Just a note...

...for some upcoming events.

The Columbus chapter of the National Audubon Society, a group dedicated to
understanding and preserving the world's birds, will hold several upcoming
nature walks at the Whittier Peninsula. Walks meet at the boat ramp in the Lower
Scioto Park and begin at 6:30 a.m.
Wednesday, July 4
Saturday, July 21
Wednesday, August 1
Saturday, August 18

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Registration is open for the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshop. It will be taking place in Ashley, Ohio at Recreation Unlimited 9/28-9/30. More information and registration forms can be found here: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/workshops/outdoorw.htm

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Bob Giehl, a Master Gardener in Mount Vernon and California, is leading a tour of the
Ohio governor’s residence Heritage Garden and other Columbus-area places of
gardening interest on Tuesday, July 31. Participants will travel by motor coach, which will leave the Knox County License Bureau parking lot, 671 N. Sandusky St., at 7:30 a.m. that morning. There is a fee for the tour; participants are asked to register in advance and bring a lawn chair, snacks and camera. For more information, call Giehl at 397-7406. The Heritage Garden Web site is at www.governorsresidence.ohio.gov.

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Aug. 4 and 26 -- Muzzleloader shoots at Centerburg Conservation Club.
Cost: men $9, women and children 16-18 $4, under 16 and novice shooters are
free. For more information, call 740-625-4003.

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July 14 -- NBAA Central Division Bass tournament, 6:15 a.m. at O'Shaughnessy
Lake, Home Road ramp.

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July 14 -- Boater-education course at Reynoldsburg Gander Mountain, 9 a.m.
Cost is $5. For more information, call 614-856-0066.

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July 14 and Aug. 11 -- Free seminar on cooking in the outdoors at
Reynoldsburg Gander Mountain, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, call
614-856-0066.

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July 14 and 28, Aug. 11 and 25 -- Catfish tournaments at A.W. Marion State
Park in Circleville. For more information, call 740-474-9201.

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July 21 -- Division of Watercraft boating-education course at the Alum Creek
office, 3305 S. Old State Rd., Delaware, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost is $5. For more
information or to register, call 740-548-5490.

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July 28 -- Division of Watercraft boating education course at the Buckeye Lake
office, 12408 Lancaster St., Millersport, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost is $5. For more
information or to register, call 740-548-5490.

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Aug. 4-5 -- Sweet Sixteen Celebration, an all-around clays competition limited to
16-gauge shotguns, at Black Wing Shooting Center, 3722 Marysville Rd.,
Delaware. For more information, call 740-363-7555.

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Registration has officially opened for the fourth Great Ohio River Paddle Aug. 18
and Aug. 19. Paddlers have two trip options: A weekend paddle or a one-day paddle. The event begins in Ripley, and ends in New Richmond. Proceeds from the Great Ohio River Paddle will benefit the programs of Ohio River Foundation, including its Rain Garden Initiative and River Explorer Program that educates more than 1,000 school children annually about the ecology and importance of rivers and streams in the Ohio River watershed. To paddle in, or be a sponsor of, the Great Ohio River Paddle, or for more information, call 377-1408, or visit www.ohioriverfdn.org.

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Children can fish free on selected Lake Erie fishing charters in the Port Clinton
area from Aug. 13 to 17 as part of a program sponsored by the Lake Erie Charter
Boat Association. During "Kids Fish Free" week, adults booking a charter through the association hotline at (800) 287-1020 can bring one youth, age 17 or under, at no charge for each paying adult. Charter reservations must be made by Aug. 7 to participate in this special promotion. The "Kids Fish Free" charter trips will depart from the Port Clinton area. Anglers may pursue walleye, smallmouth bass, yellow perch or a combination of those species.

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July is National Blueberry Month. You know what to do....

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The Ohio Ornithological Society will hold a two-day warbler symposium at
Lakeside and Marblehead on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 8-9. Birder and author
extraordinaire Jon Dunn, avian night call expert Bill Evans, Ohio field guide
author and speaker Kenn Kaufman, ornithologist Elliot Tramer and tour guide
company founder Victor Emanuel will be featured. Field trips will explore some of
the premier birding sites on the Lake Erie coast. For registration, lodging and
meal information, go to the group's Web site, www.ohiobirds .org. Or go to cosponsor
Black Swamp Bird Observatory's Web site, www.bsbobird.org. Or call
Black Swamp at 419-898-4070.

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The Master Recycler Program is an eight-week program that meets for one evening a week and for two Saturday field trips. The program will be offered again starting in September 2007. A wide variety of topics including solid waste, waste reduction, recycling, hazardous waste, natural gardening, home composting, and vermicomposting will be taught by instructors from this region. Cost for the program is $50 for Clermont County residents and $60 for participants outside the County.
The MRC Program is funded through the Adams-Clermont Solid Waste District and
EPA's Ohio Environmental Education Fund. To register for the fall 2007 Master Recycler Composter Program or to receive additional information contact Ploucha at or 753-9222.