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Second Sundays through September. Wetlands-Buckskin-Heritage Loop. Raccoon Creek State Park. Meets 7:45 a.m., 5.53 miles. Part of six-hike series through park. For directions to each trailhead go to www.friendsofraccoon.com or call 724-899-3611.
PNC Legacy Trail Ride: Oct. 4
Exactly 250 years ago, George Washington pedaled his Schwinn to the South Side.
OK, that's a lie. But we're betting that if Washington had access to a good mountain bike, and if the PTAG folks were around to clear the trail, the future Father of Our Country would have ridden a bike from Virginia instead of a horse.
The PNC Legacy Trail Ride pays greater attention to historical detail, celebrating the city's 250th anniversary, completion of the Great Allegheny Passage trail and grand re-opening of Point State Park. Thousands are expected for the ride from the Hot Metal Bridge to Downtown. Register at www.bike250.org and get a commemorative button and blinky light, which is more than Washington ever got when he visited.
Wednesdays Audubon Society of Pennsylvania holds walks every Wednesday, 9 a.m. Call 412-963-6100.
Sept. 28 McConnell's Mill State Park, 7.5 miles mainly along Slippery Rock Creek. $4 carpool, 27 miles from Cranberry Mall. Sierra Club. 412-826-0519.
Sept. 28 Roaring Run Natural Area. 12-mile loop. Meets 8 a.m. at Duff Park, Murrysville for carpool ($8, 45 miles) or 9:30 a.m. at first trailhead on County Line Road, Roaring Run Natural Area. Sierra Club. 724-327-7582 or dpmottorn@windstream.net.
Oct. 1 Fitness Hike. Jennings Environmental Education Center. 1-hour, 2.5-mile walk. 7 p.m. 724-794-6011.
Oct. 5 Mill Creek Metropolitan Park, Youngstown, Ohio. Intermediate 10 miles including historic Lanterman's Mill and covered bridge. Sierra Club. ($7.50 carpool, 52 miles) Meets Exit 4, I-79. 412-856-4642.
Oct. 4 PNC Legacy Trail Ride. Hot Metal Bridge to Downtown Pittsburgh, celebrating the city's 250th year and completion of Great Allegheny Passage. Details/registration at www.bike250.org.
Oct. 5 PumpkinFest Bicycle Ride. Ohiopyle to Confluence, 11 miles along the Great Allegheny Passage. Meets 10 a.m. at Western Maryland Railway station parking lot, Ohiopyle. Festival includes foods, desserts. Bike rental/child carrier rental 800-992-7238.
Wednesdays Downtown TriAnglers instructional fishing, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. North Shore, Riverfront Park. $5.
Oct. 3-5 Women's Fly-Fishing Weekend. Spruce Creek Fly Company, Spruce Creek, Pa. $550. 1-814-632-6129. www.ericstroupflyfishing.com.
Oct. 4 Fly Fishing Gear and Travel Open House. 7Days Outdoors Fly Shop, 610 Warrendale Road, Gibsonia, Pa. Speakers include Barry and Cathy Beck, Bill Dawson, Jerry Darkes. 1-800-470-1232, dknickerbocker@7DaysOutdoors.
Alternate Wednesdays through October. Free kayaking on Lake Elizabeth, Allegheny Commons, North Side. 5-7 p.m. 412-255-0564.
Oct. 23 Canoeing the Clarion River. Cook Forest State Park. Six-mile guided interpretive canoeing program along the National Wild & Scenic Clarion River. Includes basic canoe safety and handling. Meets 10 a.m. 1-814-744-8407.
Sept. 28 Irwin Sportsmen's Club open house. Noon-5 p.m. Free action shoots, trap, pin shoots, archery, junior rifle league. New members $20 discount. 724-523-9216.
Oct. 11 Covered Bridge Chapter, Ruffed Grouse Society. Hunt at Alpine Hunting and Fishing Club, 220 Alpine Road, Bridgeville. Limited to the first 32 paid sponsors. 412-262-4044.
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 814-590-3777.
CALIFORNIA HILL Sundays: Sporting clays and five-stand, 9 a.m. Call 724-938-3480 or 724-938-3477.
CANONSBURG SPORTSMEN ASSN. Trap open to public and members Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and third Sundays, noon. 724-745-4507.
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, 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 Third Sundays: Civilian Marksmanship Program 9:30 sign-up, 11 a.m. Mondays: outdoor pistol, NMC, MPRL 6 p.m. Tuesdays: trap 7-10 p.m. 412-531-5043, www.mdi.net/dml.
