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JUST ADD WATER
The free Get WET (Water Education Today) event is a day for families to learn about water resources through interactive activities and educational booths.
The eighth annual event, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, will feature garden tours, animal shows, conservation booths, amphitheater activities and shows.
It will be held at the American River Water Education Center, 7775 Folsom-Auburn Road, Folsom.
For more information:www.usbr.gov/mp/ arwec/get_wet/index.html.
BATS OF THE BUTTES
Study bats of the Sutter Buttes on Saturday with mammal biologist David Wyatt during a group hike.
Participants will meet at 2:30 p.m. to carpool. Registration is through the Middle Mountain Foundation. The cost is $35.
For more information, e-mail mmfhikes@yahoo.com.
FREE REI CLINICS
• The lighter side of backpacking with REI's Michael Grindstaff, 7-8:30 p.m. today at the Folsom store, 2425 Iron Point Road; (916) 817-8944.
• Kayak touring with guide and author Bill Van der Ven, 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Sacramento store, 1790 Expo Parkway; (916) 924-8900.
For more information: www.rei.com.
CASTING ABOUT
• There will be swap-meet savings from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Gone Fishin' Marine at 1880 N. Lincoln St., Dixon; free; (707) 678-1600, www.gfmarine.com.
• The children's free fishing event "Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs" for ages 14 and younger will be held from 7 to 1 p.m. May 30 at Horseshoe Lake, Upper Bidwell Park, Chico; (530) 891-4757.
• Jake's on the Lake will host its 16th annual Charity Fishing Derby, a competition May 31 (from an hour before sunrise to noon) off North Lake Boulevard, Lake Tahoe; $50 entry fee; (530) 583-0188.
• Pete Pumphrey will lead a one-day fly-fishing workshop – choose 9 a.m.-2 p.m. June 5 or June 6 – at Sorensen's Resort, 14255 Highway 88, Hope Valley; $85 each; (800) 423-9949.
NIGHT ESCAPES
Keep Saturday evening open for a star date with Don Machholz, author and comet hunter.
Machholz will explore the night sky with his telescopes and talk about the galaxies.
The stargazing presentation is from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Placer Nature Center, 3700 Christian Valley Road, Auburn. Reservations suggested. Cost is $6.
For more information: (530) 878-6053.
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The free Get WET (Water Education Today) event is a day for families to learn about water resources through interactive activities and educational booths.
The eighth annual event, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, will feature garden tours, animal shows, conservation booths, amphitheater activities and shows.
It will be held at the American River Water Education Center, 7775 Folsom-Auburn Road, Folsom.
For more information:www.usbr.gov/mp/ arwec/get_wet/index.html.
BATS OF THE BUTTES
Study bats of the Sutter Buttes on Saturday with mammal biologist David Wyatt during a group hike.
Participants will meet at 2:30 p.m. to carpool. Registration is through the Middle Mountain Foundation. The cost is $35.
For more information, e-mail mmfhikes@yahoo.com.
FREE REI CLINICS
• The lighter side of backpacking with REI's Michael Grindstaff, 7-8:30 p.m. today at the Folsom store, 2425 Iron Point Road; (916) 817-8944.
• Kayak touring with guide and author Bill Van der Ven, 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Sacramento store, 1790 Expo Parkway; (916) 924-8900.
For more information: www.rei.com.
CASTING ABOUT
• There will be swap-meet savings from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Gone Fishin' Marine at 1880 N. Lincoln St., Dixon; free; (707) 678-1600, www.gfmarine.com.
• The children's free fishing event "Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs" for ages 14 and younger will be held from 7 to 1 p.m. May 30 at Horseshoe Lake, Upper Bidwell Park, Chico; (530) 891-4757.
• Jake's on the Lake will host its 16th annual Charity Fishing Derby, a competition May 31 (from an hour before sunrise to noon) off North Lake Boulevard, Lake Tahoe; $50 entry fee; (530) 583-0188.
• Pete Pumphrey will lead a one-day fly-fishing workshop – choose 9 a.m.-2 p.m. June 5 or June 6 – at Sorensen's Resort, 14255 Highway 88, Hope Valley; $85 each; (800) 423-9949.
NIGHT ESCAPES
Keep Saturday evening open for a star date with Don Machholz, author and comet hunter.
Machholz will explore the night sky with his telescopes and talk about the galaxies.
The stargazing presentation is from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Placer Nature Center, 3700 Christian Valley Road, Auburn. Reservations suggested. Cost is $6.
For more information: (530) 878-6053.
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