OUTDOORS BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Frontier Heritage Fair set this weekend in Eugene The "Mountain Man," Civil War and Old West eras will be the focus at the Lane County Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. Auditorium this weekend at the 16th annual Fort Umpqua Muzzle Loaders Frontier Heritage Fair. New this year will be a display of cannon replicas featuring three guns with carriages built by Jules Martino of Silverton, including a half-size version of an 1841 "six-pounder" field artillery piece. Also featured will be Northwest Indian-style carvings by Richard Sherk, plus displays and demonstrations of pre-1898 skills and crafts, trade goods, historic replicas, leather goods, knives, buckskinner supplies, muzzle-loading firearms, period music and a children's craft center. Event hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $3, with children under 12 free when accompanied by an adult. Climb, ski, board and shoe - all are on tap at the U The University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. Outdoor program plans a busy week, with a trio of recreational programs scheduled for rock climbers and snow sport enthusiasts. The action begins at 4 p.m, today at the Student Rec Center (SRC (SouRCe) Contrast with DST, which is an abbreviation of "destination." ) with the first session of a two-part rock climbing rock climbing Sports medicine An 'extreme sport' in which the participant climbs rock formations, with or without ropes Injury risk Fractures, abrasions, death. See Extreme sports. instructional clinic that concludes Thursday. The clinic costs $10 and is open to UO students and SRC members. Backcountry skiing and boarding will be the subject of a film called "The Sublimation sublimation, in chemistry sublimation (sŭblĭmā`shən), change of a solid substance directly to a vapor without first passing through the liquid state. Experiment," to be screened at 7 p.m. Wednesday, in Room 180 Prince Lucien Campbell Hall. Admission is $7 ($5 for UO students and OP members). At 5:30 p.m. Friday, a snowshoeing snow·shoe n. A racket-shaped frame containing interlaced strips, as of leather, that can be attached to the foot to facilitate walking on deep snow. intr.v. class will be held at the OP office in the Erb Memorial Union. Cost of the Sunday outing is $15. Register by Wednesday. Details: 346-4365. Hunter's Association, Pheasants Forever banquets set Two Willamette Valley hunting and wildlife conservation organizations are selling tickets for their annual banquets and auctions. The Emerald Valley Chapter of the Oregon Hunter's Association will hold its "Fun-Raiser 2008" event March 1 at the Valley River Inn in Eugene. An Oregon Access and Habitat Program statewide elk tag will be among the items auctioned at the event. Dinner tickets cost $38; for ordering information call (541) 998-9299. Meanwhile, the Willamette Valley Chapter of Pheasants Forever will hold its third annual banquet and auction April 26 at Shadow Hills Country Club in Junction City. The pheasant habitat organization is offering dinner and membership packages starting at $55. Details: Mike Burgess, (541) 998-1839. Fishing, hunting & Wildlife viewing Rivers and streams: Round after round of rainstorms have had winter steelheaders seeking smaller streams which drop and clear more quickly. But this should be the week the bigger rivers drop into shape. For updated river levels, see: www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/. Lakes and ponds: State hatcheries will give area anglers a Valentine's Day gift this week by releasing more than 12,500 catchable rainbow trout rainbow trout Species (Oncorhynchus mykiss) of fish in the salmon family (Salmonidae) noted for spectacular leaps and hard fighting when hooked. It has been introduced from western North America to many other countries. , including 2,500 scheduled to be released in the 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. canoeway. The rest of the fish will go into coastal lakes, including: Cleawox, 3,000 trout; Carter, 1,500; Munsel, 1,500 "larger" trout; Alder, Buck, Dune and Siltcoos Lagoon, 850 fish each; Lost, 750; Elbow, 600; and Thissel Pond, 500 "larger" trout. Hunting Timely tip: Northwest permit goose hunters, the Pacific Flyway flyway: see migration of animals. Council is taking public comment on a draft Dusky Canada Goose management plan through Feb. 29. View the draft plan at pacificflyway.gov/Abstracts.asp#dcg. Send comments or questions to Bradley.D.Bales@state.or.us. Wildlife viewing Best bets: Become a citizen scientist - participate in the National Audubon Society's 11th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb. 15-18. Details: www.birdcount.org. - Compiled from ODFW ODFW Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Register-Guard reports. For updates: www.registerguard.com/rg/Weekly/Outdoors/index.csp Calendar To submit events Submit listings to: Outdoor Editor, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR, 97440, or: outdoors@registerguard.com. Unless otherwise noted, events are free. Bicycling SATURDAY GEARS: 22-mile Upper Camp Creek and 48-mile