Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve

06/08/2026

Check this out 👇 We love our trispots!

🐠 UNIQUE AL FISH: The rare two-inch Trispot Darter may be small, but it's had a huge impact on Alabama's free-flowing streams. 👇 BuzzPartner

06/08/2026

Join us at Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve on Saturday, June 27 from 10am to 12pm!
Fly on over to the sign-up form (required) for your kids to participate in fun activities while learning about the wonders of the Coosa!
This workshop is designed to teach children about the wildlife of the Coosa River watershed, particularly birds, how their presence impacts ecosystems, and the importance of protecting local wildlife. 🦅

Fly on over to the sign up form (required) for your kids to participate in fun activities while learning about the wonders of the Coosa!

https://coosariver.org/event/c-r-e-e-k-birds-wildlife/

06/08/2026

Have plans on Friday? Join us at Springville Methodist Church to see all of the wheels that move our city! 10am

This week at Springville Public Library!
SUMMER THURSDAY HOURS: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Genealogy Class*
MONDAY @ 11:00 AM

Splash into Summer! Summer Reading Kickoff
WEDNESDAY @ 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Register for Summer Reading during or before Splash Pad day for FREE entry all day!

🚓Wheels that Move Our City🚒
FRIDAY @ 10:00 AM - NOON, held at Springville Methodist Church.
Free Turner Shaved Ice to the first 200 kids!
Children’s Annex closed until 1:00 PM; no yoga classes this week.

*Registration requested

06/07/2026

Fallen trees make great bridges over water for our critters.

Credit J. Banks

06/06/2026

Just prowling around

06/06/2026

Busy as a …

06/05/2026

Springville Public Library 📚 has some fantastic things happening this summer! At BCCNP, we are EXCITED to be a partner with some of the events!

June 12th: Stop by Springville Methodist Church to see the "Wheels that Move Our City." 🛞 🚜 🛻 🚓 🚒
June 17th: At 3:30, join us at the preserve for a "Walk & Talk" and visit with some animals from Anniston Museum of Natural History! 🦌 🐛 🐞
June 24th: At 3;30 swing by the preserve for a "Walk & Talk" about living fossils! Anniston Museum of Natural History will have some displays you don't want to miss! 🐢

06/05/2026

Minks are showing up more frequently.

Credit B. Weathington

06/04/2026

BCCNP ❤️'s our pollinators! 🦋

Head over to Springville Public Library tonight to meet their caterpillars and learn all about butterflies! 5-7PM

We have caterpillars! Visit the library today, Thursday, June 4, at 5:00-7:00 PM to meet our new live Painted Lady caterpillars, generously donated by the Big Springs Chapter of the DAR.

Kids will have the opportunity to learn about butterfly life cycles with hands-on learning kits, activity pages, and a butterfly storytime.