Fresh Air Calendar
› Winter Workshop Series finale: Today, How To Plan & Lead a Day Hike, 6-7:30 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; free, all ages, registration not required. Email info@outdoorchattanooga. com or call 643-6888.
› Soddy-Daisy chapter of Tennessee Trails Assn. hikes: Saturday, Cloudland Canyon State Park west rim trail, moderate 4.5 miles (meet at 9 a.m. at Food City parking lot in Red Bank; $5 parking fee at park; call George Bonneau at 842-3619); Tuesday, Old Copper Road from Boyd Gap to Thunder Rock campground, easy 4 miles (meet at 9:30 a.m. at Food City lot in Ooltewah or at 9 a.m. at Target lot on Highway 153; call Trish Appleton at 240-3443); March 10, Fall Creek Falls, walk along lake, moderate 6 miles (meet at 9 a.m. at Durham Street parking lot in Soddy-Daisy; call Gail Stokes at 756-8219); March 13, west side of Lookout Mountain, starting on Lower Truck Trail, early climb but mostly easy 6 miles (meet at 9:30 a.m. at Reflection Riding or at 9 a.m. at Food City in Red Bank at 9 a.m.; call Appleton). › Rapid Learning whitewater kayaking practice: Tuesday & 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.
› Try Archery: Wednesdays, 3:30-6 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga; free, no experience or reservations necessary. For more information email info@ outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888. › Local Tennessee Ornithological Society meeting: March 8, 7 p.m., Ascension Lutheran Church, 720 S. Germantown Road. Contact David Stone at rockturf@epbfi.com or 413-7033. › New Cumberland Trail hiking series: Through Dec. 1, 12 moderately strenuous Friday or Saturday guided hikes, 4-7 miles each; 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.
› Chattanooga Bicycle Club meeting: March 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.