OUTDOORS BRIEFLY.

Byline: The Register-Guard

Ocean coho season options for 2007 announced

Ocean salmon anglers could have as few as 15,000 and as many as 50,000 fin-clipped coho to harvest this season in the South of Cape Falcon management zone, under season options proposed last week by the Pacific Fisheries Management Council. Option I calls for a harvest quota of 50,000 fin-marked coho, while Option II provides for a quota of 40,000. Under both options, fishing would be allowed June 23 through Sept. 16 - except the area from Humbug Mountain to the Oregon/California Border will be closed to all salmon fishing beginning Sept. 4 or 5. Option III would allow fishing June 23-Aug. 19, or until 15,000 fish were harvested. Last year, anglers were given a quota of 20,000 coho and a six-week season. A final decision on the 2007 selective coho season will be made next month following public hearings in several West Coast cities. Meanwhile, the "all salmon except coho" season in the South of Falcon zone opens March 15.

Angler education instructor training session set

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will hold a March 24 training session in Eugene for volunteers who would like to become instructors in its Angler and Aquatic Education Program. The program provides "an opportunity for folks who love fishing to share their passion with others," coordinator Chris Willard said. The program teaches angling skills, angler ethics and responsibilities, water safety and basic aquatic ecology to children and adults. Volunteer instructors, who must be at least 21 years old, will learn how best to share their fishing expertise with others. `Getting involved in the Angler and Aquatic Education Program is a great way to give back to the sport,' Willard said. Potential volunteers are asked to call Willard at [phone] or e-mail him at: [e-mail].

Nearby Nature plans orientation for volunteers

Nearby Nature, a Eugene nonprofit educational group, will hold a volunteer orientation session at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at EWEB, 500 E. Fourth Ave., Eugene. Among the volunteer opportunities available this spring is leading school nature walks in Alton Baker Park. Free training is provided. Details: 687-9699.

Classic surf film to be featured at `movie night'

"Riding Giants," a classic surf documentary about an alternative lifestyle in Hawaii and California during the late 1950s and early 1960s, will be screened Wednesday, at a "movie night" sponsored by the Eugene Outdoor Program. The free screening is set for 7 p.m. at the River House, 301 N. Adams St.

FISHING, HUNTING & WILDLIFE VIEWING

Rivers and streams: The winter steelhead run is beginning to wind down in some coastal streams, but anglers are still catching fair numbers of fish in the Siuslaw and Umpqua rivers, among others. Anglers trolling herring are picking up a few spring chinook salmon in the lower Willamette River, where good numbers of keeper sturgeon are also being taken. Steelhead counts over Willamette Falls have picked up over the last couple of weeks and fresh fish are being caught near Salem.

Lakes: Due to colder than normal water temperatures that slowed the growth of hatchery trout, fish stocking scheduled for Cottage Grove Pond, Creswell Pond (Garden Lake), and Cottage Grove, Dorena and Dexter reservoirs has been delayed until later this month.

Marine zone: Angler activity and success has been very good in the ocean when weather conditions permit. The majority of fish taken are rockfish and lingcod. Bay crabbing remains poor to fair.

- Compiled from ODFW and Register-Guard reports. Updates available at www.registerguard.com/outdoors

CALENDAR

To submit events

Submit listings to: Outdoor Editor, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene OR 97440 or: [e-mail]. Unless otherwise noted, events are free.

Archery

SATURDAY-SUNDAY

Green Valley Archers: Glen Parsons Memorial 3-D Shoot at the club range, 81474 Lost Creek Road, Dexter. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. and trails close at 3:30 p.m. Fees: $15 adults, $10 youth. Details: 937-2692.

SUNDAY

Tioga Archery Club: 40-target 3-D trail fun shoot at Roseburg Rod and Gun Club. Registration 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Entry fee: $12 adult, $24 family. Details: Mike Jackson, [phone].

Biking

SATURDAY

GEARS: The cycling club plans a 30-mile North Coburg Road ride and a 50-mile Harrisburg ride. Faster riders leave Alton Baker Park at 9:30 a.m., slower riders at 10 a.m.

SUNDAY

GEARS: Annual "Daffodil Ride" - a 40-mile version departs North Eugene High School at 9 a.m., and a 16-mile version leaves the Junction City Safeway parking lot at 10 a.m.

