OUTDOORS BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Youth turkey hunting clinic planned Saturday Everything a youngster needs to know about wild turkey hunting will be covered Saturday in clinic to be held at the Emerald Empire Gun Club north of Springfield. Conducted by the Oregon Hunters Association, the National Wild Turkey Federation 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. , the clinic covers safety, turkey calling, shotgun patterning, camouflage and scouting tactics. The $10 registration fee also includes lunch, prizes and - for participants under 18 who have never shot a wild turkey - a chance to win a "supervised hunt" on private land. For registration details, contact Carl McGlothin at (541) 688-2720 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sign-ups will also be accepted the day of the event on a space-available basis. To encourage young hunters, the Fish and Wildlife Commission scheduled a statewide youth turkey hunt April 8-9, a week prior to the regular gobbler gobbler male turkey. Called also tom. season. Sign-up under way for Egg Walk at 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. Registration is under way for Nearby Nature's annual Egg Walk at Alton Baker Park in Eugene, to be held April 8. The youth-oriented nature event features a guided hike, costumed and live critters, crafts and more. Cost: $5 ($4 for Nearby Nature members). Details, preregistration: 687-9699. Butterfly identification subject of Monday program Learning to identify the 45 common species of butterflies in Lane County will be the focus of a program to be offered Monday by the North American Butterfly Association The North American Butterfly Association (NABA) was created in 1992 by Jeffrey Glassberg who currently resides as the association's president. The NABA was formed in order to promote awareness of butterfly conservation and the benefits of butterfly gardening, observation, . Butterfly book author Neil Bjorklund will explain how to identify butterflies by their markings and their behaviors and provide tips on where to find the various local butterfly species. The program begins at 7:30 p.m. in the EWEB EWEB Eugene Water and Electric Board (Oregon) Community Room, 500 E. Fourth Ave., Eugene. ORV ORV abbr. off-road vehicle access to Hills Creek Reservoir bed to be blocked The U.S. Forest Service and Army Corps of Engineers plan to place boulders along the shoreline of Hills Creek Reservoir this week to prevent motorized mo·tor·ize tr.v. mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing, mo·tor·iz·es 1. To equip with a motor. 2. To supply with motor-driven vehicles. 3. To provide with automobiles. access to the lakebed lake·bed n. The floor of a lake. . Boulders will be placed at four sites on the southeast side of Bingham Bridge often used for unauthorized vehicle access. During the winter, the Corps lowers the water level of the reservoir to create storage for potential floodwaters. The exposed muddy lakebed is tempting for off-road enthusiasts, but vehicle use is not permitted on the lakebeds or adjacent lands at any of the 13 Willamette reservoirs. FISHING, HUNTING & WILDLIFE VIEWING Trout stocking report Area reservoirs: Dorena Reservoir is scheduled to be stocked with 6,000 legal-size rainbow trout this week, while Blue River Reservoir is to get 3,500 fish. Other angling highlights Rivers and streams: The "March Brown" trout fishery on the lower McKenzie River is already in progress. The hatches should get better in the coming weeks. The Siuslaw River should be good for late-run winter steelhead as water conditions are expected to drop into prime drift-fishing shape this week. Winter steelhead are being taken on the Santiam system. Spring chinook Chinook, indigenous people of North America Chinook (shĭn  k`, chĭ–), Native American tribe of the Penutian linguistic stock. fishing still has not started to take
off in either the Willamette or Umpqua rivers.
