Director of Programs and Community Partnerships at Ruffner Mountain Nature Coalition, Turkey Creek Nature Preserve, and Red Mountain Park—three anchor greenspaces in Jefferson County. In ...

The Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve offers hiking trails and stunning views of the city, while the Birmingham Botanical ...

Cyclists can enjoy hundreds of miles of trails, including the hard-packed clay trails of Munson Hills Mountain Bike Trail ... are the on-site 10-acre nature preserve, jogging trails and 2-acre ...

Turkey Mountain Nature Preserve. Adobe Stock / Peter. Meanwhile, Yorktown Heights’ Turkey Mountain Nature Preserve boasts a relatively brief hike that packs a real punch. This 831-foot peak sits atop ...

FOX5′s Kim Passoth went to the 1,200 acres site Monday to check out what is there and what is to come at the Black Mountain Nature Preserve. “It is an opportunity to step out your door and go ...

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An alligator was captured near homes Wednesday on Boat Club Road, further confirming the presence of gators around Eagle Mountain Lake ... water system within a nature preserve.