OUTDOORS BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Knife show's 31st running this weekend The 31st annual Oregon Knife Show and Sale, the largest annual cutlery show west of the Mississippi, will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Lane Events Center in Eugene. The show features 520 exhibitor tables displaying a wide variety of collectible and handmade knives. Numerous demonstrations of knife-related skills and craftsmanship - including blade forging, martial arts, wood carving, a blade grinding competition, and flint knapping - are also offered. Event hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5. For a complete show schedule and list of exhibitors, see: www.oregonknifeclub.org/demonstrations.html. Young Creswell trapshooter sets record Cade Miller of Creswell last week became the youngest trapshooter in Pacific International Trapshooting trapshooting: see shooting. trapshooting Shooting sport with moving targets. A shotgun (usually 12-gauge) is used. The targets are clay disks (called pigeons) that are sprung into the air from a trap. A later variant is skeet shooting. Association history to break 100 straight clay targets in a sanctioned singles handicap competition. Cade - a fifth-grader at O'Hara School who's been shooting trap a little more than a year - posted the perfect score March 26 at the annual Pendleton Blanket Shoot hosted by the Medford Gun Club. At 10 years, 8 months of age, he displaces a 12 1/2 -year-old shooter who had been the youngest trapshooter to post a perfect 100. According to Miller's coach, Gary Fogelson, Cade missed only two of the 225 shots he took in competition that day. South Slough Reserve to hold open house The South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (SSNERR) is a 4,770 acre (19 km) National Estuarine Research Reserve located on Coos Bay Estuary, in the U.S. state of Oregon. Its headquarters are in Charleston. will host an open house Saturday at the reserve's Interpretive Center, located 4 miles south of Charleston on Seven Devils Road. Activities will include guided walks, children's story time, a display by artist Julie Rumbreich and opportunities to ask questions of the South Slough staff. Event hours are 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Details: (541) 888-5558. FISHING, HUNTING & WILDLIFE VIEWING Trout stocking report Eugene-area waters: Alton Baker Park Alton Baker Park is located in Eugene, Oregon, United States, near Autzen Stadium. It features duck ponds, bicycle trails, and a dog park, and directly touches the Ferry Street Bridge. is scheduled to be stocked with 2,400 trout, including 400 of the "larger" 12-inchers. Other releases: Cottage Grove Pond, 2,000; Cottage Grove Reservoir, 3,000; Creswell Pond, 1,500; Dexter Reservoir, 2,900. Florence-area lakes: Carter and Cleawox lakes will be stocked this week with 2,500 and 2,000 hatchery hatchery a commercial establishment dedicated to the hatching of bird eggs to provide day old chicks and poults to the poultry industry. hatchery liquid the contents of unfertilized eggs. Used in petfood manufacture. trout, respectively. Other angling highlights Rivers and streams: The "March Brown" trout fishery on the lower McKenzie River is always a good bet this time of year. Most midcoast rivers closed to steelhead fishing April 1, but some of the larger river basins have specific areas open in April. See the angling synopsis for details. Spring salmon fishing is starting to pick up in the Rogue River but is still slow elsewhere. Lakes and reservoirs: Dorena and Blue River reservoirs were stocked with hatchery trout last week and should be good. Marine zone: Boat anglers along the central coast report good catches of black, blue and yellowtail rockfish rockfish, member of the large family Scorpaenidae (rockfishes and scorpionfishes), carnivorous fish inhabiting all seas and especially abundant in the temperate waters of the Pacific. Rockfishes are found among rocks and reefs. and lingcod lingcod Commercially popular fish species (Ophiodon elongatus) that is strictly marine, found along the Pacific coast of North America. It is a voracious predator with a large mouth and caninelike teeth. . Fishing for lingcod, perch and rockfish is good this time of year from the jetties and rocky points. Hunting Timely tips: Spring bear hunts began April 1 in some parts of Oregon and start April 15 in others, and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is an agency of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon responsible for programs protecting Oregon fish and wildlife resources and their habitats. is asking successful hunters to submit a single premolar premolar /pre·mo·lar/ (P) (-mo´ler) 1. see under tooth. 