KENNEWICK -- The Inter-Mountain Alpine Club plans a free lecture and slideshow about Yellowstone National Park in winter from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 17 in the Mid-Columbia Library, 1620 S. Union St., Kennewick.
Ten members of the club visited Yellowstone in February 2007, starting at Mammoth Hot Springs, then taking a snow coach to Old Faithful to ski and observe the park's beauty in winter.
Audubon members to lead bird walk today
RICHLAND -- Members of the Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society will lead a bird walk today on Bateman Island.
The group, which will include beginning birders, will meet at 8 a.m. at the Wye Park above the causeway to Bateman Island at the north end of Columbia Center Boulevard.
Participants should wear sturdy shoes, bring binoculars and dress for changeable weather. For more information about the Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society go to www.LCBAS.org.
State parks unveil winter schedule
OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission has announced its 2009-2010 winter schedule.
Each year, the commission publishes a winter schedule that establishes which parks will remain open, which will close and which will offer limited services, such as a reduced number of camping sites and restrooms.
The winter schedule is available online at www.parks.wa.gov/newsreleases/.
It indicates that this season, more than 100 parks will be open seven days a week, 21 parks are closed until dates in March and April, and five parks are remaining open during the winter on weekends and holidays only.
For a list of parks with extended reservation dates, visit www.parks.wa.gov. Reservations may be made online at www.parks.wa.gov or by calling (888) CAMPOUT or (888) 226-7688.
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Outdoors briefs: Audubon Society to hold bird count, potluck Friday
Outdoors briefs: Audubon Society to hold bird count, potluck Friday
The Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society (LCBAS) will hold its annual Christmas Bird Count on Friday.
The count starts at 7:30 a.m. at three locations:
* Howard Amon Park's "fingernail" area in Richland.
Outdoors briefs: Rod and Gun Club holds general meeting Tuesday
Outdoors briefs: Rod and Gun Club holds general meeting Tuesday
KENNEWICK -- The Richland Rod and Gun Club will hold its general meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Vice president Jeff Gardner will present tips and techniques for coyote hunting in winter. Chairman Richard Sharp will discuss bank fishing for winter steelhead at Charboneau Park and McNary Dam. Member Mike Estes will talk about cold weather survival while duck hunting.
The meeting will be at the Elks Lodge in Kennewick, 15 S. Colorado St. The public is welcome.
Have a tubular time means cheap winter fun
Have a tubular time means cheap winter fun
SEATTLE -- This is easy sliding. No need to strap on skis or a snowboard, and much cheaper, too. No lessons required. The learning curve is practically nil.
It's tubing -- sliding down a hill in an inflated inner tube. And if you are lazy, you can do it at a tubing center that has a rope tow to pull you back up once you've reached the bottom.
Supervised and groomed runs are always safer. Here are some around the region. Since all depend on snow conditions for operation, call before you go:
Abandoned kittens
Abandoned kittens
My granddaughter and I walk on the Audubon Trail in Columbia Park. Today we saw a litter of kittens someone had dropped off. They are happy now, someone is even feeding them, but what will happen this winter when they freeze to death or predators kill them?
They are beautiful sweet little innocent animals who would make wonderful pets. Damn the person who dumped them off. Please someone help them.
Wilma Luther, Kennewick
Diggin In: Beak by beak, the Backyard Bird Count tallies feathered friends
Diggin In: Beak by beak, the Backyard Bird Count tallies feathered friends
Where, oh where are all the birds this mild winter?
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