Spend a weekend (or just a day) with experts who will help you see and appreciate the wonders of the natural world hiding in plain sight. There are still many slots open for Trails & Trilliums, April 4–6, 2025, at the historic Beersheba Springs Assembly in Beersheba Springs, Tenn. Event details and registration are at <trailsandtrilliums.org>. Registration closes on March 30.

Although 22 hikes and walks are already sold out, there are over 50 sessions still open, including such gems as a Collins Gulf wildflower hike, a geology presentation by Dr. Bran Potter, a panel discussion about the Lone Rock Stockade, a cool salamander hike around Suter Falls, a tale-filled walk through time around Beersheba Springs with Sanford McGee, forest bathing, the annual Mack Prichard hike to Stone Door, and so much more!

Highlights of this year’s events include:

77 Hikes, Walks, Workshops, Presentations, and Hands-On Nature experiences to choose from.

Workshops on nature journaling, nature photography, nature writing, wilderness first aid, forest bathing, birding, landscape sketching and painting.

Hikes, walks, and presentations focusing on salamanders, wildflowers, birds, native plants, mushrooms, local history, trees, geology, mammals, snakes, naturalist tools and skills, and many more topics.

Hands-On Nature experiences that allow you to touch and explore opossums, snakes, turtles, toads, pelts, skulls, and more!

Native Plant Sale from Overhill Gardens on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Keynote by Jon Evans, professor of biology at the University of the South, who tells how iNaturalist and other crowdsourcing tools led to a groundbreaking discovery right in our parks on the South Cumberland Plateau.

Hootenanny and cookout on Friday night with music and good food on the Quad, followed by a Star Program, a Biofluorescence Program, and a Night Hike to Stone Door.

Wine & Wildflowers on Saturday night at the Big Red Barn in Beersheba Springs, with a social hour, dinner, and music – followed by a Campfire Program and Star Program.

Beersheba Springs Assembly (BSA) is an ideal location for a weekend getaway, just minutes from Stone Door and Savage Gulf. You can sign up for lodging and meals when you complete your online registration at <trailsandtrilliums.org>.

Volunteers also are needed from Thursday, April 3, through Sunday, April 6. We are seeking enthusiastic volunteers to help make Trails & Trilliums 2025 a success. Most shifts are 3 hours or less, leaving you plenty of time to enjoy the festival.

Volunteer questions? Contact Leslie Watts, <lesliewatts.littletomater@gmail.com>. Registration questions? Contact Andrea Sanders, <sandandrea@gmail.com>.