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Wednesdays Audubon Society of Pennsylvania holds walks every Wednesday, 9 a.m. Call 412-963-6100.
Nov. 8 Urban Safari Hike. Moderate 8-9 miles of urban exploration starting on Mt. Washington. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $5 Venture Outdoors member, $10 nonmember. 412-255-0564.
Nov. 16 Ohiopyle State Park, 8-mile loop. Near Meadow Run Falls, past the cascades, bushwhacking certain. $10.75 carpool -- 65 miles from Monroeville. Sierra Club, 412-576-0849.
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.
Nov. 10 Bartramian Audobon Society meeting. Jennings Environmental Education Center, Slippery Rock. 7 p.m. 724-794-6011.
Frick Park Geology Tour: Nov. 2
Directions to the sunny tropics? Take Braddock Avenue through the Monongahela River and make a left at the equator. Granted, those are old directions from a geological epoch when the Mon was where Braddock Avenue is now and most of modern-day Pennsylvania was near an equatorial zone. Albert Kollar, a geologist at Carnegie Museum of Natural History explains all that and more during a walking tour sponsored by the Nine Mile Run Watershed Association. Participants explore important geological and paleontological periods by examining what's left of them at Frick Park. Register at lisa@ninemilerun.org or 412-371-8779 ext 15.
Nov. 15 Bird Training 101. National Aviary, North Side. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Members $8; non-members: $13. Reservations 412-323-7235 ext. 209.
Wednesdays Downtown TriAnglers instructional fishing, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. North Shore, Riverfront Park. $5.
Thursdays through Nov. 20 Class on steelhead fishing with fly rod. Fly tying, equipment use, techniques. 7:30 p.m. Harrison Middle School, 129 Windvale Dr., Baldwin. Contact Family Tyes, 412-780-3787.
Nov. 10 Heather Seitz, Hampton teen international fly-fishing competitor, speaker. Penn's Woods West Trout Unlimited meeting, Brentwood VFW Post 1810, Brentwood. 412-963-2824.
Alternate Wednesdays through October Free kayaking on Lake Elizabeth, Allegheny Commons, North Side. 5-7 p.m. 412-255-0564.
Weekends through October $5 student kayak rental at Kayak Pittsburgh, under Roberto Clemente Bridge, North Shore. 412-255-0564, www.kayakpittsburgh.org.
Nov. 7 Thunderbird Chapter, Ruffed Grouse Society banquet. Calvin House, 2135 Old 220 North Business, Duncansville, Pa., 6 p.m. 814-946-4349.
Nov. 13 Covered Bridge Chapter Ruffed Grouse Society banquet. Bella Sera By Greco's, 414 Morganza Rd., Canonsburg. 5:30 p.m., dinner 7:30 p.m. 412-296-1178, setter@gundogalliance.com
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.
CLAIRTON SPORTSMEN'S CLUB Muzzleloader shoot first Sunday of each month, noon-3 p.m. Public welcome. www.clairtonsc.org.
CLAYBUSTERS Sundays: Sporting clays, five stand, skeet and trap, 9 a.m. and Thursdays 1 p.m. Call 814-437-3252 or 814-437-3428.
COLLIER SPORTSMEN Tuesdays: Trap 6:30 p.m. Public welcome. 412-276-9628.
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 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.
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 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.
Armstrong County
Nov. 15-16 Apollo-Spring Church Sportsmen. Nov. 15-16 9-5 p.m. Registration required, lunch purchased on site. Class limit 150. 724-478-1248.
Nov. 2 Geology Tour. Nine Mile Run. Meets 1 p.m. Biddle Street Parking lot on Braddock Avenue, Regent Square. Albert Kollar, Carnegie Museum of Natural History geologist, leads exploration of Frick Park. Register at lisa@ninemilerun.org or 412-371-8779 ext 15.
Nov. 8 Planting Techniques. Highland Park. Meets 9 a.m.-noon at Highland Park bike track and police parking lot. How to plant trees and herbs for long term success, focusing on where to plant, how to prepare the site and how to tend plantings in their first year. Register at jeff@ninemilerun.org or 412-371-8779 ext. 14.
Nov. 9 Energy Conservation in the Home. Jennings Environmental Education Center, Slippery Rock. Energy consultants advise on how to save money with environmentally sound products and practices. 2 p.m. 724-794-6011.
Nov. 15 Backpacking Clinic. Jennings Environmental Education Center, Slippery Rock. Specialists advise on backpacking essentials, plus a Leave No Trace lecture. 10 a.m. 724-794-6011.
Nov. 23 Spiders. Jennings Environmental Education Center, Slippery Rock. Spider specialist discusses critical role of spiders and dispels misconceptions. 2 p.m. 724-794-6011.
Second Saturdays PTAG mountain bike trail work, Frick Park, Squirrel Hill. Seth314@gmail.com.
Nov. 2 PTAG mountain bike trail work, Moraine State Park. Seth314@gmail.com.
Nov 7-9 Maintenance on Quehanna Trail in Moshannon State Forest, staging out of a backcountry campsite in the Quehanna Wild Area. $22 carpool - 147 Miles from Pittsburgh to Piper, Pa. Sierra Club, 412-596-3566 or pdroberts19@hotmail.com.
