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Sunday, June 15, 2008
Canoeing Clarion River: Try a four-mile guided interpretive canoeing program along the Clarion River, Cook Forest State Park from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on June 18.
HIKING


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

June 15 Chestnut Ridge Hike. Moderately strenuous, Sierra Club 412-362-5567.

June 21-22 Otter Creek Wilderness, Monongahela National Forest. Sierra Club. 412-487-1155.


GETout spotlight
June 21-22: Pioneer Frolic

Blacksmiths, millers, cobblers and other craftsmen and craftswomen demonstrate trades and skills used by early European settlers of Western Pennsylvania at Goddard State Park, Mercer County. The program includes Indian and pioneer encampments, foods and craft vendors and entertainment. Free. June 21 10 a.m.-5 p.m., June 22 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 724-253-3296.


June 22, Aug. 17 Wildflower Walk. Jennings Environmental Education Center, Slippery Rock. 2 p.m. Use field guides to search for common and uncommon flora during the 1 1/2-hour hike. 724-794-6011.

June 25, Aug. 6, Sept. 3, Oct. 1 Fitness Hike. Jennings Environmental Education Center, Slippery Rock. 6-7:30 p.m. 2 1/2-mile hike with fitness educator Melanie Sturrock. 724-794-6011.

FISHING


Every Wednesday Downtown TriAnglers instructional fishing, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. North Shore, Riverfront Park. $5.

June 15 Family Fishing. Goddard State Park, Mercer County. Program includes knot tying, regulations, hands-on angling. Fishing license not required. Registration required. 724-253-3296.

June 20-22 Little Juniata Fly Fishing Classic on Spuce Creek. Hosted by the Spring Ridge Club, part of the Redbone @ Large Celebrity Tournament. 305-664-2002, www.redbone.org.

BOATING


June 18 Canoeing Clarion River. Cook Forest State Park. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Four-mile guided interpretive canoeing program along the National Wild and Scenic Clarion River, gently flowing Class 1 rapids. Meet at Pale Whale Canoe Fleet, River Road half mile upstream from the Route 36 Cooksburg Bridge. $10 per canoe. Prior registration required. 814-744-8407, cookforestsp@ state.pa.us.

June 22 Blessing of the Fleet, free vessel safety inspection. Point State Park, Allegheny River Wharf. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and U.S. Power Squadron inspect boats noon to 2 p.m. At 2 p.m., clergy bless boats from Gateway Clippery Liberty Belle.

HUNTING


June 20 Bonasa Chapter, Ruffed Grouse Society Sportsmen's Banquet. Dubois Country Club, 10 Lakeside Ave, Dubois, 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m. $20 members, spouses and under 16; $45 new, renewing members. 814-590-9431.

June 22-23 Pennsylvania Game Commission meeting. 2001 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. Public comments heard 8:30 a.m. June 22. Doors open at 7:45 a.m.

SHOOTS


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

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

AMBRIDGE DISTRICT SPORTSMEN'S ASSOCIATION June 22 3-D Shoot. Women/children under 11 shoot free. Children 11-15 half price. 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

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 www.carricksportsmen.com.

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 3-D archery shoots June 29, July 27, Aug. 10, Aug. 31, Sept. 7, Sept 21. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. 2008 EMSC High-Power Schedule May 24, June 7, June 28, July 5 CMP Garand-Springfield Match, July 26, Aug. 23, Sept. 6, Sept. 27, Oct. 4. Outdoor air pistol third Sundays, 1 p.m. 412-384-4747, www.dp.net/~emsc.

FALCON ARCHERS 3-D shoots June 15 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., July 13 7:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m., Aug. 10 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Dick Zorn Bowhunter 3-D shoots Sept. 13 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Sept. 14 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Kitchen open for all shoots. 724-746-2880, falconarchers.hypermart.net.

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.

LOGANS FERRY SPORTSMEN'S CLUB July 3, Basic Pistol Course. 7 p.m. 724-339-5550.

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.

NEMACOLIN WOODLANDS Aug. 8 Washington Hospital Foundation Sporting Clay Shoot. 100-target event limited to one flight of 160 participants. 15 stations, shooters of all skill levels. Register by Aug. 1 at Deadline for registration is Aug. 1. Call 724-223-3722, jmercer@washingtonhospital.org.

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 outdoor archery shoots July 13, Aug. 9-10, Sept. 13-14. 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 724-651-8045, www.possumhollowsportsmansclub.com.

SHANNOCK VALLEY SPORTSMAN'S CLUB 3-D archery June 29, Sept. 21. 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Public invited. Yatesboro, 724-783-6450.

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.

HUNTER-TRAPPER SAFETY


Allegheny County

June 21-22 East Monongahela. June 21 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; June 22 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Preregistration required. Class limit 50. 412-829-1966.

