The second annual Moraine Angler/Outdoor Adventure Show is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Days Inn, on Route 8, one mile south of Butler.

The show will feature 58 vendors plus seminars on fishing, hunting and other outdoors activities, such as fishing floats for steelhead by Matt Hrycyk of the Pennsylvania Steelhead Association, muskie fishing by Fombell guide Howard Wagner, fall smallmouth fishing on Lake Chautauqua and carp angling by Carp Anglers Group president Steve Lojek.

Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children 5 and older, and are good for both days. Proceeds benefit the Butler Mental Health Association. For more, call 724-287-1965.

Big brook landed

Bryan Knisely of Claysburg is waiting for official word from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission that the 8.49-pound, 23-inch brook trout he landed at Beaverdam Reservoir in Cambria County has set a state record.

Knisely caught the male trout, which had a 16-inch girth, on a shiner, Jan. 21. The current record brook trout in the state is 7 pounds, 22 inches, and was caught on Fishing Creek in Clinton County a decade ago.

Pro update

Dave Wolak of Warrior Run finished in the top five at last weekend's Wal-Mart FLW tournament on Lake Murray in South Carolina. Wolak, who is the 2005 Bassmaster Rookie of the Year, weighed 10 bass totaling 25 pounds 1 ounce to win $40,000.

In the same tournament, Anthony Gagliardi of Prosperity, S.C., broke the all-time heaviest final-round catch in the circuit's history with 10 bass totaling 47 pounds 4 ounces, and Tim Carroll of Oswasso, Okla., weighed the single day record of 29 pounds, 6 ounces. Jason Knapp of Uniontown is the other Pennsylvanian fishing the Wal-Mart FLW circuit.

Tournament winners

Ken Pate of Butler and his brother Ernie Pate of Chicora finished third and won $3,000 in the Fishers of Men faith-based championship bass tournament, with a 38.22 pound, three-day total on the Chain of Lakes in Winter Haven, Fla., last weekend. Their 7-pound largemouth was one of the contest lunkers.

Growing Greener funds

A new round of Growing Greener funds is now available for environmental improvement projects aimed at cleaning non-point source pollution, urban and agricultural run-off, abandoned mine drainage, and the like. Watershed and community organizations must apply by March 3.

For more, visit the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection at www.depweb.state.pa.us, and click on "Growing Greener."

Great clean up

The 3rd annual Great Pennsylvania Cleanup -- a massive volunteer litter pickup along roadways and riverbanks -- is scheduled for April 22, to coincide with Earth Day.

The state-run event will highlight the Great American Cleanup that runs nationally from March 1 to May 31, and will emphasize important bird areas, as part of Audubon Pennsylvania's program to preserve bird habitat and species.

Cleanup volunteers will be eligible to win one of six weekend getaways in Pennsylvania and a hybrid-powered vehicle in conjunction with a national sweepstakes. Gov. Ed Rendell's office said that last year 140,000 volunteers cleaned more than 11,000 miles of roadways, 12,000 acres of parkland and 3,500 miles of streams.

For more, including lesson plans for teachers, visit www.greatpacleanup.org or call 1-888-548-8372.

Middle River tours

Riffle Runner Excursions is booking tours of the middle Allegheny River in Venango County, which is famous for its clean water and diversity of fish and other wildlife, including bald eagles nesting along the shore.

Riffle Runner tours typically cover the 40-mile stretch between Franklin and Foxburg that is part of the federally designated Wild and Scenic river system, aboard a 24-foot john boat that can seat up to 18 passengers, is handicapped accessible and equipped with underwater camera. Anglers, birders and other wildlife watchers are welcome.

Prices start at $200 for six passengers, according to Riffle Runner owner and captain Bob Miller, who has lived along the river for 35 years. For more, visit www.parivertours.com