Wednesdays The Audubon Society of Pennsylvania holds walks every Wednesday, 9 a.m. Call 412-963-6100.

March 9 Harrison Hills Regional Park, fast-paced 8 miles. 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. No cost, $1.50 carpool from Harmarville. 412-826-0519. Sierra Club, Allegheny Group.

March 16 Soup of the Month Hike. Schenley Park 10 a.m.-1 p.m. After the hike, Mary Brenholts' surprise soups (for herbivores, carnivores). $10 Venture Outdoors members, $20 nonmembers. 412-255-0564 x21.

March 19 Urban Fitness Topsy-Turvy Hike. North Side's Spring Hill and Fineview. Strenuous night hike. 5:45-8:30 p.m. $5 Venture Outdoors members, $10 nonmembers. 412-255-0564 x21.

March 21-23 Greg's Relaxed Hiking Break, Susquehannock Lodge, Potter County. Includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, lodging $60 (private bath), $55 (semi-private bath) per day, double occupancy. Reservations 814-435-2163.

March 30 Moderately strenuous, Beaver Creek State Park including sections of the national North Country Trail and well-preserved canal locks. $6 carpool. Sierra Club, 412-362-5567.

April 5 Easy 7-mile loop, Sarver (Buffalo Creek). Meet at Bob Evans Restaurant on old Route 28 in Harmarville, 10 a.m. $2.50 carpool. Sierra Club, 412-828-5154.

May 4 A Walk on a Trail. Schenley Park, Steve Faloon Trail, Circuit Drive at Westinghouse Pond, Oakland. Dogs on leashes welcome. Less than 2 miles. 10 a.m. $15, kids $10. Benefits Steve Faloon Bone Marrow Fund. 412-561-7161.

March 15 Shamrock Skate figure skating competition. Robert Morris University Island Sports Center, Neville Island. 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. 412-397-4469.

March 9 Easy 7-mile ski-touring or hiking, Indian Creek Trail, Champion. $6.50 carpool from Monroeville. Sierra Club, 412-856-4642.

March 15 Twelve-mile ski-touring Laurel Mountain or strenuous 12-mile hike at Moraine State Park or Goddard State Park. $7.50 carpool from Monroeville. Sierra Club, 724-327-7582.

March 15 Deer Management Open House. Pennsylvania Game Commission answers questions 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Game Commission Southwest Region Office, 4820 Route 711 North, Bolivar, Pa. Find information about the deer management plan at www.pgc.state.pa.us.

March 22 Turkey Calling Contest. Sportsman's Warehouse. Multiple divisions, prizes, all ages. National Wild Turkey Federation members only. Registration 10 a.m., $20. 412-766-7687, 412-366-6100.

March 22 Ohio River Chapter, Ruffed Grouse Society Sportsmen's Banquet. Lewis Wetzel Family Center, East Benjamin Dr., New Martinsville, WV. 7:30 p.m. $30 members, $30 spouses, $45 for new or renewing members includes one-year membership. 304-337-8877, Pineybrittanys@hotmail.com, www.ruffedgrousesociety.org.

March 29 Western Pennsylvania Woodlands and Wildlife Conference. Discuss forest management, plant diversity, pests, forest economics, etc. 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Greensburg. $35 includes buffet lunch. Register at 412-837-1402, http://westmoreland.extension.psu.edu.

May 4, May 11 Qualifying shoot for program that culls deer from Allegheny County parks. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Northside Sportsman Club, Warrendale. Art Klajnowski 412-931-9438, 412-735-0497. Hunts occur during regular archery season.

July 19 Youth Day. Pitcairn-Monroeville Sportsmen's Club, Rt. 48, North Versailles, 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Boys and girls 9-15. Rifle, trap, archery, safety education, muzzleloader, trapping. Allegheny County Sportsmen's League. Register by June 15. 412-824-6467, acslyouthday2008@yahoo.com.

For a more complete listing of shoots, visit www.post-gazette.com/sports.

ALIQUIPPA BUCKTAILS Skeet and trap, Wednesdays 6 p.m. and Fridays 5 p.m. Call 724-378-1450 or visit www.bucktails.us.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY RIFLE CLUB Saturdays and Sundays: ATA registered trap, 10 a.m. Call 412-821-9828.

