Events
BIKES rides: Various starting locations; Membership and ride info at www.bikesclub.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.
North Sound Sea Kayaking Association: Club details at www.nsseakayaker.homestead.com; 360-652-5510. 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. Call Larry Weimer, 425-513-9374, before signing up for the trip. For all hikes meet and park at United Methodist Church, 828 Caspers St., Edmonds. Each hike is limited to 10 people.
Pilchuck Audubon Society: Tuesday birding trips, some weekends. Information at www.pilchuckaudubon.org.
May 1, Camano Island. Meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Quilceda Village Walmart lot west of Marysville (I-5 exit 200). Park away from the store, to the east, near Quilceda Blvd. (next to I-5). Scenic locations we may bird are Triangle Cove, Eide Road, English Boom, Iverson Spit and Cama Beach State Park. Pack a lunch. Leader: Virginia Clark 360-435-3750.
May 8, Snoqualmie River Valley, Monroe to Carnation: Meet at 7:30 a.m. at Monroe park-and-ride on U.S. 2, a half-mile west of Evergreen Fairgrounds. This trip will mostly cover the area between the Carnation golf course and the Monroe area. Pack a lunch. Leader: Virginia Clark 360-435-3750.
May 15, Cle Elum area: Meet at 6:30 a.m. at Monroe park-and-ride on U.S. 2, a half-mile west of Evergreen Fairgrounds. An all day trip to possibly see red-naped sapsucker, Northern goshawk, calliope hummingbird, Western bluebird, mountain bluebird, magpie, vesper sparrow and Cassin’s finch. Pack a lunch. Leader: Virginia Clark 360-435-3750
REI Alderwood: Classes include rock climbing for kids and adults, snowshoeing, skiing, snowboarding, avalanche and survival, bicycle maintenance and photography. Information at www.rei.com/stores/35; at Alderwood Mall, 3000 184th St SW, Lynnwood; 425-640-6200
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.
May 12, Edmonds College and Parks Walking Event. Registration 8 a.m. to noon at Edmonds Community College, 20000 68th ave. W., Lynnwood (enter on 204th SW). 5K and 10 K distances. Suitable for strollers but not wheelchairs. Free or $3 for stamp in walking book. Bring nonperishable food item for Edmonds Food Bank.
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