Experience the beauty of 100+ acres of rugged woodlands, lively prairie, and scenic views of the lovely spring-fed quarry lake in Iola, Kansas. The Lehigh Portland Trails feature over 14 miles of rail-trail-style gravel-surfaced trails and natural-surface singletrack trails.
State park in the works
When you’re out and about in nature, and find a flower or tree or insect you can’t identify, there’s a phone app that may help. It’s called iNaturalist (https://www.inaturalist.org/). iNaturalist (or “iNat” for short) is a “citizen science” tool for … Read More
We get this question from time to time, and it’s often hard for people to visualize the trail system and the property it sits on, so we thought we’d try to put it into perspective. The “trails” at Lehigh Portland … Read More
On November 1st, Thrive Allen County board members and Lehigh Portland Trails trail stewards Randy Rasa and Don Burns presented a short program to Iola third-graders, then led the kids on a field trip to Lehigh Portland Trails, where the … Read More
The BioBlitz: Nocturnal Biodiversity of the Lehigh Portland Trails event was well-attended, with college staff and students, biology researchers, and local families and nature enthusiasts participating.
Enjoy a stroll through the natural beauty of Lehigh Portland Trails, and learn about the stunning biodiversity and diverse ecosystems along the trails. Our trails steward, Randy Rasa, will lead this exploration of the trail system, concentrating on identifying flowers, … Read More
Explore the amazing diversity of nighttime insects in our own backyard while participating in citizen science! If you can find a wild critter and take a picture of it you can participate as a BioBlitz observer! Rachel Stone, Biology Instructor … Read More
In addition to the miles of trails at Lehigh Portland Trails, we’ve also been quietly working on other projects to improve the natural habitat on the property. Some of these are related to improving and expanding the grasslands by removing … Read More
The property containing the Lehigh Portland Trails contains a number of stone fences (or rock fences) in various states of repair. The stone fences offer a glimpse of life when this part of the country was homesteaded. The fences were … Read More