ALL SEASONS TRAP AND SKEET Wednesdays: Open shoots, 5 p.m. Call 1-814-590-3777.

CALIFORNIA HILL Sundays: Sporting clays and five-stand, 9 a.m. Call 724-938-3480 or 724-938-3477.

CARRICK SPORTSMEN Sundays: Traps, 1 p.m. Junior rifle and traps programs, personal protection/firearms safety, hunter safety courses. Call 724-348-5354 or visit http://www.carricksportsmen.com.

CHARLEROI ARCHERY CLUB March 1-2, NFAA Mid-Atlantic archery shoot Call Patrick Sinal for details, 724-366-3596.

CLAIRTON Tuesdays: Skeet, trap leagues and practice, 5 p.m. Fridays: Trap practice 6 p.m. Sundays: Trap practice, leagues, 1 p.m. Last weekend of each month: Cast bullet and .22 rim-fire matches. Visit www.clairtonsc.org.

CLAYBUSTERS Sundays: Sporting clays, five stand, skeet and trap, 9 a.m. and Thursdays 1 p.m. Call 1-814-437-3252 or 1-814-437-3428.

COLLIER SPORTSMEN Tuesdays: Trap practice. Call 412-276-9628 after noon.

CONNELLSVILLE SPORTSMEN Tuesdays: Trap practice and skeet shooting, 5 p.m.

CORAOPOLIS Sundays: Junior Olympic archery development, 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays: Indoor archery, 7 p.m. Wednesdays: Informal combat, 7 p.m. Call 412-264-9920 or 412-793-7692.

CROWFOOT ROD & GUN Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays: Public trap practice, 7 p.m. Call 724-327-9315 or 724-327-0592.

DORMONT-MT. LEBANON SPORTSMEN Mondays: Outdoor pistol, NMC and MPRL, 7 p.m., Wednesdays: Indoor Open shoot, noon. 412-531-5043, www.mdi.net/dml.

EAST MONONGAHELA SPORTSMEN Mondays and Thursdays: Bowling pin shoot, 6:30 p.m. Thursdays: Trap, 6:30 p.m. Third Sundays: Air pistol silhouette match, 1 p.m. 412-384-4747, http://www.dp.net/~emsc.

ELRAMA SPORTSMEN Mondays: Trap practice, 6 p.m. 412-384-8896.

FIVE POINTS HUNT Mondays: Trap practice, 5:30 p.m. 724-375-7381, 724-457-0315, www.fivepointshuntingclub.com.

FORD CITY SPORTSMEN Wednesdays: Skeet practice, 6 p.m. Fridays: Trap practice, 6 p.m. 724-763-3136, fordcitysportsmen@yahoo.com.

FOREST GROVE SPORTSMEN Mondays: Trap, 6 p.m. Thursdays: Combat pistol shoots, 4 p.m., Third Wednesdays: Membership meetings, 7 p.m. Third Sundays: Muzzle-loaders shoots, noon. 412-269-0942.

LAWRENCE COUNTY Wednesdays: Trap/skeet shoot, 5 p.m. 5-stand, 5 p.m. Thursdays: 5 p.m.; Sundays: Sporting clays, 9:30 a.m. 5-stand, 9:30 a.m. 724-652-1075.

LIBRARY SPORTSMEN ASSOCIATION Thursdays: Trap, skeet, 6 p.m. 412-835-9812, www.librarysa.com.

LONG BRANCH SPORTSMEN Tuesdays: Indoor NRA 50-foot small bore pistol league, 7 p.m. 724-925-2919, 724-333-4408, www.bloomautomatic.com/lbsc

McDONALD SPORTSMEN Thursdays: Trap and skeet, 7 p.m. 724-796-2271, http://www.mcdonaldsportsmen.com.

McKEESPORT SPORTSMEN Skeet practice, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. Cast bullet matches next to last Saturdays, 9 a.m., three classes, public welcome. 412-271-2144, 412- 824-7566.

MILLVALE SPORTSMEN Tuesdays: Skeet, 5 p.m. Wednesdays: Evening leagues, practice, 6 p.m. Saturdays: Registered targets, 9 a.m. 724-935-9963, www.millvalesportsmens.org.

