Friends of McIntosh Reserve, Inc.

Walk and Talk

McIntosh Reserve Park 1046 W. McIntosh Cr, Whitesburg, GA, United States

Join us on Saturday, November 6 for a Walk & Talk, starting at Council Bluff, McIntosh Reserve Park at 10 am. The Walk & Talk will be led by Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Henry Jacobs. As we hike along its banks, Henry will update us on the state of the river.

FOMR Informal Hike

Moore's Bridge 615 Black Dirt Rd., Whitesburg, GA, United States

The FOMR informal hike on Saturday, January 29 at 10 am will be at Moore's Bridge Park. Meet at the facilities building near the entrance to Moore's Bridge off Black Dirt Road. The planned hike on hilly terrain will take about 45 minutes.  The parking fee at the park is $5.00.

Informal Hike

  Saturday, Feb. 5, 10 am Come join FOMR for an informal hike to the proposed site for a walking bridge between McIntosh Reserve Park and Chattahoochee Bend State Park.  The start point for the hike will be southwest of McIntosh Park off of Highway 5.  (From the roundabout in Whitesburg, go southwest on Highway 5 toward Roopville […]

Walk and Talk

McIntosh Reserve Park 1046 W. McIntosh Cr, Whitesburg, GA, United States

On February 19, 2022, Doug Mabry will lead a short hike and tell us about the history of the McIntosh Trail. Meet at the parking lot for the Old Ranger Station near Pavilion #3 in McIntosh Park at 10 am. Afterwards, if time permits, we may visit the Springer Cemetery. The parking fee at McIntosh […]

$5.00

Doug Mabry Presentation

The Wider Implications of the William McIntosh Story   Presented by Doug Mabry, Historian February 22nd 5:30 pm Historic Banning Mills Wilkinson Room   205 Horseshoe Dam Road Whitesburg, GA 30185   Sponsored By Historic Banning Mills and Friends of McIntosh Reserve   Come at 4:30 pm for a walk around the Banning Mills Historic […]

Informal hike at Moore’s Bridge

Moore's Bridge 615 Black Dirt Rd., Whitesburg, GA, United States

March 5 (Saturday) 10 am:  Informal hike at Moore's Bridge  We plan to hike from the Black Dirt side of the park to the Highway 16 side.  The hike is about 1.75 miles one way.  Most of the path is scenic and easily walkable.  At other spots it is hilly and can be slippery when there has been […]

Walk and Talk

March 19th, 10 am     Walk and Talk to the Springer plantation and the Springer Cemetery with Doug Mabry   We will begin at the site of the old Springer house before crossing Highway 5 to the cemetery.  This will be an easy walk, but good walking shoes are recommended, as we must be cautious of […]

Sweep the Hooch

McIntosh Reserve Park 1046 W. McIntosh Cr, Whitesburg, GA, United States

The Chattahoochee RiverKeeper is sponsoring a river clean-up called Sweep the Hooch on March 26, 2022 from 9 am to 12 pm. One of the sites for the clean-up is McIntosh Reserve Park. Please visit chattahoochee.org to register for this river clean-up. Chattahoochee RiverKeeper is accepting registrations individually, since there is a Liability Waiver and Photo Release to sign (all […]

Walk and Talk

McIntosh Reserve Park 1046 W. McIntosh Cr, Whitesburg, GA, United States

Walk and Talk April 23rd McIntosh Reserve 10am Gail Woody will lead our Wendell Hoomes Wildflower Walk and Talk! Gail is a native plant and pollinator enthusiast!!!!  Come hear her share her expertise and knowledge about native spring flowering plants in the park and learn about the benefits of them for pollinators and our own […]

Board Meeting

McIntosh Reserve Park 1046 W. McIntosh Cr, Whitesburg, GA, United States

A Board Meeting will be held following the morning's Walk and Talk.