Calendar: Events in the great outdoors
Meetings
• Orleans County Chapter of SCOPE, Apollo Restaurant, 13939 West Ave. (Route 31) Albion, 7 p.m., Monday. Call (585) 765-9122.
• Erie County Conservation Society, Miller Ave., Holland/Protection/Chaffee, 7 p.m., Monday. Call (585) 457-3883.
• Erie County Trappers Association, Hamburg Rod & Gun Club, Hickox Rd., Hamburg, 7:30 p.m., Tuesday. Call 337-2556.
• Wyoming/Genesee County Chapter of Pheasants Forever, Louie's Lounge, Attica, 7:30 p.m., Tuesday. Call (585) 591-0339.
• Erie County Bassmasters, Nowak's Bar, 1458 Lovejoy St., 7:30 p.m., Wednesday. Call 897-1220.
• Buffalo Ornithological Society, Buffalo Museum of Science, Cummings Room, 7 p.m., Wednesday. Michael Hamilton will present the results of the 2009 Annual BOS April Count and Dr. Robert DeLeon will interpret the result of the 2009 Annual BOS May Count.
• New York Walleye Association, American Legion Niagara Frontier Post No. 1041, 533, Amherst St., 7:30 p.m., Tuesday. Call 875-1848.
• Erie County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, Boston Valley Conservation Society, 7:30 p.m., Thursday. Call 846-5448.
Shooting sports
• Allied Sportsmen's Club Pistol Range, 12846 Clinton St., Alden/Marilla, 7:30 p.m., Fridays, 22-caliber only, open to all shooters. Call Paul Nowacki (353-2464).
Certification classes
Hunter
• Bass Pro Shop, Finger Lakes Mall, 1579 Clark St., Auburn, Thursday and Friday 5:30-9:30 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m.-done. Call (315) 258-2700 (ext. 4251).
Pistol
• Security Weapons and Training Institute (SWAT) Pistol Permit Class, 659 Ridge Rd., Lackawanna, 6 p.m., Tuesday. Call 822-1043 or visit swatstore.com.
• UAW 686 Pistol Club Pistol Permit Class, UAW 686 Hall, Walnut and Vine Sts., Lockport, 6-9 p.m., Thursday. Call Larry Koch (778-9935) or Gordon Botting (434-1563).
Shows/seminars
• Niagara Frontier Collectors Gun Show, The Event Building, 11177 Main St. (Route 5), Clarence, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Sunday, 100 tables, $5 admission, free parking. Call 542-9929 or 568-6810 or go to nfcshows.com.
• Medina Gun Show, Community Center, Medina, Ohio, Saturday and Sunday. Call (330) 948-4400.
Banquets/fundraisers
• Buffalo Niagara Riverkeepers Twentieth Birthday Bash, "A Party for Clean Water," Pearl Street Grill & Brewery, 76 Pearl St., 6-8 p.m., Nov. 21. Pre-sale tickets end Wednesday. Call 852-7483 or go to tfurnari@briverkeeper.org.
Hiking/nature
• Buffalo Audubon Society/Beaver Meadow Center, 1610 Welch Rd., North Java Events: "Boy Scout Merit Badge Workshop (Forestry)," 9 a.m., Saturday; 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: "Nature's Circle — Native Americans (for ages 2-3 and caregivers)," 10:30-11:15 a.m., Tuesday; and "Little Tykes Mini- Nature Camp (for ages 3-5 and caregivers)," 9:30-11:30 a.m. or 3-5 p.m., Wednesday; and "Happy Harvest Celebration," 3-5 p.m., Saturday; and "Beaver Basics (all ages)," 1-3 p.m., next 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: "Composting with Worms," 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 Programs: "Friday the 13th Adventure," 7:30-9:30 p.m., Friday, DeVeaux Woods State Park, call 282-5154; and "Gorge at Low Water," 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Saturday, Whirlpool State Park, call 282-5154.
• Niagara Frontier Chapter of Adirondack Mountain Club event: "Niagara Gorge Hike — Canadian Side," Saturday, bring a lunch and proper ID for crossing into Canada. For time and place, call 297-3126. For all club and outings information, visit adk-nfc.org.
• Foothills Trail Club Events: "Stiglmeier Park," 1 p.m., Saturday, call 828-0282; and "Conservation Trail — Akron Falls to Reynolds Road," 9 a.m., next Sunday, call 828-0282.
• 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).
• Hamburg Natural History Society Event: Penn Dixie Exhibit at the GemStreet USA Show, Erie County Fairgrounds, Grand Building, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m., Saturday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday. Kids get a free fossil. Call 627-4560 or go to penndixie.org.
• Letchworth State Park Interpretive Programs: "Old Growth Forest Visit — Trestle Woods," 10 a.m., Thursday; "Old Growth Forest Visit — Museum Woods," 10 a.m., Saturday, and "Big Tree Tour-Part III," 10 a.m., next 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 send e-mail to willodrs@gmail.com
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