Outdoor calendar

Events

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

10 a.m. Feb. 14 and 28, Mukilteo-Lake Stevens: Meet at Point of Grace church parking lot in Mukilteo. Route: 52 miles total. Snow cancels. Leave a message 425-349-5065 or e-mail: fiorepg@frontier.com.

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a.m. Feb. 13, Bypass and Roundabouts: Moderate 26-miles starting at Machias Station at 10 a.m. Food stop in Granite Falls. Weather may cancel. Leader Warren Bare 425-743-7593 or bare.warren@gmail.com.

10 a.m. Feb. 18, Mukilteo-Snohomish-Monroe: Meet at Point of Grace church parking lot in Mukilteo. Route: 54 miles total. Snow cancels. Leave a message 425-349-5065 or e-mail: fiorepg@frontier.com.

10 a.m. Feb. 19, Echo Lake to Ballard and return. Moderate 25 to 30 miles. Food stop along the way. Weather will cancel. Leader Warren Bare. 425-743-7593 or bare.warren@gmail.com.

10 a.m. Feb. 23, Mukilteo-Snohomish-Everett: Meet at Point of Grace church parking lot in Mukilteo. Route: 42 to 47 miles. Leave a message 425-349-5065 or e-mail: fiorepg@frontier.com.

10 a.m. Feb. 27, McCollum Park park-and-ride to Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park. 30 to 35 miles. Heavy rain or snow cancels. Leader Tim Wise 425-754-7916 or tcjkwise@frontier.com.

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

Float trip to see wintering snow geese; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 19 and 27. Begins at Rainbow Bridge in La Conner, with opportunities to see ducks, herons, loons, grebes, hawks, turkey vultures and bald eagles. Adults $87; Youths 12 and under, seniors 65 and over, $77. Lunch included. Registration at 425-771-0230 or www.reczone.org.

Edmonds Backyard Wildlife Habitat Project: 18104 76th Ave. W., Edmonds; 425-672-2150; www.edmondsbackyardwildlifehabitat.org.

All-day workshop; Feb. 12 at the new Edmonds Wildlife Habitat and Native Plant Demonstration Garden, 95 Pine St. From 9 a.m. to noon, native plantscaping and wildlife habitat garden design; 1 to 3 p.m., backyard bird count training with local NOAA scientist, Dr. Alan Mearns, who will show how to monitor and collect data for the Great Backyard Bird Count (Feb. 18 to 21). More about the Great Backyard Bird Count at www.birdsource.org/gbbc. Classroom space is limited, and lunch is not provided. To register call Susie Schaefer at 425-478-9383 or e-mail susie.schaefer@comcast.net.

Greg’s Custom Fishing Rods: 12405 20th St. NE, Lake Stevens; registration required at 425-335-1391; www.gregscustomrods.com.

n Rod-building class; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 15, 16, 22, 23. The four-evening class includes instruction, use of the workshop and tools, and epoxy for the rod. $35.

n Fly-tying class; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24. Four-evening class includes materials for the flies you make and use of the workshop and tools. $50.

North Sound Sea Kayaking Association: Club details at 360-652-5510; www.nsseakayaker.homestead.com. Trip details at 360-691-9436. Free meetings, 7 p.m. first Thursdays October through May, Legion Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett, unless otherwise noted.

Over-the-Hill-Hikers: Various times on Thursdays, Edmonds Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave.; www.scscedmonds.org. Most trips cost $13 for senior center members and $16 for nonmembers. To sign up, call 425-513-9374. All hikes meet and park at United Methodist Church, 828 Caspers St., Edmonds. Each hike is limited to nine hikers.

n 8 a.m. Feb. 10; Lanham Lake-Stevens Pass (snowshoe); 3 to 4 miles; difficulty: easy/medium; elevation gain 1,100 feet.

n 7:30 a.m. Feb. 24; Cooper River-Salmon LaSac (snowshoe and cross-country); 4 to 8 miles; difficulty: easy/medium; elevation gain 400 feet.

Pilchuck Audubon Society: Birding trips, pack a lunch if it’s not provided; www.pilchuckaudubon.org.

n Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge; Meet at 7 a.m. Feb. 8 at the Lynnwood Walmart lot at 1400 164th St SW (I-5 Exit 183). Park at the edge of the lot to the west. Long road trip, about 80 miles each way. At the refuge, it’s a walk of several miles to experience the marshes, tide flats, grasslands and riparian woodlands. Some 200 species have been seen here. Trip Leader: Virginia Clark 360-435-3750.

n Port Gamble to Port Townsend; Meet at 7 a.m. Feb. 15 at the Edmonds Marsh. (South of W. Dayton Street, turn left just before the railroad tracks). Ferry to Kingston, go through Port Gamble and across the floating bridge. On the way, visit Marrowstone Island and Indian Island to see waterfowl, seabirds and maybe orcas. Trip Leader: Virginia Clark 360-435-3750.

n Birch Bay Semiahmoo, Drayton Harbor; Meet at 7 a.m. Feb. 22, at Quilceda Village Walmart west of Marysville (I-5-Exit 200). Expect harlequin and long tail ducks, brant and other species. Trip Leader: Wilma Bayes 360-629-2028, and she will serve hot soup and dessert at her waterfront cabin.

Sierra Club, Snohomish Group: Event locations vary; 425-737-0350; www.cascade.sierraclub.org/directory/groups/snohomish.

Sound Steppers Volkssport Club: 425-397-7301; www.soundsteppers.org. Meets 6:15 p.m. first Thursdays, Crossroad Church, 18527 60th Ave. W., Lynnwood. See www.meetup.com/walkers-574 for details and a future walk schedule.

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