Nov. 4 Sun P/L Aucilla River Hike Hike about 6 miles on the northern portion of the Aucilla River section of the Florida Trail. We will pass the Aucilla rapids. Limit: 12 people. Vic and Carlene Danart (850) 997-1818

Nov. 9-11 Fri-Sun 55th Annual Florida Folk Festival at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center in White Springs. (Rescheduled from May because of forest fires.)

Nov. 10 Sat P/M FNST Work Hike Help with autumn maintenance of the Trail in the east section of the Apalachicola Forest. Richard Graham (850) 878-3616 r_graham@lycos.com

Nov 13 Program: “The Nature Conservancy” Deborah Keller, coordinator of TNC’s Northwest Florida Greenway Project, will talk about the urgency of preserving Florida’s remaining open spaces and methods of funding the protection of high-quality habitats. She will highlight the use of military lands as conservation and recreational places. (Related hike on the FNST at Eglin Air Force Base: November 17)

Nov. 17 Sat P/L Alaqua Hike Hike about 5 miles on the scenic Alaqua Section of the FNST at Eglin AFB, southwest of DeFuniak Springs. Choctawhatchee Chapter members will join us. The all-day event will take 9 or 10 hours, including the 260 mile round-trip drive. Limit 15 people. (Note: Follow-up to Nov. 13 Chapter meeting program.) Linda Patton (850) 668-4334.

Nov. 18 Sun P/L Sopchoppy River Portion of the Florida National Scenic Trail Work up an appetite for Thanksgiving and maybe see some turkeys or other wildlife on this easy 5-mile hike along the Sopchoppy River in the Apalachicola National Forest. Limit: 15 people. Galen Moses (850) 926-9476 galenmoses@aol.com

Nov. 24 Sat P/L 6th Annual Moonlight Hike Experience the beauty and fun of a walk under the full moon in Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park in northwest Tallahassee. Learn about nocturnal animals’ adaptations to the dark. Campfire, music and s’mores after the hike. Limit 20 people. Linda Patton (850) 668-4334