Walterville rides, 9:30 a.m. for faster riders, 10 a.m. for slower riders, Alton Baker Park. SUNDAY GEARS: 25-mile Meadowview ride and 35-mile Sovern rides, 9:30 a.m. faster riders, 10 a.m. for slower riders, Alton Baker Park. Birding thursDAY Birds of Oregon and General Science: Local birdwalk for birders age 50 and older; carpool from Campbell Adult Center, 155 High St., at 9 a.m. Climbing friDAY REI: "High Points of Persistence," a presentation by deaf athlete Miriam Richards, 7 p.m., REI, 306 Lawrence St. Registration: 465-1800. Fishing monDAY McKenzie Flyfishers: "A Road Trip to Montana," presentation by author, photographer and fly fishing guide Brian O'Keefe, 6 p.m., Mallard mallard: see duck. mallard Abundant “wild duck” (Anas platyrhynchos, family Anatidae) of the Northern Hemisphere, ancestor of most domestic ducks. The mallard is a typical dabbling duck in its general habits and courtship display. Banquet Hall, 725 W. First Ave. Hiking FriDAY The Obsidians: Sandra Larsen will lead a 10.6-mile Row River Trail hike. Details, sign-up at 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. SaturDAY Altair Ski & Sports Club: Barbara Bakke will lead a 4-mile Mount Pisgah hike, 1 p.m. Details, RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. : 744-1681. Hunting wednesDAY McKenzie Long Toms: The local National Wild Turkey Federation chapter will plan its annual banquet, 7 p.m., Papa's Pizza, 1577 Coburg Rd. Details: Kelly Kline, 510-8559. wednesday U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Presentations on conservation plans for the Finley, Ankeny and Baskett Slough wildlife refuges, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m., Walnut Room, Fire Station No. 5, 4950 NW Fair Oaks Dr., Corvallis. Details: (541) 757-7236. West Eugene Wetlands: "Wetlands wander" nature walk, 9 a.m. Checkermallow Access. Binioculars provided. Details: 683-6494. Friday Eugene Natural History Society: Jon Erlandson presenation, "Archeology and the Peopling of the Americas," 7:30 p.m., 100 Willamette Hall at the University of Oregon. 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, : Lichen lichen (lī`kən), usually slow-growing organism of simple structure, composed of fungi (see Fungi) and photosynthetic green algae or cyanobacteria living together in a symbiotic relationship and resulting in a structure that resembles neither walk led by Daphne Stone, 1 p.m., Visitor Center, 34901 Frank Parrish Rd. Fee: $5. Details: 747-1504. Native Plant Society: Three-mile walk to view seasonal wildflowers and habitat restoration work at Mount Pisgah, 9 a.m., South Eugene High School South Eugene High School is a public high school located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was founded as Eugene High School around 1900, and was located at Willamette Street and West 11th Avenue in a brick building that later served as Eugene's city hall. or 9:15 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. . Navigation today Joe's: Mike Ullen will conduct a "New GPS Products Seminar," noon, Joes, 1030 Greenacres Rd. REI: "GPS 101" workshop, 7 p.m,, REI, 306 Lawrence St. Details, registration: 465-1800. Snow sports WEDNESDAY Altair Ski & Sports Club: General meeting; sign up for trips and outings, 6 p.m., Vets Club , 1626 Willamette St. Details: 302-2644. SATurDAY Altair: Beginner snowshoe Snowshoe a recently recognized cat breed; it is a medium- to large-sized cat with blue eyes, and coat color similar to a sealpoint or bluepoint Siamese, but with a white nose, chin, and ventral midline, and white boots on all feet. trip to Gold Lake, 2-3 miles, 10 a.m. Details, RSVP: 485-0795. Obsidians: Matthew Bell will lead a 7-mile Rosary Lakes snowshoe. Details, sign-up at the Eugene Family YMCA, 2055 Patterson St. SUNDAY Altair: Women's downhill ski clinic at Willamette Pass, 9 a.m., all levels welcome, Details, RSVP: 344-7170 The Obsidians: Bea Fontana will lead a 7-mile Paulina Lake ski tour. Details, sign-up at the Eugene Family YMCA, 2055 Patterson St. Water sports water sports Urophilia, see there WEDNESDAY UO Outdoor Program: Kayak skill-building session, 8 p.m., Student Rec Center pool. Cost: $4. Rental kayaks available for $6. Reserve a spot by pre-paying at the OP office in the Erb Memorial Union. Details: 346-4365. Walking WednesDAY & Friday Altair Ski & Sports Club: 5- to 6-mile Hendricks Park walks, 10 a.m. Details, RSVP: 747-1623. saturDAY Altair: 4.5-mile river trails walk from Valley River Center Valley River Center is a shopping mall located in Eugene, Oregon. As the largest shopping center south of Portland and north of San Francisco, this mall comprises over 130 local and national stores and restaurants. , 10 a.m. Details, RSVP: 343-7893. Sunday Mossbacks Volkssport Club: Bus trip to Portland for 3.1- or 6.2-mile walk, 8 a.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 West C St., Springfield. Bus fee: $13. Registration: 736-4444. Details: www.mossbacks.org. get updates online For updated fishing reports and breaking outdoors news throughout the week, check the outdoors Web log:?www.registerguard.com/outdoors. |
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