RICHLAND -- The Richland Rod & Gun Club will hear fall hunting forecasts from two regional wildlife biologists at its 7 p.m. meeting Tuesday at the city of Richland maintenance facility.
The building is across from Wal-Mart, exit 3 from Interstate 182 to Queensgate Drive.
Mike Livingston, the Pasco-based district wildlife biologist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Pat Fowler, southeast region wildlife biologist, will talk about the 2009 prognosis for big and upland game and waterfowl.
Club member Howard Gardner will discuss shotgun shell reloading with bismuth shot.
Central Basin Audubon to hold meeting Sept. 1
MOSES LAKE -- The Central Basin Audubon Society will have its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at 1105 Columbia St., Moses Lake.
A program about Central/South American birding with a slideshow, sponsored by Joye and Brad Lucas, is open to the public.
The birding program will begin at 7 p.m. For more information, call 989-9029.
Muir snowfield melting early on Mount Rainier
ASHFORD -- Mount Rainier National Park says the Muir snowfield has melted unusually early this year, exposing glacier ice and crevasses on the climbing route from Paradise to Camp Muir.
The park says the exposed ice on a 25-to-30 degree slope is slippery and hazardous for climbers and hikers.
The open crevasses are another danger for climbers who have to avoid the open cracks.
Commission to name new wildlife director
OLYMPIA -- Members of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission plan to select a permanent director for the Department of Fish and Wildlife during a public meeting Sept. 11-12 in Olympia.
Commissioners last week selected two finalists, whose names were not disclosed.
Members of the nine-member commission are appointed by the governor to set policy for the department and pick its director.
The commission interviewed six applicants for the director's position before selecting the two finalists.
Former director Jeff Koenings resigned late last year.
Phil Anderson has served as interim director since then.
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Outdoors briefs: Audubon society meets Tuesday in Kennewick
Outdoors briefs: Audubon society meets Tuesday in Kennewick
KENNEWICK -- The Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society (LCBAS) is holding its monthly meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Kennewick First Lutheran Church, at the corner of Highway 395 and Yelm Street in Kennewick.
The cost is free and the public is welcome.
This month's meeting will feature Mike Schroeder, a certified wildlife biologist who has pursued research and management of grouse since 1981.
Outdoors briefs: Audubon's Bateman Island walk on Saturday
Outdoors briefs: Audubon's Bateman Island walk on Saturday
RICHLAND -- Join members of the Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society (LCBAS) for the monthly bird walk 8 a.m. Saturday at Bateman Island .
Interested folks should meet at Wye Park above the causeway to Bateman Island.
All are welcome.
Desert Ski Club meeting set for today in Richland
Desert Ski Club meeting set for today in Richland
RICHLAND -- The Desert Ski Club is looking for new members interested in winter recreational sports.
This month's meeting is at 6:30 p.m. today at the Shilo Inn off George Washington Way in Richland.
All members and prospective members, ages 21 and older, are welcome.
Area tribes begin annual fish sales
Area tribes begin annual fish sales
The Nez Perce, Umatilla, Warm Springs and Yakama tribes have begun their annual fish gill-netting and fish sales program at several locations along the Columbia River.
Salmon, steelhead and coho are available from tribal fishers now, but the chinook run should peak in the tribal fishing areas about the second week of September.
The large run of salmon and steelhead should result in ongoing sales of Columbia River fish for the next several weeks.
Members sought for hunter advisory board
Members sought for hunter advisory board
Hunters who want to have a say in wildlife management and contribute to the future of the sport in Washington can apply for a position on an advisory board.
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is accepting letters of interest for membership in the Master Hunter Advisory Group.
Applicants must be certified master hunters. The advisory group communicates with other master hunters and shares their views with WDFW.
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