Events
BIKES rides: Various starting locations; Membership and ride info at www.bikesclub.org.
Edmonds Parks and Recreation: 700 Main St., Edmonds, 425-771-0227, www.reczone.org.
• Still some openings for kids, ages 10 to 17, for Beach Camp at Sunset Bay, on Norma Be
ach Road in Edmonds. A watersports day camp with weekly sessions 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, until Sept. 2, $350 per child. Includes kayaking, sailing, windsurfing, wake boarding and innertubing for any level of experience and ability. Register with Edmonds Parks and Recreation, 425-771-0230, www.reczone.org.
Everett Parks and Recreation: 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett, 425-257-8300, www.ci.everett.wa.us.
• Clamming at Birch Bay; Depart at 8 a.m. July 14 from the recreation office in Forest Park. Transportation, instruction and cooking equipment provided. Learn to dig and identify clams. Cook them at Birch Bay State Park. Return about 4 p.m. Fee $39 adult, $29 youth (ages 6 to 17, with adult) State shellfish/seaweed harvest license required, available at sporting goods stores or online at fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov. Register for the trip at 425-257-8300 ext. 2 or signmeup.everettwa.org.
Everett Mountaineers: Meetings at 7 p.m. first Wednesday of the month, Snohomish County East Administration Building, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. www.everettmountaineers.org.
Greg’s Custom Fishing Rods: 12405 20th St. NE, Lake Stevens; registration required at 425-335-1391; www.gregscustomrods.com.
• Fly-casting lessons scheduled on an individual basis. Call our shop to make arrangements.
North Sound Sea Kayaking Association: Club details at www.nsseakayaker.homestead.com; 360-652-5510. Trip details at 360-691-9436.
Pilchuck Audubon Society: Birding trips, pack a lunch if it’s not provided; www.pilchuck audubon.org.
• Mid-Whidbey Island; meet at 7:30 a.m. June 28 at Quilceda Village Walmart lot. Birding will be in the area between Crockett Lake and Swantown on Whidbey Island. Leaders: Virginia Clark 360-435-3750, Art Wait 360-563-0181.
• Stevens Pass area; meet at 7 a.m. July 5 at Monroe park-and-ride on U.S. 2. Will visit the Old Cascades Highway, Smithbrook Road and maybe the ski slopes. Might see warblers, grouse, sparrows, flycatchers, ravens, nutcrackers, chipmunk and hare. Trip Leader: Virginia Clark, 360-435-3750.
•Snohomish and Ebey Island area; meet at 8 a.m. July 12 at Snohomish park-and-ride (junction of Highway 9 and Bickford Avenue). Short walk on the dike along Ebey Slough. Trip Leader: Art Wait 360-563-0181.
• Diablo Lake and Thunder Knob Trail; meet at 8 a.m. July 17 at Everett Mall (in the back, near the transit facility). 3.6 miles round trip, 425-foot elevation gain, moderately easy. Perfect for kids. Hat, water, and sunscreen essential. Leader: Jonathan Blubaugh, 425-244-7633, aracfi@msn.com.
• Blue Stilly Park and other areas nearby; meet at 8 a.m. July 19 at Quilceda Village Walmart lot. Virginia Clark is going to show us her neighborhood, including her feeders. She will provide lunch at her home. Leader: Virginia Clark, 360-435-3750.
• Mount Baker Highway; meet at 7 a.m. July 26 at Quilceda Village Walmart lot. Golden eagle, gray-crowned rosy-finch, ptarmigan, swifts, pipits, larks, and numerous mammals are possible. Expect wildflowers. Trip leaders: Art Wait, 360-563-0181, Virginia Clark, 360-435-3750.
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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