HIKING

Second Sundays through September Wetlands-Buckskin-Heritage Loop. Raccoon Creek State Park. Meets 7:45 a.m., 5.53 miles. Part of six-hike series through park. For directions to each trailhead go to www.friendsofraccoon.com or call 724-899-3611.

Wednesdays Audubon Society of Pennsylvania holds walks every Wednesday, 9 a.m. Call 412-963-6100.

Oct. 1 Fitness Hike. Jennings Environmental Education Center. 1-hour, 2.5-mile walk. 7 p.m. 724-794-6011.

Oct. 5 Mill Creek Metropolitan Park, Youngstown, Ohio. Intermediate 10 miles including historic Lanterman's Mill and covered bridge. Sierra Club. ($7.50 carpool, 52 miles) Meets Exit 4, I-79. 412-856-4642.

BIKING

Oct. 5 PumpkinFest Bicycle Ride. Ohiopyle to Confluence, 11 miles along the Great Allegheny Passage. Meets 10 a.m. at Western Maryland Railway station parking lot, Ohiopyle. Festival includes foods, desserts. Bike rental/child carrier rental 800-992-7238.

FISHING

Wednesdays Downtown TriAnglers instructional fishing, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. North Shore, Riverfront Park. $5.

Thursdays Oct. 9-Nov. 20 Class on steelhead fishing with fly rod. Fly tying, equipment use, techniques. 7:30 p.m. Harrison Middle School, 129 Windvale Dr., Baldwin. Contact Family Tyes, 412-780-3787.

Oct. 13 Jessica Smyth speaks about Conservation Leadership Program, Penn's Woods West Trout Unlimited meeting, Brentwood VFW Post 1810, Brentwood. 412-963-2824.

Nov. 10 Heather Seitz, Hampton teen international fly-fishing competitor, speaks at Penn's Woods West Trout Unlimited meeting, Brentwood VFW Post 1810, Brentwood. 412-963-2824.

BOATING

Alternate Wednesdays through October. Free kayaking on Lake Elizabeth, Allegheny Commons, North Side. 5-7 p.m. 412-255-0564.

Weekends through October $5 student kayak rental at Kayak Pittsburgh, under Roberto Clemente Bridge, North Shore. www.kayakpittsburgh.org.

Oct. 6-7 Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission quarterly meeting. 1601 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg.

Oct. 23 Canoeing the Clarion River. Cook Forest State Park. Six-mile guided interpretive canoeing program along the National Wild & Scenic Clarion River. Includes basic canoe safety and handling. Meets 10 a.m. 814-744-8407.

HUNTING

Oct. 11 Covered Bridge Chapter, Ruffed Grouse Society. Hunt at Alpine Hunting and Fishing Club, 220 Alpine Road, Bridgeville. Limited to the first 32 paid sponsors. 412-262-4044.

SHOOTS

For a more complete listing of shoots, visit www.post-gazette.com/sports.

ALIQUIPPA BUCKTAILS Skeet and trap, Wednesdays 6 p.m. and Fridays 5 p.m. Call 724-378-1450 or visit www.bucktails.us.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY RIFLE CLUB Saturdays and Sundays: ATA registered trap, 10 a.m. Call 412-821-9828.

ALL SEASONS TRAP AND SKEET Wednesdays: Open shoots, 5 p.m. Call 814-590-3777.

CALIFORNIA HILL Sundays: Sporting clays and five-stand, 9 a.m. Call 724-938-3480 or 724-938-3477.

CANONSBURG SPORTSMEN ASSOC. Trap open to public and members Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and third Sundays, noon. 724-745-4507.

CARRICK SPORTSMEN Sundays: Traps, 1 p.m. Junior rifle and traps programs, personal protection/firearms safety, hunter safety courses. Call 724-348-5354 or visit www.carricksportsmen.com.

CLAIRTON SPORTSMEN'S CLUB Muzzleloader shoot first Sunday of each month, noon-3 p.m. Public welcome. www.clairtonsc.org.

CLAYBUSTERS Sundays: Sporting clays, five stand, skeet and trap, 9 a.m. and Thursdays 1 p.m. Call 814-437-3252 or 814-437-3428.

COLLIER SPORTSMEN Tuesdays: Trap 6:30 p.m. Public welcome. 412-276-9628.

CONNELLSVILLE SPORTSMEN Tuesdays: Trap practice and skeet shooting, 5 p.m.

CORAOPOLIS Sundays: Junior Olympic archery development, 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays: Indoor archery, 7 p.m. Wednesdays: Informal combat, 7 p.m. Call 412-264-9920, 412-793-7692.

CROWFOOT ROD & GUN Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays: Public trap practice, 7 p.m. Call 724-327-9315 or 724-327-0592.

DORMONT-MT. LEBANON SPORTSMEN Third Sundays: Civilian Marksmanship Program 9:30 sign-up, 11 a.m. Mondays: outdoor pistol, NMC, MPRL 6 p.m. Tuesdays: trap 7-10 p.m. 412-531-5043, www.mdi.net/dml.

EAST MONONGAHELA SPORTSMEN Outdoor air pistol third Sundays, 1 p.m. 412-384-4747, www.dp.net/~emsc.

ELRAMA SPORTSMEN Mondays: Trap practice, 6 p.m. 412-384-8896.

FIVE POINTS HUNT Mondays: Trap practice, 5:30 p.m. 724-375-7381, 724-457-0315, www.fivepointshuntingclub.com.

FORD CITY SPORTSMEN Wednesdays: Skeet practice, 6 p.m. Fridays: Trap practice, 6 p.m. 724-763-3136, fordcitysportsmen@yahoo.com.

