Orleans Chapter of SCOPE, Apollo Restaurant, 13939 Main St., Albion, 7 p. m., Monday. Call (585) 765-9122.

Erie County Conservation Society, 13319 Miller Ave., Chaffee, 7 p. m., Tuesday. Call (585) 457-3883.

Niagara Frontier Botanical Society, Harlem Road Community Center, Harlem Road and Lincoln St., Snyder, 7:30 p. m., Tuesday. Sally Cunningham will discuss “Welcoming Nature, Changing the Paradigm.” Meeting free and open to all.

Erie County Trappers Association, Hamburg Rod&Gun Club, 7:30 p. m., Tuesday. Call 337-2556.

Buffalo Ornithological Society, Buffalo Museum of Science, Cummings Room, 7 p. m., Wednesday. Jean Iron will present a “Northbound Shorebirds Workshop.”

Erie County Bassmasters, Nowak’s Bar, 1458 Lovejoy St., 7:30 p. m., Wednesday. Call 897-1220.

Lake Ontario Trout and Salmon Association (LOTSA), Cornell Cooperative Extension, 4487 Lake Ave. (Route 78), Lockport, 7 p. m., Thursday. Free and open to the public. For details, go to lotsa.org.

Archery

WNY 2010 Winter 3-D League, Glen Coe Conservation Club, Glenwood, next Sunday, call Dave Procknal (337-0733).

Niagara Region 2010 Winter Archery League, Wood and Brook, Alden, next Sunday, call Marty Handley (704-0473).

WNY Field Archers and Bowhunters League, Leo’s at West Falls Conservation Society, 55 Bridge St., next Sunday, call 652-4650.

Shooting sports

Tonawanda Sportsmen’s Club Annual St. Valentine’s Day Sporting Clays Shoot, 54657 Killian Road, Pendleton, registrations, 9 a. m., shooting begins at 10 a. m. call 692-2161.

Certification classes

Hunter

LaSalle Sportsmen’s Club, 2445 Tuscarora Road, Niagara Falls, 6:30-9:30 p. m., March 6, 13, 20, and 27. Must attend all sessions. For advance registration, call 297-0410. Pistol

Security Weapons and Training Institute classes, 659 Ridge Road, Lackawanna: “Pistol Permit Class,” 10 a. m., Saturday. Call 822-1043 or go to swatstore.com.

S&S Taxidermy Pistol Class, Route 219, Springville, 6:30 p. m., Wednesday. Participants may register at class. Call 592-2404. Shows/seminars

Clarence Gun Show, Events Building, 11177 Main St., Clarence, 102 tables, 9 a. m.-4 p. m., Saturday, and 9 a. m.-3 p. m., Sunday. Call 569-6810 or 542-9929 or go to nfcshows.com.

Midstate Arms Collectors Show, Elks Club, Sidney, next Sunday. Call (607) 748-1010.

Banquets/fundraisers

18th Annual Wild Game Dinner to Benefit the Spina Bifida Association, Buffalo Launch Club, Grand Island, noon-5 p. m., next Sunday. Dress is casual, menu extensive. Call John Hutchins (297-8401).

Lockport Town and Country Club African Experience Game Dinner, 717 East Ave., 6:30 p. m., Feb. 19. Dinner features traditional South African Soup and a plate medley of elk, boar, bison, and ostrich. Call the club (433-5969) or Michael Joy (697-0719).

Southtowns Chapter of Ducks Unlimited 29th Annual Banquet, Creekside Banquet Facility, 2669 Union Road, Cheektowaga, Feb. 27. A dinner ticket includes a DU membership. An Early Bird Special is included with purchases made by Friday. For details, call George Rockey (674-3075) or Ron Sheldon (649-7817).

Niagara Falls Thundering Toms Chapter of National Wild Turkey Federation Banquet, Como Restaurant, 2220 Pine Ave., Niagara Falls. Doors open 5 p. m. and dinner 6:30 p. m., Feb. 27. Call 984-0610.

New York Bowhunters 2010 Banquet, Holiday Inn, Syracuse, April 10. Call Merritt Compton, (607) 387-5112.

Hiking/nature

Buffalo Audubon Society/Beaver Meadow Center, 1610 Welch Road, North Java Events: “Great Backyard Bird Count Training Workshop,” 10 a. m.-noon, Friday; “13th Annual Back Yard Bird Count,” Friday-Feb. 15; “Valentine Snowshoe Hike,” 5-8 p. m., Friday, “East Aurora Parks Hike— Winter Wildlife and Birding,” 9-11 a. m., Saturday; “Advanced Tour Leader Training,” 10 a. m.-noon, Saturday; “Lost Nations Cross Country Ski Adventure,” 11 a. m.-2 p. m., Saturday; and “Sunday Family Walks,” 2 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: “Winter Wonders Sleepover (for families-kids ages 5 and older), Saturday-Sunday. For registered programs, call 896-5200, ext. 338; Hiking trails open dawn to dusk; Visitor Center open 10 a. m.-4 p. m., Wednesdays-Saturdays and noon-4 p. m. Sundays; guided nature tours, 2 p. m., Sundays. For all TNP programs, call 825-6397.

Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve (RWNP), 93 Honorine Drive, Depew. Programs: “Project WILD Workshop —for teachers and Scout Leaders,” 4-7 p. m., Wednesday and Feb. 24; “After School Escape (for grades K-5),” 4: 30 p. m., Thursday; “Frosty Feathers— Winter Resident Birds,” 10:30 a. m., Saturday; and “Cross Country Ski Tour,” 1 p. 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 Programs: “Rollin’ in the Park-Trolley Ride,” Niagara Falls State Park, noon-4 p. m., Saturday, call 282-5154; state park naturalists will offer presentations at “A Classic Winter Week in East Aurora-Knox Farm State Park,” Saturday, call 655-7200; and Buffalo Nordic Ski Club will conduct a cross country tour of Knox Farm State Park beginning with instructions at 10 a. m., Saturday.

Niagara Frontier Chapter of Adirondack Mountain Club events: “Knox Farm State Park Cross Country Skiing,” Feb. 20, call 652-2547. For all extended weekend outings, upcoming gatherings, and all club and outings info, visit adk-nfc.org.

Foothills Trail Club Event: “Stiglmeier Park, 1 p. m., Saturday, call 828-0282; “Erie County Forest— Snowshoe or Hike,” 10 a. m., Saturday, call 941-5172; and “Ellicott Creek Bike Path,” 1 p. m., next Sunday, call 828-0282.

Hamburg Natural History Program: “Penn Dixie Exhibit at WNY Home and Garden Expo at Erie County Fairgrounds,” Hamburg, this Thursday-Sunday. Call 627-4560 or go to wnyhomeandgarden. com.

Letchworth State Park Interpretive Programs: “Dishmill Creek Trek,” 10 a. m., Wednesday; “Novice Nature Ski Hike,” 1 p. m., Saturday and next Sunday; and “Winter Wonder Walk,” 2:30 p. m., Saturday and Sunday. For all LSP programs, call (585) 493-3625.

Send items 15 days in advance to Will Elliott, 9777 Bernd Road, Pavilion, NY, 14525, or e-mail to willodrs@gmail.com