Outdoors calendar

Events

America’s Boating Course: 8:30 a.m. Oct. 13 and Nov. 10, West Marine, 1716 W. Marine View Drive, Everett; $25, registration required; 360-794-1723 or e-mail tonyford1@verizon.net.

BIKES rides (www.bikesclub.org):

Gas Gasworks through I-90 tunnel, 9:30 a.m. Oct. 14, snack stop at Alki Bakery; steady rain cancels; 425-743-7593.

Meandering Mondays, 9:30 a.m. 92nd Street Park, Mukilteo Speedway, social pace, 25 to 40-plus miles; 425-743-7593.

Freewheeling Wednesdays, 25 to 40-plus miles, social pace, 425-743-7593.

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

9 a.m. Oct. 14, Whidbey Island Sundays, meet for Mukilteo-Clinton Ferry, ice or snow cancels; 425-273-1239.

10 a.m. Oct. 14, Fall City/Lake Ames Road, 31 miles, steady rain cancels; 206-241-1109.

10 a.m. Oct. 15, start at Tracy Owen Station, Kenmore, loop around south Snohomish County; 206-363-9964.

Lincoln Theatre: 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon; 360-336-8955, www.lincolntheatre.org.

Climate change talk: 7 p.m. Oct. 17, $10, $7 students with ID, $1 discount for Lincoln Theatre members and Skagit Land Trust members.

Pilchuck Audubon Society: 360-563-0181, 360-435-3750, www.pilchuckaudubon.org.

7:30 a.m. Oct. 16, meet at Quil Ceda Village Wal-Mart in Marysville, explore Birch Bay, Smiahmoo, Drayton Harbor; pack a lunch.

Wolf Camp Cooperative: 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday workshops, various locations, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday workshops at Wolf Camp on Woods Lake, near Monroe. Registration required, $20 suggested donation each workshop, $15 per additional family member; 360-799-1997, www.wolfcamp.com.

Groups

Backcountry Bicycle Trails Club: Ride Line, 206-283-2995.

Backcountry Horsemen (Traildusters): Activities for trail riding horse lovers. First Tuesdays, Flying Pig Restaurant, 2929 Colby Ave., Everett; 360-793-0380, e-mail dfletche@gte.net, www.bchw.org.

Cascade Orienteering Club: Beginning instruction in navigating through woods; events for all skill levels; 206-783-3866, www.cascadeoc.org.

Edmonds Bicycle Advocacy Group: Edmonds Bike Group meets 7:30 p.m. third Thursdays, Frances Anderson Center, Room 111, 700 Main St., Edmonds; 425-744-6588.

Everett Rowing: A group for new and experienced rowers featuring coaching, classes, competition, open rows, sweep and sculling; 425-257-8300.

Honorbound: Honorbound Horsemen’s fellowship and outreach ministries meets 7 p.m. third Tuesdays, Marysville Livestock Auction Barn; 425-870-7971, pjeromeb@aol.com.

Hui Wa[`]a O Puget Sound Outrigger Canoe Club: Silver Lake, Hauge Homestead Park, corner of 19th Ave. SE and 121st St. SE; 425-744-1596.

Northwest Quad Association: Bimonthly meetings and rides for ATV enthusiasts. Les Leonard; 425-424-3451, www.northwestquad.org, info@northwestquad.org.

Pilchuck Treasure Hunting Club: A club for hobbyists dedicated to metal detecting, 7:30 p.m. third Wednesdays, Everett Firefighters Hall, 2411 Hewitt Ave. Everett; www.stanrs.pages.web.com/pthc/index.html.

PNW Four-Wheel Drive Association: Regional clubs meet 7:30 p.m. third Wednesdays, various locations. Tim Myers, 360-793-3543.

Skagit Bicycle Club: A Burlington-based bicycle group; 360-428-9487.

Volunteers for Outdoor Washington: Learn how to build trails and volunteer to construct and maintain hiking routes; 206-517-3019, www.trailvolunteers.org.

Washington State Snowmobile Association: Regional clubs promote safety, legislation, activities and access; 800-783-9772, www.wssa.us.

Washington Trails Association: A volunteer organization working to protect and enhance hiking trails; 206-625-1367, www.wta.org.

Washington Water Trails Association: An organization dedicated to promoting preservation and stewardship of marine shorelines for recreational use by low-impact, beachable craft. Group is involved in developing the Cascadia Marine Trail; 206-545-9161, www.wwta.org.

Western Bass Club: 7 p.m. third Thursdays, Kennydale Community Center, 2424 NE 27th St., Renton; www.westernbassclub.com.

Western Outdoor Learning Center: Activities include seminars, naturalist mentoring and walkabouts, meets at American Legion Memorial Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett; 360-303-1191.

To enter an item in the Outdoors calendar, write to “Outdoors Calendar,” The Herald, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206, e-mail features@heraldnet.com, or fax 425-339-3469. For information, call Melanie Munk at 425-339-3430.