Meetings

WNY Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Donovan American Legion Post, 3210 Genesee St., Cheektowaga, fly tying begins at 6 p. m., meeting at 7:30 p. m., Tuesday. DEC senior wildlife biologist Connie Adams will discuss fish and wildlife issues. Call 695-1003.

Genesee County Federation of Conservation Clubs, Oatka Fish and Game Club, Wilcox Road, LeRoy, 7:30

p. m., Tuesday. Call (585) 768-6278.

Shooting sports

North Forest Rod & Gun Club Halloween Shoot, 6257 Old Niagara Road, Lockport, registration, 9-9:45 a. m., first group shoot, 10 a. m., Saturday. Shoots: Lucky Pumpkin, Blind Bat, and Bats out of Hell, shot individually or as two-shooter teams. For more details and a registration form, call 439-1464 or go to nfrandgclub.org.

Shows/Seminars

Chuck Booker Seminar: “Fall Trout and Salmon Tactics on Local Tribs,” Gander Mountain Lodge, Young Street, Town of Tonawanda, 1-3 p. m., Saturday.

NEACA Gun Show, City Center, Saratoga Springs, Friday-Sunday. Call (518) 664-9743.

Frewsburg Gun Show, Frewsburg Firemen’s Rec Hall, 25 Hazzard St., 9 a. m.-4

p. m., Saturday, and 9 a. m.-3 p. m., Sunday. Call 569-6810.

Fundraisers/Banquets

Penn Dixie 14th Annual Fundraiser, Romanello’s South Restaurant, 5793 South Park Ave., Hamburg, Nov. 5. Call 627-4560 or go to penndixie.org.

Certification classes

Hunter

Olean Rod & Gun Club, 6-9:30 p. m., Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and 8:30 a. m.-4:30 p. m., Saturday. Call (585) 268-7322. Pistol

Dennis Rydsynski Pistol Permit Classes, scheduled by appointment, 8 a. m.-8 p. m., Monday-Saturday. Call 675-9621.

Security Weapons and Training Institute Pistol Permit Class, 695 Ridge Road, Lackawanna, 6 p. m., Tuesday. Call 822-1043.

Hiking/Nature

Buffalo Audubon Society/Beaver Meadow Center, 1610 Welch Road, North Java. Events: “Volunteer Day,” 9 a. m.-3 p. m., Wednesday; and “Sunday Family Walks,” 2-4 p. m. For all BAS programs, call (585) 457-3228, ext. 10, or e-mail:

info@buffaloaudubon.org

. Tifft Nature Preserve, 1200 Fuhrmann Blvd. Activities: “Pint-Sized Naturalist: Nighttime Neighbors,” 10-11:30 a. m., or 3- 4:30 p. m., Tuesday. For registered programs, call 896-5200, ext. 338; Hiking trails open dawn to dusk, visitor center open 10 a. m. to 4 p. m., Wednesday-Saturday and noon-4 p. m. on Sundays; guided nature tours, 2 p. m., Sundays. For all TNP programs, call 825-6397.

Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, 93 Honorine Drive, Depew. Programs: “Children’s Program (for grades K-5),” 4: 30

p. m., Thursday; “Creepy Critters-Spiders, Bats, and Owls through activities and crafts (for ages 4-8),” 10:30 a. m., Saturday. Registration required for all programs; no reservations needed for public guided tours or self-guided trails. For all Environmental Education Center programs, call 683-5959.

Niagara Frontier Region of New York State Parks Program: “Halloween Full Moon Adventure,” 8-10 p. m., Saturday, DeVeaux Woods State Park, call 282-5154.

Niagara Frontier Chapter of Adirondack Mountain Club events: “Evening City Walk-St. John Grace Episcopal Church,” Wednesday, call 852-3090; and Seufert Road Loop-Fast Hike,” 6 p. m., Wednesday, call 857-2071 or 648-9027. For all club and outings info, visit adknfc. org.

Foothills Trail Club Events: “Knox Farm State Park Saunter,” 10 a. m., Tuesday, call 662-9019; “Friday Evening Riverwalk,” 6:30 p. m., call 833-3851; “Foothills Annual Potluck at Boston Valley Conservation Society,” Saturday; and “Finger Lakes Trail-Whiskey Bridge (south of Letchworth State Park) to Fox Hill Road,” next Sunday, call 316-4388.

Buffalo Orienteering Club “Three Course Meet,” Sprague Brook Park, Foote Road, Glenwood, 10:30 a. m., today. Call 537-2051. For this and future BOC events, go to buffalo-orienteering.org.

Buffalo Ornithological Society Event: “Lake Ontario Plain Field Trip,” 8 a. m., Saturday. Call Willie D’Anna (751-3637).

Letchworth State Park Interpretive Programs: “Big Tree Tour-Part I,” 10 a. m., next Sunday; “Indoor Ed-Venture-Fruits, Nuts, and Seeds,” 2 p. m., next Sunday; “Crepuscular Walk-Nearly Full Moon Over the River,” 4:30 p. m., next Sunday. For all LSP programs, call (585) 493-3625.