About Big Canoe Creek Preserve Partners

In 2018, Alabama’s Forever Wild Land Trust purchased a 382-acre tract in Springville, Ala., which became the Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve. In 2019, a 40-acre tract was added, and now the Preserve is 422 acres.

We believe this property presents a unique opportunity to serve as a focal point of sustainable regional economic and social activity while simultaneously helping to protect some of Alabama’s impressive aquatic biodiversity for generations to come.

The property is located along a beautiful, tree-canopied section of St. Clair County Highway 9 within the city limits of Springville in north St. Clair County. The property’s 422 acres encompass hilly, forested terrain and aquatic riparian habitat in and near Big Canoe Creek.

The northern border spans about 2/3 mile of Big Canoe Creek, providing abundant creekside scenery and wildlife habitat. High points on the property afford views of the uppermost section of the Big Canoe Creek watershed, including beautiful rural Canoe Creek valley and the opposing ridges of Pine and Blount mountains.

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The site is suitable for hiking, birdwatching, paddling, horseback riding, mountain biking and a variety of other outdoor activities.

The Big Canoe Creek watershed is the crown jewel of Alabama’s biodiversity. The high quality of the creek’s aquatic and riparian habitats is due to several factors. About 80% of the main stem remains free flowing through its 50-plus-mile length, as do all four of its major tributaries.

Both the main stem and tributaries throughout the watershed retain much of their forest cover, helping maintain critical natural water temperatures. And to a significant degree, the watershed’s high quality is attributable to its drainage area remaining essentially rural and agricultural in character and land use.

Big Canoe Creek Preserve Partners is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization governing the management of the Preserve.