EAST MONONGAHELA SPORTSMEN CMP Garand-Springfield Match Oct. 4. Outdoor air pistol third Sundays, 1 p.m. 412-384-4747, 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, 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'S CLUB Oct. 5 3-D Archery Shoot. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. 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.
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.
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
Oct. 3-4 Casneworld (Formerly Uhlman/Horne VFW). Oct. 3 7-9 p.m.; Oct. 4 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Class limit 50. 724-294-3005, 724-882-3780.
Armstrong County
Oct. 3-4 Freeport Sportsmen's Club. Oct. 3 5:30-9:30 p.m.; Oct. 4 9-5 p.m. Registration required, lunch provided. Class limit 50. 724-294-3005, 724-882-3780.
Oct. 18-19 Apollo-Spring Church Sportsmen. Oct. 18-19 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration required, lunch purchased on site. Class limit 150. 724-478-1248.
Westmoreland County
Oct . 3-4 Westmoreland County Community College. Oct. 3 6-9 p.m.; Oct. 4 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration required. Class limit 70. 724-244-1120.
Washington County
Oct. 5 Washington County Fair Grounds. 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Registration required. Class limit 30. Course fee $15 per student fee. 412-751-1213 or 724-348-6721.
Daily National Aviary, North Side. Bird watching stroll meets 10:30 a.m. daily at atrium. $9 adults; $8 seniors; $7.50 children 2 and over, children under 2 free (strollers welcome). 412-323-7235, www.aviary.org.
Sept. 28 Weekend Walks in the Park. Sewickley Heights Borough Park. Meets 1:30 p.m. upper parking lot. Free. 412-496-8846.
Oct. 25 Fall Foliage Tour. Cook Forest State Park. Historical interpretive tour of the Fire Tower and Seneca Point, includes local logging and Indian sign. 11:30 a.m. 1-814-744-8407.
Oct. 30 Spotting Pennsylvania's White-tail Deer. Cook Forest State Park. Evening driving tour, car-pooling for deer hotspots. Bring spotlights. Meets 7 p.m. at Log Cabin Inn Environmental Learning Classroom. 1-814-744-8407.
Oct. 31 Cathedral by Candlelight. Cook Forest State Park. Halloween night tour of the Forest Cathedral guided by an historical character from the past. Candy and hot chocolate served. Meets 7 p.m. at Log Cabin Inn Environmental Learning Classroom. Bring flashlights. 1-814-744-8407.
Second Saturdays PTAG mountain bike trail work, Frick Park, Squirrel Hill. Seth314@gmail.com.
Oct. 5 PTAG mountain bike trail work, Deer Lakes Park. Details seth314@gmail.com.
Oct. 18 Laurel Mountain. Mountain bike trail work, 724-238-1200, ecallahan@state.pa.us.
Oct. 18 Woodsy Owl Workday. Cook Forest State Park. Projects include invasive species removal, trail maintenance, litter pickup, painting, wood stacking, etc. Lunch provided. Free camping for volunteers Friday-Saturday nights (with prior notice). Meets 8 a.m. at park office. 814-744-8407.
Through Sept. 30 Great Pennsylvania Outdoors Challenge. Raises money for state parks by encouraging sponsorship pledges for completion of outdoors activities. Details, registration at www.firstgiving.com/ppff.
Thursdays Oct. 2-Oct. 30 Preschooler outdoor environmental programs. Jennings Environmental Education Center, Slippery Rock. 10 a.m.-noon. $2. Register at 724-794-6011.
Oct. 4 Pennsylvania Fly Fishing Museum Dinner and Auction. Allenberry Playhouse and Resort, Boiling Springs. 6 p.m. Register at www.paflyfishing.org or 717-599-8645.
Oct. 4-5, Oct. 11-12 National Apple Harvest Festival. Ten miles northwest of Gettysburg. Chainsaw carving, birds of prey, Native American dancing, apple butter, applesauce, apple fritters. www.appleharvest.com
Oct. 8 International Walk to School Day. 1,500 schools from 48 states encouraging students to get to school without a car. Expected to include more than three million walkers around the world.
Oct. 11-12 Fall Foliage Foray. Clear Creek State Forest. Two-day DCNR-guided adventure includes 7-mile canoe trip, visits to Foxburg Fall Festival and Foxburg Wine, all meals and snacks, primitive camping. $100, register by Sept. 26 at Jennings Environmental Education Center, 724-794-6011.
Oct. 18 Ohiopyle Fall Foliage Writers Conference. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Ohiopyle-Stewart Community Center, Ohiopyle. $80, register at www.ohiopyle.info.
Oct. 19 Orienteering. IUP Co-op Recreational Park, Indiana, Pa. Scavenger hunt using map and compass. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Instruction available for beginners. $5. 724- 357-2100.
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