Events
BIKES rides: Various starting locations; www.bikesclub.org.
Sign up now for the 2010 McClinchy Mile Ride on March 20; day-of-event registration is 8 to 11 a.m., course open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., start at Haller Middle School, 600 E. First St., Arlington; 20- to 47-mile routes; $25 adults, $10 ages 17 and under with paid adult fee; details at www.bikesclub.org.
Meet for mostly 10 a.m. starts on Mondays, Haller Middle School, 600 E. First St., Arlington; 25- to 35-mile routes; rain cancels; call 425-737-8445 the day before each ride, or by 9 a.m. day of ride, to confirm start time.
Meet at 10 a.m. Wednesdays, Haller Middle School, 600 E. First St., Arlington; 25- to 35-mile routes; rain cancels; 425-737-8445.
Cascade Bicycle Club: 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Building 138, Seattle; 206-522-3222; www.cascade.org.
Start at 8:30 a.m. March 7, Myrtle Edwards Park, 3130 Alaskan Way W., Seattle; “Hills of the West Coast” ride; 30 to 50 miles; showers cancel; 206-890-9239.
Start at 10 a.m. March 13, Logboom Park, 6100 NE 175th St., Kenmore; “North Lake Loop” ride; 45 to 60 miles; steady rain cancels; 425-890-5234.
Seattle Bicycle Expo, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 13 and 14, Smith Cove Cruise Terminal 91, Seattle; $10 single day pass, $12 two-day pass, free for ages 15 and under; admission is cash-only, at door; www.cascade.org/expo.
Coastal Conservation Association: Bayside Marine, 1111 Craftsman Way, Everett, next to the boat launch; 425-252-3088.
7 p.m. March 9, triploid trout and kokanee discussions, Fisheries biologist talk; free.
Lynnwood Parks and Recreation: 5800 198th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-670-5050; www.ci.lynnwood.wa.us. Hiking and kayaking trips, various lengths and elevations, for ages 55 and older; meet at the Lynnwood Senior Center, 5800 198th St. SW; most cost $16 members, $21 nonmembers, call for details.
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. March 20, Snoqualmie Pass; for all ages; $10 per outing.
Mukilteo Yacht Club: Meets 6:30 p.m. fourth Tuesdays, year-round, Old Garage, 807 Second St., Mukilteo; new members welcome, subject to space availability; 425-315-0535.
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.
North Sound Sea Kayaking Association: 425-423-0883; www.nsska.homestead.com. Meetings are free and take place at 7 p.m., Legion Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett, unless otherwise noted.
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. March 9, Quil Ceda Village Wal-Mart for North Whidbey Island trip; pack a lunch.
Snohomish County Parks &Recreation and Adopt-A-Stream Foundation presentations: All at NW Stream Center, McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; $5 AASF members, $7 nonmembers, per presentation; advance ticket purchase required at 425-316-8592; www.streamkeeper.org.
Bobcats, 1 to 3 p.m. March 6, for first-graders to adults; 20 guests required for event to take place.
On the track of the elusive wolverine, 7 to 8:30 p.m. March 11, for fifth-graders to adult; event includes lecture and photographs.
WSU Snohomish County Extension/Beach Watchers Shore Stewards: Lower level, Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo; 425-357-6020; www.beachwatchers.wsu.edu.
“Our Puget Sound, In Depth” presentation series, 7 p.m. on given date; free. March 10, “Tidal energy and renewable sources.”
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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