Lakes and reservoirs: Lane County ponds, reservoirs and lakes on the trout truck route have all been stocked and provide a decent opportunity to catch fish. Angling for warmwater species will improve once water warms a few degrees. Marine zone: Recreational crabbing is good in the ocean with several sport crabbers reporting limits of large crab in good condition. Crabbing in bays and estuaries is fair to poor. Clam digging is good in Clatsop County. Wildlife viewing Best bets: Fern Ridge Wildlife Area is open daily for wildlife viewing from March 16 until Oct. 31, providing outstanding viewing opportunities for many types of wildlife including waterfowl, shore birds, wading birds, song birds, raptors, small mammals, reptiles and amphibians amphibians members of the animal class Amphibia. Includes frogs, toads, newts, salamanders and cecilians all capable of living on land or in water. . The dikes around the water impoundments provide good hiking trails, and the hunting blinds are excellent places to sit and watch. Parking areas are located along Highway 126, Neilson Road and Cantrell Road. Another good access point is at the end of Royal Avenue. - Compiled from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Register-Guard reports. 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. Birding TODAY Lane County Audubon Society: Sandy Wilbur, a retired condor researcher, will speak on "What I Learned in 12 Years with the Big Birds," 7:30 p.m., Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St. Climbing THURSDAY-SATURDAY Eugene Outdoor Program: Free rock climbing instruction is offered at "Community Climb Time" sessions held at various Eugene Middle Schools. Details: Aimee Goglia, 682-6358. Hiking WEDNESDAY The Obsidians: Janet Jacobsen will lead a 9.4-mile hike to Larison Rock. 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. SATURDAY Altair Ski & Sports Club: Two events are planned: a six-mile hike at Smith Rock, leaving Eugene at 8 a.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. : 736-7498) and a four-mile walk on the riverside bike path, 9 a.m. (Details, RSVP: 343-7893). The Obsidians: Janet Jacobsen will lead a 5.6-mile hike on the Ridgeline ridge·line n. See ridge. Noun 1. ridgeline - a long narrow range of hills ridge arete - a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains Trail. Details, sign-up at the Eugene YMCA, 2055 Patterson St. SUNDAY The Obsidians: Richard Ahrens will lead a hike at Willamette Valley wildlife refuges. Details, sign-up at the YMCA, 2055 Patterson St. Nature TODAY-FRIDAY South Slough Reserve: "Estuary Explorers" spring break program offers a different hike and estuary adventure each day for students age 6-14. Fee: $1 per child per day. Call (541) 888-5558 for details, registration. 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, : Help plant white oak seedlings at an Arbor Day work party, 9 a.m. to noon at the arboretum. Volunteers are also needed to help maintain trails and work in the 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. garden. Details: 747-1504. Mount Pisgah Arboretum: "Eat Your Weeds!" is the title of a three-hour class on edible plants. Fee: $30 ($25 MPA MPA medroxyprogesterone acetate. members.) Class size limited. Preregistration required; call 747-1504. Native Plant Society of Oregon: Rob Weiss will lead a three-mile moss identification hike near Sweet Creek. Bring hand lens and lunch and meet at 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. at 9 a.m., or be at the lower Sweet Creek trailhead at 10 a.m. Details: Weiss at (541) 563-3947. Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council: Fourth annual volunteer work party to remove English Ivy along the Middle Fork Willamette River The Middle Fork Willamette River is one of several forks that unite to form the Willamette River in the western part of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is approximately 115 mi (185 km) long,[1] at South 26th Street, site of the Willamette Wellfield, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free lunch provided for volunteers. Details, RSVP: (541) 937-9800. SUNDAY Mount Pisgah Arboretum: `Wildflowers for Dummies,' a spring wildflower walk for beginners led by Chandra LeGue and Julie Polhemus, 10 a.m. at the Arboretum Visitor Center off Seavey Loop Road. Donation requested: $3. Details, 747-1504. Paddle sports THURSDAY Oregon River Sports: Paddle club meeting at 6:30 p.m., followed at 7:30 by a slide show on paddling the Bowron Lakes "circuit" in British Columbia, both at ORS ORS oral rehydration salts. Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) A liquid preparation developed by the World Health Organization that can decrease fluid loss in persons with diarrhea. , 3400 Franklin Blvd., Eugene. Call RSVP: (541) 334-0696 or ors@oregonriversports.com. Snow Sports FRIDAY Hoodoo Ski Area: Charity innertube race, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Half of the $25 entry fee goes to the charity of the racer's choice. Register at 10 a.m. at the Autobahn tubing course. SATURDAY-SUNDAY The Obsidians: Bill Johnson will lead a 12-mile ski to overnight at Maiden Peak Shelter. Details, sign-up at the Eugene YMCA, 2055 Patterson. |
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