June 27-28 Ross Township Recreation Center. June 27 6-10 p.m.; June 28 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Preregistration required. Class limit 100. 412-635-0661.

Armstrong County

July 25-26 Pine Creek Sportsmen's Club. July 25 5-9 p.m.; July 26 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration required, lunch provided. Class limit 50. 724-868-2723.

Beaver County

Aug. 22-23 Pine Run Sportsmen's Club. Aug. 22 5-9 p.m.; Aug. 23 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration required. Lunch provided. Class limit 50. 724-774-4642.

Cambria County

June 27-28 Cresson Sportsmen's. June 27 5-9 p.m.; June 28 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration required. Lunch provided. Class limit 35. 814-886-7279.

Indiana County

June 18, 19, 21 Armagh Fire Hall. June 18 6-9 p.m.; June 19 6-9 p.m.; June 21 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration required. Lunch provided. Class limit 45. 724-459-5468.

June 20-21 Rossiter Sportsmen's Club. June 20 5:30-9 p.m.; June 21 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration required. Lunch provided. Class limit 40. 814-938-2835.

Somerset County

June 17, 18, 21 Berlin Veteran's Home. June 17 6:30-9 p.m.; June 18 6:30-9 p.m.; June 21 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Registration required. Lunch provided. Class limit 50. 814-267-6601.

June 27-28 Central City Sportsmen's. June 27 6-9 p.m.; June 28 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration required. Lunch provided. 814-754-4451. Washington County

June 21-22 Gander Mountain. June 21 5-9 p.m.; June 22 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Registration required. Class limit 75. 724-229-9800.

June 28-29 Cokeburg Moose. June 28 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; June 29 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Registration required, Saturday lunch provided. Class limit 50. 724-945-5441.

Westmoreland County

June 21-22 Murrysville District Sportsmen's Association. June 21-22 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Registration required. Lunch provided. Class limit 50. 412-580-1642.

BOWHUNTER SAFETY COURSE


July 12 East Huntington Sportsmen's Club, Westmoreland County, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration required, lunch provided. $18, class limit 30. 412-638-0059.

CABLE RESTRAINT COURSE


Aug. 7 Indiana County Beagle Club. 4-9 p.m. Registration required, class limit 15, $15. 724-463-0651.

EDUCATIONAL


June 21-22 Pioneer Frolic. Goddard State Park, Mercer County. Program includes trade and skills used when region was settled by Europeans, Indian and pioneer encampments. Food/craft vendors, entertainment. Free. June 21 10 a.m.-5 p.m., June 22 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 724-253-3296.

June 22 West Nile Virus Seminar, Raccoon Creek State Park, Hookstown. 2-3:30 p.m. Meets at Wildflower Reserve Nature Center, Route 30. Susan Boser, coordinator of Beaver County's West Nile Virus Mosquito Surveillance program, discusses mosquitoes, disease and prevention. 724-899-3611.

June 28 Bats. Goddard State Park, Mercer County. Exploring facts and fiction about regional bats. 8-9:30 p.m. 724-253-3296.

June 29 Forgotten Pollinators. Raccoon Creek State Park, Hookstown. 2-3:00 p.m. Meets at Wildflower Reserve Nature Center, Route 30. As honeybee populations decrease, we become more dependent on native bee pollinators. Learn how to attract and increase native bees to your flower beds and gardens. 724-899-3611.

VOLUNTEER


Second Saturdays PTAG mountain bike trail work, Frick Park, Squirrel Hill. Details seth314@gmail.com.

July 6 PTAG mountain bike trail work, Hartwood Acres. Details seth314@gmail.com.

Aug. 2 Hartwood Acres trail maintenance. 10 a.m. at mansion. publisher@ dirtragmag.com.

Aug. 3 PTAG mountain bike trail work, Boyce Park. Details seth314@gmail.com.

Oct. 5 PTAG mountain bike trail work, Deer Lakes Park. Details seth314@gmail.com.

Nov. 2 PTAG mountain bike trail work, Moraine State Park. Details seth314@gmail.com.

MISC.


June 20-22 Woodland Zoo, Farmington. Buffalo Nation Powwow, Native American dancing, food, music, storyteller. 724-329-8664.

June 21 Geocaching, Raccoon Creek State Park. 9 am-noon. Meet at the Wildflower Reserve Nature Center on Route 30. Introduction to geocaching includes basic global positioning systems (GPS), finding geocaches through the Internet, the park's new history geocache. 724-899-3611.

June 28 Dog Walk. Jennings Environmental Education Center, Slippery Rock. 10 a.m. Hike 1 1/2 hours with the family dog. 724-794-6011.

First published on June 15, 2008 at 12:05 am