FRESH AIR CALENDAR
› Outdoor Chattanooga winter workshops: Today (Bike Maintenance 202), Feb. 14 (Search & Rescue, ropes), Feb. 21 (Search & Rescue, dogs & drones) & Feb. 28 (Fishing Secrets), 6:30-8 p.m., OC center, Coolidge Park; free, all ages, reservations not needed. Email info@outdoorchattanooga. com or call 643-6888.
› Soddy-Daisy chapter of Tennessee Trails Assn. hikes: Saturday, Heiss Mountain Road to Little Possum Creek bridge & back, moderately strenuous 7.5 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street parking lot in Soddy-Daisy; call John Politte at 304-8327); Tuesday, Piney River Trail from Newby Branch Forest Camp to Spider’s Den & back, moderate 5 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street lot; call Trish Appleton at 332-6517); Feb. 16, Laurel Falls at Dayton, moderately strenuous 7 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street lot; call Tom McElhone at 805-208-4654); Feb. 19, makeup hike in lower part of Reflection Riding with historian Jim Ogden (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Food City in Red Bank or 9 a.m. at Reflection Riding; call Appleton).
› Basic orienteering instruction: Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Enterprise South Nature Park; free; learn how to read a topographic map & use a map compass; maps & compasses provided; space limited, so call 893-3500 to register.
› Try Archery: Wednesdays in February & March, 3:30-6 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; ages 6-up, free, no experience or reservations necessary. For more information email info@outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888. › Local Tennessee Ornithological Society meeting: Feb. 14, 7 p.m., Ascension Lutheran Church, 720 S. Germantown Road. Contact David Stone at rockturf@epbfi.com or 413-7033.
› Chattanooga Bicycle Club meeting: Feb. 18, 6-7 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; for recreational cyclists.
› Camping, Polar Bear Style: Feb. 23-24, 1 p.m.-10 a.m., Enterprise South Nature Park; guided hike included; ages 8-up; $20 for family or group of 4, $5 for extra person, maximum in group 6; pre-registration & payment required. Call ranger Kylee Saunders at 710-0274.
› Rapid Learning intro to kayak & skills practice: March 5, 7-9 p.m., Hulsey Wellness Center at Southern Adventist University; $2 cash for pool use; family-friendly for ages 8-up; $75 for individual year’s membership, $125 for family; first-timers free; equipment provided, reservations not required. Email info@outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888.
› Cumberland Trail hiking series: March 9, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; 1 way, shuttle provided, mostly downhill 4-7 miles; free but advance registration required through info@outdoorchattanooga.com or 643-6888.
› 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.