Dec 5 Friday P/L Phipps Park Trail Care Hike. Easy late-morning lopping/clipping along a short section of trail. Optional picnic lunch afterward at the Oak Hammock. Linda Patton 850-668-4334.

Dec 6 Saturday P/M Torreya State Park Trail Care. Hike and enjoy autumn colors as you clip back vegetation along the Torreya Challenge Trail. Bring water and lunch. We will meet in Tallahassee for carpooling. Jerry Herting 850-878-3426.

Dec 6 - 7 Sat, Sun P/L Cape St. George Island. Educational overnight field trip to Little Cape St. George Island. We’ll take a boat ride out to the island off the coast of Apalachicola and enjoy an afternoon trolling the bay waters to see what we can find. We’ll spend the night at the Marshall house on the island and take a walking tour of the island before we head back home Sunday afternoon. There may still be redfish and trout, so bring your fishing pole. Limit 17 people. Call early to sign up. Gwen Beatty 850-942-7165. Sorry, activity cancelled.

December 9 “Annual Holiday Social.” Bring a covered dish or dessert and an inexpensive wrapped item for the gift-exchange game. Socialize with your fellow hiking and outdoor enthusiasts as we celebrate another year of hiking and outdoor adventures. For more information, call Richard Graham, Chapter Chair 850-878-3616.

Dec 11 Thursday P/L Phipps Park Trail Care Hike. Easy late-morning lopping/clipping along a short section of trail. Optional picnic lunch afterward at the Oak Hammock. Linda Patton 850-668-4334.

Dec 21 Sunday P/M W.D. Lines Tract. Enjoy a brisk hike through the woods and along beautiful Lake Talquin. Call 24 hrs in advance to sign up. Gwen Beatty 850-942-7165.

Dec 27 Saturday P/L 14^th Annual Phipps Park Holiday Hike. A leisurely, all-day hike on part of the hiking trail at Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park, with a lunch break at the beautiful Oak Hammock. Linda Patton 850-668-4334.