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Outdoors Calendar

Published 6:45 pm Friday, January 15, 2010

BIKES rides: Various starting locations; www.bikesclub.org.

  • Meet at 10 a.m. Jan. 16, near 152nd Street NE, Arlington for Centennial Trail ride to Snohomish; bring money for lunch stop; 35 to 40 miles; snow, rain may cancel; details by e-mailing dougg27@hotmail.com.

  • Meet at 10 a.m. Jan. 17, Emerson Elementary School, 8702 Seventh Ave. SE, Mill Creek; approximately 22-mile route; food stop planned; bad weather cancels; 425-355-4510.

    Cascade Bicycle Club: 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Building 138, Seattle; 206-522-3222; www.cascade.org.

  • Meet at 9 a.m. Jan. 16, Haggen shopping center, Highway 532 and 72nd Avenue NW, Stanwood, for winter training country ride; 55 miles; ice or snow cancels; 206-783-6450.

    Edmonds Bicycle Advocacy Group: Meets at 7:30 p.m. third Wednesdays, January through May, Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds; no June or July meetings; see Web site for guided summer ride details; www.edmondsbicyclegroup.org.

    Edmonds Parks &Recreation: Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds; 425-771-0230; www.reczone.org.

  • Skagit River Bald Eagle Preserve river tour, Jan. 16; $84 adults, $74 ages 6 to 12, fee includes lunch; more details upon registration at 425-771-0230.

    Lake Stevens Rowing Club: Boathouse is behind Lake Stevens Library, 1804 Main St., Lake Stevens; 888-769-5772; www.lakestevensrowing.com.

  • “Try Rowing” public event, 7 to 9 a.m. Jan. 23, North Cove, off Main Street, Lake Stevens; for ages 12 and up; free.

    Milltown Sailing Association: Meets 7 p.m. second Wednesdays, 410 14th St., Everett; 425-710-9175.

    Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: 2930 Wetmore Ave., Suite 3A (Everett office); 425-783-6000; www.fs.fed.us/R6/mbs. See individual listings for details like starting points. Make reservations for Snoqualmie Pass events at 425-434-6111. For Stevens Pass, call 360-677-2414.

  • Kids in the Snow, 1 p.m. Jan. 24, Feb. 20 and March 20, Snoqualmie Pass; for all ages; $10.

    North Cascades Institute: 810 Highway 20, Sedro-Woolley; 360-856-5700, ext. 209; www.ncascades.org. Listed prices for overnight events include meals and lodging. Detailed event times and locations given at registration.

  • Eagles and salmon trip, Jan. 16; $95; register at 360-856-5700; www.ncascades.org/get_outside.

  • Nooksack snowshoe excursion, Jan. 17; $95; register at 360-856-5700; www.ncascades.org/get_outside.

    The Open Gate Farm: 269 Russell Road, Camano Island; 360-387-4449.

  • “The Honorable Farmer” classes, 1 to 4 p.m. fourth Wednesdays, January through June; $120 for series (some $30-or-less material fees may apply), Jan. 22 registration deadline, classes suitable for ages 6 to adult; sign up at 360-387-4449. Topics include business side of farming; soils seeds, plants; choosing what to grow; tools; tillage; orchards, nurseries, animal farms; harvesting, storage and marketing.

    Over-the-Hill-Hikers: Various times on Thursdays, South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds; unless otherwise noted, trips cost $13 for senior center members and $16 for nonmembers. To sign up, first-time participants call 425-513-9374; others call 425-774-5555; www.scscedmonds.org.

    Pilchuck Audubon Society: Details at 360-563-0181, 360-435-3750, unless otherwise noted; www.pilchuckaudubon.org.

  • Meet at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 19, Quil Ceda Village Wal-Mart for Guemes Island trip; pack a lunch.

    Sierra Club, Snohomish Group: Event locations vary; 425-737-0350; www.cascade.sierraclub.org/directory/groups/snohomish. Group meets 7 p.m. third Thursdays, Alderwood Mall REI, 3000 184th St. SW, Lynnwood.

  • Meet at 10 a.m. Jan. 17 in Monroe for beginners’ snowshoe walk near Stevens Pass; call ahead, 425-737-0350, to verify participation; limit of 12 participants; carpooling encouraged.

    WSU Skagit County Extension: 11768 Westar Lane, Suite A, Burlington; 360-428-4270, ext. 240; www.skagit.wsu.edu.

  • Country Living Expo and Cattlemen’s winterschool, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 30, Stanwood High School, 7400 272nd St. NW, Stanwood; topics include fruit tree maintenance, giant pumpkin and vegetable growing, greenhouse building, raising and processing pastured poultry, specialty canning, cider making, spinning, weaving and others; registration $55; 360-428-4270, ext. 0.

    • To submit an item for the Outdoors calendar, e-mail features@heraldnet.com or send it to “Outdoors Calendar,” The Herald, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206.

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