NORTH BUFFALO SPORTSMAN'S Second Sundays: Action pistol, rifle. Third Sundays: Hunters trail shoot. Last Saturdays and Sundays: 3-D archery. 724-353-2444, 724-664-0513.

NORTH SIDE SPORTSMEN Wednesdays: Skeet, 6 p.m. Trap, 6 p.m. Sundays: Trap, skeet, 11 a.m. 724-935-9884, www.nssa.ws.

PITCAIRN-MONROEVILLE SPORTSMEN Thursdays: Trap, practical pistol practice, 6 p.m. Saturdays: Trap practice, 10 a.m. Sundays: trap practice, 1 p.m. 412-824-3790, www.pmsconline.com.

POSSUM HOLLOW SPORTSMEN Thursdays: 3-D archery, 6 p.m. 724-513-5338, 724-601-4796, 724-843-3489, www.possumhollowsportsmansclub.com.

RICHLAND SPORTSMEN Thursdays: Archery. Alternate Mondays: Junior rifle. 412-486-2873.

ROSTRAVER SPORTSMEN Practice trap, pistol and 3-D archery. 724-872-4399.

RUFFSDALE GUN Sundays: Trap practice, noon. Saturdays, 10 a.m.

SALTSBURG SPORTSMEN Paintball shoot second and fourth Sundays, 9:30 a.m. 724-845-6936.

SHANER SPORTSMEN Fridays: Trap. 724-494-6834, 412-417-3744.

SINNAMAHONING SPORTSMEN Paint ball shoot second and fourth Sundays, 9:30 a.m. 724-845-6936.

SPORTSMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GREENSBURG 724-834-3671.

SUTERSVILLE SPORTSMEN Trap practice: Mondays, 6 p.m., Tuesdays 10 a.m. 412-872-0989.

TARENTUM SPORTSMEN Thursdays: Skeet practice, 5:30 p.m. 724- 353-1216.

TRAFFORD SPORTSMEN Indoor pistol: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 1 p.m. Trap: Wednesdays 10 a.m.; Fridays 6 p.m. Tuesdays: Archery practice, evenings; Bowling pin shoot: First and third Sundays, 10:30 a.m. 412-372-3820.

VICTORY HILL GUN Tuesdays: Trap practice, 6 p.m. 724-258-9871.

WASHINGTON SPORTSMEN Thursdays: Trap, wobble trap, skeet, 6 p.m. 724-222-0651.

WEST PENN SPORTSMEN Five-stand: Sundays, 10 a.m., Thursdays, 4 p.m. Trap: Thursdays 4:30 p.m.

YOUNGWOOD Trap: Sunday 10 a.m., Tuesdays, 6 p.m.

Allegheny County

March 29-30 Monroeville Municipal Building. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. and Sun. Lunch provided, registration 412-856-3369.

March 28-29 Bullcreek Rod and Gun Club. 6-9 p.m. Fri.; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. Lunch provided, registration 724-226-3369.

April 4-6 Carrick Sportsmen's Club. 6-10 p.m. Fri.; 8:30-4:30 p.m. Sat. Registration 412-398-9599.

April 19-20 Springdale District Sportsmen's Association. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Lunch provided, registration 724-335-7171.

Armstrong County

April 4-5 Armstrong County Hunting and Fishing Club. 6-9 p.m. Fri.; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. Registration 724-543-4920, 724-763-8288.

Beaver County

March 14-15 Beaver Valley Rifle and Pistol Club. 5:30-9:30 p.m. Fri.; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Registration 724-775-3563.

March 28-29 Beaver Valley Sportsmen's Club. 5:30-9:30 p.m. Fri.; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Registration 724-544-8904.

April 18-19 Pine Run Sportsmen's Club. 5-9 p.m. Fri.; 8 a.m-4 p.m. Sat. Registration. 724-774-4642.

April 21-23 Ambridge Sportsmen's Club. 5:30-9:30 p.m. Registration 724-869-9749.

Greene County

March 21-22 New Freeport Fire Hall. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Fri.; 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sat. Lunch provided, registration 724-447-2040.

Indiana County

March 14-15 Marion Center Park Hall. 5-9 p.m. Fri.; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Lunch $3, registration 724-463-3843.

April 4-5 Montgomery Township Rod and Gun Club. 5:30-9 p.m. Fri.; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Lunch provided, registration 724-254-9264.