Fishing and hunting

THURSDAY

G.I. Joe's: Jody Smith's "Blast & Cast Seminar" includes tips and tactics for spring gobbler hunting and spring chinook salmon fishing, 7 p.m., G.I. Joe's, 1030 Green Acres Road, Eugene.

MONDAY

McKenzie Flyfishers: Ryan Peterson will present a program on fly-fishing getaways, 7:50 p.m., Mallard Banquet Hall, 725 W. First Ave., Eugene. Doors open at 6 p.m. and optional dinner at 6:45 p.m. Cost: $12.50.

Hiking

SATURDAY

Oregon Wild & Cascadia Wildlands Project: Hike to proposed timber sales in the McKenzie watershed. Details, RSVP: 344-0675.

Mushrooming

THURSDAY

Cascade Mycological Society: Paul Kroeger presentation on "Island Biogeography and the Mushrooms of Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)," 7:30 p.m., Room 115, Building 16, Lane Community College, 4000 E. 30th Ave., Eugene.

Nature

TODAY

The Obsidian: Vern Kulm will give a presentation on global warming, 7 p.m., Obsidian Lodge, at the end of Spring Boulevard above Laurelwood Golf Course. Fee: $1. See obsidians.org for detailed directions.

WEDNESDAY

Cascadia Wildlands Project: Presentation on "Red Tree Voles: Life in the Upper Canopy" by biologists Eric Forsman and Jim Swingle, 6:30 p.m., Tykeson Room of the Eugene Public Library at 10th and Olive streets.

FRIDAY

Eugene Natural History Society: Kari O'Connell of the Andrews Experimental Forest will speak on "Tales from the Hidden Forest," 7:30 p.m., Room 100, Willamette Hall, University of Oregon.

SUNDAY

Nearby Nature: "Go Green Nature Quest" in observation of St. Patrick's Day, 1 p.m. outside the Park Host Residence in Alton Baker Park. Fee: $2 per person or $5 per family. Advance registration suggested: 687-9699.

MONDAY

Native Plant Society: Joe Moll, executive director of McKenzie River Trust, will speak on "Private Land Conservation in Lane County," 7:30 p.m., EWEB Training Room, 500 East Fourth Ave., Eugene. Details: 345-5531.

Navigation

SATURDAY

G.I. Joe's: Jeff Bongcayo's "GPS and Software Seminar" covers how to download software to hand-held GPS units, 7 p.m., G.I. Joe's, 1030 Green Acres Road, Eugene.

Paddle sports

SATURDAY

South Slough Reserve: Guided paddle tour of the South Slough Estuary, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fee: $15. Details, advance registration: [phone].

SUNDAY

Oregon River Sports Paddle Club: Six-mile paddle down the Siuslaw River to Duncan Slough, 9 a.m. at ORS, 3400 Franklin Blvd., Eugene, or 10:30 a.m. at Tiernan Boat Ramp west of Mapleton. Details: 334-0696.

Snow sports

WEDNESDAY

Altair Ski & Sports Club: Future outings will be discussed at the club's monthly meeting, 6 p.m., The Vets Club, 1626 Willamette St., Eugene. Details: www.altairsports.org or 302-2644.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY

Altair: Crater Lake weekend ski/snowshoe trip. Details: 345-0207.

SATURDAY

The Obsidians: Bill Johnson - 10-mile Sand Mountain "bushwhack" ski tour; Lana Lindstrom - 6-mile Midnight Lake ski tour. Details, sign-up at the Eugene Family YMCA, 2055 Patterson St.

Walking

WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY

Altair: 4- to 5-mile Hendricks Park walks, 9 a.m. Details: 726-8154.

SATURDAY

Mossbacks Volkssport Club: Bus trip to Hillsboro for easy 3.1- or 6.2-mile Volkswalk, 8 a.m., Willamalane, 215 West C St., Springfield. Bus fee: $10. Preregistration: 736-4544.

Altair: 4-mile Valley River bike path walk, 9 a.m. Details: 343-7893.

SUNDAY

Mossbacks: Carpool to North Albany for easy 6.8 mile Volkswalk, 1 p.m. Willamalane, 215 West C St., Springfield.

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