Fresh Air Calendar
› Winter Workshop Series: Wilderness First Aid part 2, today, 6-7:30 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; free, all ages, registration not required; other workshops Thursdays through March 1 (Feb. 1, Fishing 101; Feb. 8, Bikepacking 101; Feb. 15, Bike Maintenance 101). Email info@outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888.
› New Cumberland Trail hiking series: Through Dec. 1, 2018, 12 moderately strenuous Friday or Saturday guided hikes, 4-7 miles each; beginning Friday, Saturday & Feb. 3 (all full) & March 2 (free); Saturday-Sunday backpacks ($65 each) March 10-11 & April 14-15; section details given with registration, required in advance through info@outdoorchattanooga.com or 643-6888. Participants earn credit toward 50-miler award from Cumberland Trail Conference.
Soddy-Daisy chapter of Tennessee Trails Assn. hikes: Saturday, Lula Lake, moderate 4.5 miles (meet at 9 a.m. at Food City parking lot in Red Bank; call Nancy Allen at 344-1118 or George Bonneau at 842-9271); Tuesday, Harrison Bay State Park, easy 4.5 miles (meet at 9 a.m. at Target lot on Hwy. 153; call Ed Pyers at 344-9271); Feb. 3, Lower Leggett trailhead to connector loop, overlook & finish loop, moderate 6 miles (meet at 9 a.m. at Durham Street parking lot in Soddy-Daisy; call John Politte at 304-8327); Feb. 6, Lower Battlefield/Chickamauga Creek trail, easy 4 miles (meet at 9 a.m. at battlefield lower lot or 8:15 at Food City lot in Red Bank; call Gloria Nelson at 645-9008); Feb. 10, Prentice Cooper, to Indian Rock House & toward Hwy. 27 & back, slightly strenuous 6 miles (meet at 9 a.m. at Food City lot in Red Bank; call Politte). Chattanooga Hiking Club meeting: Feb. 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; free, open to public.
Rapid Learning whitewater kayaking practice:
Feb. 6, March 6 & April 3, 7-9 p.m., Hulsey Wellness Center, Southern Adventist University; family-friendly for ages 8-up; first-timers free (except for $2 pool fee), equipment provided, reservations not required; yearly membership $75, family membership $125. Email info@ outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888.
Local Tennessee Ornithological Society meeting: Feb. 8, 7 p.m., Ascension Lutheran Church, 720 S. Germantown Road. Contact David Stone at rockturf@epbfi.com or 413-7033.
Interscholastic Climbing League: Feb. 10, Tennessee Bouldering Authority, fifth of six meets for grades 6-12 for 2017-18 season; last meet Feb. 24, High Point Riverside. Contact Outdoor Chattanooga at info@ outdoorchattanooga.com or 643-6888.
Chattanooga Bicycle Club meeting: Feb. 19, 6-7 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park.
Wild Trails 200 Mile Club: Encourages improved fitness; cover 200 miles in three months under one’s own power, whether by running, biking, swimming, paddling, walking or other aerobic activities. Anyone interested can start at any time by registering at wildtrails.org/200-mile-club and recording his or her progress there. Getting to 200 makes one a member, and the membership card secures discounts at a variety of places. Club activities include a campout, barbecue and 15k/5k trail races every three months at Lula Lake Land Trust.