Hiking 101: Learn the basics to start hiking safely in the Pacific Northwest at 7 p.m. July 12 at The Mountaineers Program Center, 7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle; http://bit.ly/297XfeS.
North Cascades: The North Cascades Institute offers a free open house and barbecue from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 17 at its Environmental Learning Center on the shores of Diablo Lake to celebrate NCI’s 30th anniversary. The event includes a picnic, naturalist-led activities, hikes, boat tours, live music and more. Details at ncascades.org/signup/programs/anniversary-picnic. Also, check out the class list for the institute. They offer a variety of classes all summer.
Trail work: The North 350 Blades, which does trail work on the Pacific Crest Trail, has a trail work party July 22-24 near Stevens Pass. Get information and sign up at www.pcta.org/volunteer.
Climbing: If you’ve been climbing indoors and would like to make the transition to outdoors, get info on how to do so safely and responsibly at 6:30 p.m. July 20 at the Seattle Bouldering Project, 900 Poplar Place S, Seattle; seattleboulderingproject.com.
Cleanup: Volunteers are needed to help clean up the slopes for Stevens Pass from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 10. Volunteers can ride the ski lift and will be provided with a free lunch. Volunteers should bring rain gear, bug repellent, and wear ankle supporting boots with good traction. Get details and register by Aug. 1 at http://nff.wildapricot.org/event-2245567.
For women: Washington Outdoor Women is offering instruction in fishing, hunting and other outdoors skill during a workshop Sept. 16-18 at Camp Waskowitz in North Bend. The annual workshop is presented and coordinated by Washington Outdoor Women, a nonprofit program dedicated to teaching women outdoor skills and natural resource stewardship. Certified and experienced instructors will teach 21 classes throughout the weekend on skills such as archery, basic freshwater fishing, fly fishing and fly tying, big-game hunting basics, map and compass reading, survival, beekeeping, birding, Dutch oven cooking, backpacking, duck hunting, wildlife awareness, wilderness first aid and more. Workshop participants must be at least 18 years old and must have a current Washington recreational fishing license to participate in the fly fishing and basic freshwater fishing sessions. Get details and register at www.washingtonoutdoorwomen.org. First-time participants can receive a partial scholarship.
WTA: The Washington Trails Association is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. They’ll have a party from noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 17 at Snoqualmie Point Park in Snoqualmie. There will be food trucks, geocaching, classes with the REI outdoor school, trail work demonstrations, a beer garden and more. Details at www.wta.org.
Email outdoor events to jloerch@heraldnet.com.
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