Trails
The Greenville Cypress Preserve features two primary trails, including the five-foot wide, all-weather Meadow Trail, built in 2005 with funding from the King’s Daughters and Sons Circle #Two. The trail includes interpretive signs, cypress benches, wildflowers, and an outdoor classroom with wooden benches.
Two primary trails comprise the trail system within the Greenville Cypress Preserve. The five-foot wide, all-weather Meadow Trail can be seen upon arrival at the pavilion. This quarter-mile trail around the meadow was constructed of crushed limestone by Larry Goss of Greenville Lawns in December of 2005. Grants from Kings Daughters and Sons Circle #Two funded this project for a total of $16,564.71. Enhancements along this trail include interpretive signs, natural cypress benches, wood duck nesting boxes, bluebird nesting boxes, wildflowers, and a flood pole indicating the crests of major historical floods. An outdoor amphitheater-type classroom can be found at the north end of the Meadow Trail with three sets of wooden benches.
A second trail project, funded by grants from Monsanto and Urban Forests for a total of $48,431.00, was completed in 2007. This project involved the construction of boardwalks crossing both the north and the south ends of one of the preserve’s cypress brakes, as well as a one-third mile, crushed-limestone trail system which snakes through the forested ridge lying between two brakes. This trail system connects with the Meadow Trail and is similarly enhanced by wildflowers, natural cypress benches, interpretive signs, and wood duck nesting boxes.
A trail guide provides additional information at each of the numbered signs along the trails. Additional improvements consist of: an irrigation well that was installed to maintain water levels within the three cypress brakes at the preserve; plantings of Delta native trees and plant species to encourage biodiversity and an eco-friendly environment for both flora and fauna within the Preserve.
