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Guided Walks in Lithia Park

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2022 Season Schedule

Walks take place every Thursday and Saturday beginning June 9 and running through the end of September.

Walks begin at 10am at the front of Lithia Park. Walks are free, and led by knowledgeable volunteers. Walks last about 1.5 hours and cover flora, fauna, and history of Lithia Park.

Please check back if you have concerns over air quality and the status of a walk. This page will have current status of the upcoming walk.

About the founder, Tom Foster:

Longtime Ashlander and APRC volunteer Tom Foster has been leading Lithia Park nature walks Tom Foster - Longtime APRC Volunteer

since 1989, when he helped initiate the nature walk program. He takes satisfaction in showing locals and tourists the wildlife, plants and history of Lithia Park. “It’s our central park, it’s just a great place for a lot of different pursuits. A quiet walk or picnic, it’s a park which is important to people for many, I guess you could say, personal reasons,” Foster said. In 2015, Foster received the Ragland Award of Community Volunteerism.

Number of walks since 1989: 1,996
Number of people who have participated in the walks since 1989: 22,985

The figures above were last updated on January 21, 2020, with the conclusion of the 2019 (31st) season. Numbers continue to grow each year!

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