April 18-19 Indiana County Bow and Gun Club. 6-9 p.m. Fri.; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Lunch provided, registration 724-422-6326, 724-463-0822.

Somerset County

April 1, April 3, April 5 Rockwood American Legion. 6:30-9 p.m. April 1, April 3; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 5. Lunch provided, registration 814-926-2465.

Westmoreland County

March 9-11 White Oak Rod & Gun Club. 4-9 p.m. Sun.; 5-9 p.m. Mon.; 5-9 p.m. Tue. Registration 724-863-7552.

March 14-15 Gander Mountain, Rt. 30. 6-9 p.m. Fri.; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sat. Lunch $5, registration 724-834-2400.

March 29-30 Bridgeport National Guard. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat.; 1-5 p.m. Sun. Lunch provided, registration 724-925-8054.

March 29-30 Rostraver Sportsmen's Club. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat.; 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sun. Lunch provided, registration 724-684-4219.

March 9 Keystone Bass Buddy Circuit meeting. Noon- 4 p.m., West Deer Fire Hall No. 3, 2163 Saxonburg Blvd., West Deer. 412-486-0690.

March 10 Penn's Woods West Trout Unlimited general meeting. Brentwood VFW Post 1810, 3801 Clairton Blvd., Route 51 and Marylea Street, Brentwood. Public welcome. 412-881-9934.

March 15 Match the Hatch: Fishing the Midge. Ohiopyle State Park, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Waders required. $60 Venture Outdoors member, $80 nonmember. With Chestnut Ridge Trout Unlimited. 412-255-0564 x21.

March 16 Washington Pa. Bassmasters tournament. Cross Creek Lake, Washington County. Details, applications www.washingtonpabassmasters.com.

March 29 Early opening day trout season (18 southeastern counties only). Details at www.fish.state.pa.us.

March 29 Fly Fishing Seminar. Penn's Woods West Trout Unlimited, free. St. Bede Activity Center, 509 S. Dallas Ave., Point Breeze. 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Open to non-members, children. Free lunch and refreshments. 412-521-0714.

March 30 Ice Out Party. S.O.N.S. of Lake Erie. 1-5:30 p.m., Cauley Memorial Auditorium, 215 East 4th St., Erie. $8 adults, under 12 $5, toddlers free. 814-453-2270.

April 12 Opening day trout season. Details at www.fish.state.pa.us.

April 12 Ohio River Catfish Tournament continues April 26, May 10, May 24, June 14, June 26. Pittsburgh to Wheeling. $10, 304-387-3982.

April 26 Magical Macros and Art of Fly Tying. McKeever Environmental Learning Center, Sandy Lake. 724-376-1000, info@mckeever.org. www.mckeever.org.

May 17 Dan Wagner Memorial Kids Fishing Day, Allison Park Sportsmen's Club, North Park Lake. Free and open to all children.

May 17-18 George Daniel Fly Fishing Clinic. McKeever Environmental Learning Center, Sandy Lake. 724-376-1000, info@mckeever.org, www.mckeever.org.

June 7 Fisherman's Paradise Bus Trip. Penn's Woods West Trout Unlimited trip to Spring Creek, Bellefont/State College. $50, $45 before May 1. Non-members welcome. 412-521-0714, pwwtubustrip@gmail.com.

Pittsburgh Area Power Squadon boating safety seminars are free, additional fee for course materials.

March 9 Learn To Sail Seminar. Northland Public Library, hosted by Moraine Sailing Club. 1:30-5 p.m., 412-366-8100, joeshields@yahoo.com.

March 11, 18, 25, April 1 Boating Course. West Marine, North Hills. 7 p.m. Jane Brandenstein, 724-728-2284, jane.brandenstein@verizon.net.

March 30 Learn To Sail Seminar. Northland Public Library, hosted by Moraine Sailing Club. 1:30-5 p.m., 412-366-8100, joeshields@yahoo.com.

April 3 How to Use a Chart. Oakmont Yacht Club, Oakmont. 7 p.m. Mark Steele, 412-760-1465, m.d.steele@verizon.net.

