Fresh air calendar
› Local Tennessee Ornithological Society meeting: Today, 7 p.m., Ascension Lutheran Church, 720 S. Germantown Road. Contact David Stone at rockyturf@ comcast.net or 238-4234. › Dove hunting season:
Ongoing; in Tennessee through Sept. 28, Oct. 8-30 & Dec. 8-Jan. 15, daily bag limit 15 with no limit on collared doves; in Georgia through Sept. 18, Oct. 8-28 & Nov. 24-Jan. 15, half hour before sunrise to sunset. › Downtown Chattanooga kayak tour: Friday, 8:30 a.m. beginner-friendly; adults $35, ages 8-13 (in tandem with adult) $25, pre-registration required; equipment provided, including stable 12-foot recreational kayaks. Email info@outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888. › Introduction to mountain biking: Friday and Sept. 16 & 20, 6-8 p.m., Greenway Farm; instruction presented by Outdoor Chattanooga; appropriate for ages 10-up, $10 per class, advance registration & payment required. Call 643-6888. › Deer archery season: Begins Saturday in Georgia; runs Sept. 24-Oct. 28 & Oct. 31-Nov. 4 in Tennessee. › Waconda Bay SUP retreat
weekend: Saturday-Sunday, includes yoga on the water & meditation classes led by Jayne Cagle; 8-10 a.m. Saturday, 3-5mile fitness paddle; 10:30-12:30, SUPurna yoga class; 6:30-8:30 p.m., sunset paddle; 9-11 a.m. Sunday, restorative yoga; 2-4 p.m. SUP race clinic with Haley Mills; $45 single session, $80 2 sessions, $35 each 3 or more; BYOBoard, $20 each session. send name & session numbers to Jayne at WacondaBaySUP.com. › Soddy-Daisy chapter of Tennessee Trails Assn. hikes: Saturday, Booker T. Washington State Park, moderate 7 miles (meet at 8 a.m. at Target parking lot on Hwy. 153; call George Bonneau at 842-3619); Tuesday, Enterprise South Nature Park, moderate 6 miles (meet at 8 a.m. at visitors center parking lot; call Ed Pyers at 344-9271); Sept. 17, Collegedale, moderate 5-6 miles (meet at 8 a.m. at Target lot on Hwy. 153; call Pyers at 344-9271); Sept. 20, Big Soddy Gulf to Big Soddy Creek bridge & back, moderate 6 miles (meet at 8 a.m. at Durham Street parking lot in Soddy-Daisy; call John Politte at 304-8327). Contact George Bonneau at george.r.bonneau@ gmail.com or 842-3619. › Ocoee River whitewater days: Saturdays & Sundays through October on the No. 2 section; Section 3 will be open Saturday, Sunday and Sept. 17. › Lynskey TYMBR series event: Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Enterprise South Nature Park’s Log Rhythm Trail; ages 5-15, varying distances per age group (5-6 $10, 7-8 $15, 9-10 $20, 11-12 $25, 13-15 $25). Register at www. bikereg.com/fahrvergnooga. › Bicycle Ride Across Tennessee: Sunday through Sept. 17, 73.6-mile first day of the 7-day, 400-plus-mile adventure starts at Cumberland Mountain State Park in Crossville, where day 3 ends & day 4 begins & ends after a ride nearly to Pikeville; day 5 goes from Cumberland Mountain to Harrison Bay State Park; day 6 goes from Harrison Bay to Kingston; day 7 goes from Kingston back to Crossville. Email Morgan.Gilman@tn.gov or call 615-418-9949. › Family Funday at Greenway Farm: Sunday, 4-7 p.m.; canoeing ($25), archery, biking, hiking; canoeists meet at North Chick canoe launch behind old Sniteman Cabin; archery range is next to dog park. Call 643-6888. › Rapid Learning whitewater kayaking program: Wednesdays, 6-7 & 7-8 p.m., Chester Frost Park; first-timers free, equipment provided; reservations not required. Email info@ outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888. › Chickamauga Battlefield free bike tour: Sept. 17, 9:30 a.m., leisurely 2 hours from visitors center with history talks; adults & kids ages 8-up welcome; helmets required; bicycles available by calling 706-866-9241.