2. situated in front of the molar teeth. pre·mo·lar n. tooth from each harvested bear, as well as the reproductive tracts of female bears. All bear hunters received a specially marked, postage-paid tooth envelope, which includes instructions for removing and submitting teeth. The material gathered will be used for bear population research purposes. Wildlife viewing Best bets: Many migratory songbirds will begin returning to the area in the next few weeks. Good places to see these birds include area parks and wildlife refuges. During April, listen closely for the musical call of sand hill cranes as they pass through the valley on their way north. Large flocks can be seen flying very high. They occasionally land in fields east and north of Salem for a few days of rest. - Compiled from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Register-Guard reports. Updated information is available by logging on to www.registerguard.com/news/outdoors_front.php. CALENDAR To submit events The deadline for calendar event listings is 10 a.m. Monday. Submit listings to: Outdoor Editor, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene OR 97440 or e-mail: mstahlberg@guardnet.com. Unless otherwise noted, events are free. Bicycling SATURDAY Greater Eugene Area Riders (GEARS): The club plans 30-, 50- and 70-mile rides in the Crow Road/Wolf Creek area. The 30- and 70-milers begin at Alton Baker Park at 9 a.m.; the 50-miler leaves Twin Oaks School at 10 a.m. For detailed ride descriptions, see: www.eugenegears.org. SUNDAY GEARS: 35-, 50- and 65-mile ride options in the Powerline Road/Harrisburg area; 9 a.m. at Alton Baker Park. Boating SATURDAY-SUNDAY G.I. Joe's: Free boat inspections, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at G.I. Joe's, 1030 Green Acres Road, Eugene. Fishing THURSDAY G.I. Joe's: "Kokanee kokanee Noun a freshwater salmon of lakes and rivers in W North America [after Kokanee Creek, in British Columbia] Fishing Tips & Tactics" seminar by Dave Jones, 7 p.m. at G.I. Joe's, 1030 Green Acres Road, Eugene. Hiking WEDNESDAY The Obsidians: Janet Jacobsen will lead a six-mile hike at Doris Ranch Park. Details, sign-up at the Eugene Family YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. , 2055 Patterson St. FRIDAY The Obsidians: Sheila Ward will lead a 5 1/2 -mile hike in the Siltcoos River/Carter Lake Dunes area. Details, sign-up at the Eugene YMCA, 2055 Patterson St. SATURDAY The Obsidians: John Jacobsen will lead a 6.7-mile hike at the North Bank Deer Preserve. Details, sign-up at the YMCA, 2055 Patterson St. SUNDAY The Obsidians: Lynda Christiansen will lead a 10-mile Larison Creek hike. Details, sign-up at the YMCA, 2055 Patterson St. TUESDAY The Obsidians: Marilyn Kerins will lead a six-mile Eugene Wetlands hike. Details, sign-up at the YMCA, 2055 Patterson St. Nature THURSDAY Lane County Dahlia dahlia (däl`yə, dăl`–) [for Anders Dahl, 1751–89, Swedish botanist and pupil of Linnaeus], any plant of the genus Dahlia Society: Dahlia tuber tuber, enlarged tip of a rhizome (underground stem) that stores food. Although much modified in structure, the tuber contains all the usual stem parts—bark, wood, pith, nodes, and internodes. auction featuring tubers and root stock of all forms and colors of dahlias, 7:30 p.m., Celeste Celeste is a woman's first name. Celeste may also refer to: in Music
SATURDAY Mount Pisgah Arboretum The Mount Pisgah Arboretum (85 ha / 209 acres) is a non-profit arboretum and botanical garden located within the Howard Buford Recreation Area (930 ha / 2,300 acre), between the Coast Fork of the Willamette River and the slopes of Mount Pisgah near Eugene-Springfield, Oregon, : Wildflower wildflower Any flowering plant that grows without intentional human aid. Wildflowers are the source of all cultivated garden varieties of flowers. A wildflower growing where it is unwanted is considered a weed. "Elder Walk" (for ages 55+), led by nature guide Harold Schyberg, 10:30 a.m. at the Arboretum arboretum: see botanical garden. arboretum Place where trees, shrubs, and sometimes herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes. An arboretum may be a collection in its own right or a part of a botanical garden. Visitor Center. Donation requested: $4. Details: 747-1504. Mount Pisgah Arboretum: Natural science illustrator Kristine Kirkeby will conduct a workshop on drawing wildflowers in graphite, 1 p.m. Fee: $20 ($15 MPA MPA medroxyprogesterone acetate. members). Preregistration pre·reg·is·tra·tion n. An early registration, as for returning college students, that takes place before general registration. required; call 747-1504. Mount Pisgah Arboretum: `Knowing and Growing Native Plants,' the first session of a four-part "Gardening with Nature" series, 1 p.m. at EPUD EPUD Emerald People's Utility District (Eugene, OR) EPUD Emerald People's Utility Department (Eugene, OR) headquarters, 33733 Seavey Loop Road. Fee: $20 ($15 MPA members). Details, registration: 747-1504. Nearby Nature: Critters that hatch out of eggs will be the focus of a family oriented "egg walk" at Alton Baker Park, 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Fee: $5. Details, preregistration: 687-9699. SATURDAY-SUNDAY Mount Pisgah Arboretum: Two-day spring field botany workshop taught by Tobias Policha, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Fee $55 ($50 MPA members). Preregistration required; call 747-1504. SUNDAY Mount Pisgah Arboretum: "Things with Wings" will be the focus of a family oriented nature walk led by Tom Bettman, 1 p.m. at the Visitor Center. Donation requested: $3. Details: 747-1504. Paddle sports SATURDAY South Slough Reserve: Intermediate-level paddle tour from Winchester Creek to Charleston. Fee: $10 per boat. Advance registration required; call (541) 888-5558. |
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