April 5 Canoe and Kayak Classic, Emporium Country Club, Emporium. 11-mile course, Driftwood branch Susquehanna River. All racing and family classes. Adults $15, juniors up to age 17 $10. 814-546-2011, beetlecamp@yahoo.com, www.eteamz.com/canoeclassic.

May 1 Using VHF and VHF/DSC Marine Radio, Oakmont Yacht Club, Oakmont. 7 p.m. Mark Steele, 412-760-1465, m.d.steele@verizon.net.

June 14 Boating Course. A&M Marine, New Castle. Holt Conner, 724-752-4410.

March 13 Sarah Lyle on spiders. 7:30 p.m. Fern Hollow Nature Center, 1901 Glen Mitchell Road, Sewickley, 412-741-7536.

March 16 Maple Sugaring. Jennings Environmental Education Center, Slippery Rock. How trees function, art of maple sugaring, guided walk, fresh maple syrup. 2 p.m. 724-794-6011.

April 6 Case of the Vanishing Pond. Jennings Environmental Education Center, Slippery Rock. Indoor and outdoor discovery. 2 p.m. Register by March 31, 724-794-1090.

April 13, April 27 Sunday Strolls (Signs of spring and dam hike). McKeever Environmental Learning Center, Sandy Lake. 724-376-1000, info@mckeever.org. www.mckeever.org.

April 20 Reliving Pennsylvania's Native Culture. Jennings Environmental Education Center, Slippery Rock. Historical reinactors, 2 p.m. 724-794-6011.

April 26 Battling Invasive Species. Jennings Environmental Education Center, Slippery Rock. Help wanted to manage invasive species. Lunch provided. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Age 12-plus, register by April 18 at 724-794-6011.

April 26 Pond Management Workshop. Representatives of Penn State, Crawford and Venango County Conservation Districts, Pennsylvania Lake Management Society. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Towne Square Conference Center 110 West Spring Street, 4th floor Titusville. $10, register by April 21, 814-676-2832.

April 27 Frick Park Bird Walk, Nine Mile Run Watershed Association. 7:30 a.m. Meets Frick Park. Bird watching, ecological restoration. Wissahickon Nature Club, 412-521-3365..

May 9-11 A Feather Quest. Two-day birdwatcher eco-tour, Ohiopyle State Park. $150-$185. 724-329-0986, eeohiopyle@qcol.net.

May 11 Spring Wildflowers. Jennings Environmental Education Center, Slippery Rock. Half-hour guided walk. 2 p.m. 724-794-6011.

May 11, May 25 Sunday Strolls (Mother's Day Hike and Leave No Trace). McKeever Environmental Learning Center, Sandy Lake. 724-376-1000, info@mckeever.org. www.mckeever.org.

May 24 Spring Woodland Flowers. McKeever Environmental Learning Center, Sandy Lake. 724-376-1000, info@mckeever.org. www.mckeever.org.

April 19 Volunteer Work Day. McKeever Environmental Learning Center, Sandy Lake. 724-376-1000, info@mckeever.org. www.mckeever.org.

April 19 Nine Mile Run Stream Sweep, Nine Mile Run Watershed Association. 9:30 a.m.-noon. Meets Frick Park. 412-371-8779 ext. 14.

March 15 Urban EcoSteward Erosion Control Workshop, Nine Mile Run Watershed Association. 9 a.m.-noon. Meets in Riverview Park. 412-371-8779 ext. 14 or jeff@ninemilerun.org.

March 28 Woodcock Festival. Bald Eagle State Park, 5-8 p.m. Witness woodcock mating ritual. Free. 814-867-7946.

April 4-5 Banff Mountain Film Festival. Carnegie Library of Homestead Music Hall, 7 p.m. $12 one night, $20 both nights. Tickets@ventureoutdoors.org.

April 19 Frick Environmental Center Earth Day Celebration. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 2005 Beechwood Blvd, Squirrel Hill. 412-422-6538.

April 27 Frick Park Bird Walk. 7:30 a.m.

Meet in parking lot off Lancaster Avenue, lower Frick Park. 412-521-3365.

May 23-23 Outdoor Extravaganza. Butler Outdoor Club. Sampler of outdoor activities. Base camp at Breakneck Campground near McConnell's Mills and Moraine State Park). www.butleroutdoorclub.com,724-526-5407 and joyceappel@windstream.net.