FOREST GROVE SPORTSMEN Mondays: Trap, 6 p.m. Thursdays: Combat pistol shoots, 4 p.m., Third Wednesdays: Membership meetings, 7 p.m. Third Sundays: Muzzle-loaders shoots, noon. 412-269-0942.

LAWRENCE COUNTY Wednesdays: Trap/skeet shoot, 5 p.m. 5-stand, 5 p.m. Thursdays: 5 p.m.; Sundays: Sporting clays, 9:30 a.m. 5-stand, 9:30 a.m. 724-652-1075.

LIBRARY SPORTSMEN ASSOCIATION Thursdays: Trap, skeet, 6 p.m. 412-835-9812, www.librarysa.com.

LONG BRANCH SPORTSMEN Tuesdays: Indoor NRA 50-foot small bore pistol league, 7 p.m. 724-925-2919, 724-333-4408, www.bloomautomatic.com/lbsc

McDONALD SPORTSMEN Thursdays: Trap and skeet, 7 p.m. 724-796-2271, www.mcdonaldsportsmen.com.

McKEESPORT SPORTSMEN Skeet practice, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. Cast bullet matches next to last Saturdays, 9 a.m., three classes, public welcome. 412-271-2144, 412- 824-7566.

MILLVALE SPORTSMEN'S CLUB Oct. 5 3-D Archery Shoot. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays: skeet 5 p.m. Wednesdays: evening leagues, practice 6 p.m. Saturdays: registered targets 9 a.m. 724-935-9963, www.millvalesportsmens.org.

NORTH BUFFALO SPORTSMAN'S Second Sundays: Action pistol, rifle. Third Sundays: Hunters trail shoot. Last Saturdays and Sundays: 3-D archery. 724-353-2444, 724-664-0513.

NORTH SIDE SPORTSMEN Wednesdays: Skeet, 6 p.m. Trap, 6 p.m. Sundays: Trap, skeet, 11 a.m. 724-935-9884, www.nssa.ws.

PITCAIRN-MONROEVILLE SPORTSMEN Thursdays: Trap, practical pistol practice, 6 p.m. Saturdays: Trap practice, 10 a.m. Sundays: trap practice, 1 p.m. 412-824-3790, www.pmsconline.com.

RICHLAND SPORTSMEN Thursdays: Archery. Alternate Mondays: Junior rifle. 412-486-2873.

ROSTRAVER SPORTSMEN Practice trap, pistol and 3-D archery. 724-872-4399.

RUFFSDALE GUN Sundays: Trap practice, noon. Saturdays, 10 a.m.

SALTSBURG SPORTSMEN Paintball shoot second and fourth Sundays, 9:30 a.m. 724-845-6936.

SHANER SPORTSMEN Fridays: Trap. 724-494-6834, 412-417-3744.

SINNAMAHONING SPORTSMEN Paint ball shoot second and fourth Sundays, 9:30 a.m. 724-845-6936.

SUTERSVILLE SPORTSMEN Trap practice: Mondays, 6 p.m., Tuesdays 10 a.m. 412-872-0989.

TARENTUM SPORTSMEN Thursdays: Skeet practice, 5:30 p.m. 724- 353-1216.

TRAFFORD SPORTSMEN Indoor pistol: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 1 p.m. Trap: Wednesdays 10 a.m.; Fridays 6 p.m. Tuesdays: Archery practice, evenings; Bowling pin shoot: First and third Sundays, 10:30 a.m. 412-372-3820.

VICTORY HILL GUN Tuesdays: Trap practice, 6 p.m. 724-258-9871.

WASHINGTON SPORTSMEN Thursdays: Trap, wobble trap, skeet, 6 p.m. 724-222-0651.

WEST PENN SPORTSMEN Five-stand: Sundays, 10 a.m., Thursdays, 4 p.m. Trap: Thursdays 4:30 p.m.

YOUNGWOOD Trap: Sunday 10 a.m., Tuesdays, 6 p.m.

HUNTER-TRAPPER SAFETY

Allegheny County

Oct. 10-11 Baldwin Volunteer Fire Co. Oct. 10 7-9 p.m.; Oct. 11 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Class limit 80. 412-431-1680.

Armstrong County

Oct. 18-19 Apollo-Spring Church Sportsmen. Oct. 18-19, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration required, lunch purchased on site. Class limit 150. 724-478-1248.

Nov. 15-16 Apollo-Spring Church Sportsmen. Nov. 15-16, 9-5 p.m. Registration required, lunch purchased on site. Class limit 150. 724-478-1248.

Westmoreland County

Nov. 1-2 Cavittsville Sportsmen's Club. Nov. 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Nov. 2, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration required. Class limit 35. 412-824-6877, 724-668-8399.

CABLE RESTRAINT CLASS

Washington County

Oct. 5 Washington County Fair Grounds. 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Registration required. Class limit 30. Course fee $15 per student fee. 412-751-1213 or 724-348-6721.

EDUCATIONAL

Daily National Aviary, North Side. Bird watching stroll meets 10:30 a.m. daily at atrium. $9 adults; $8 seniors; $7.50 children 2 and over, children under 2 free (strollers welcome). 412-323-7235, www.aviary.org.

Oct. 25 Fall Foliage Tour. Cook Forest State Park. Historical interpretive tour of the Fire Tower and Seneca Point, includes local logging and Indian sign. 11:30 a.m. 814-744-8407.

Oct. 30 Spotting Pennsylvania's White-tail Deer. Cook Forest State Park. Evening driving tour, car-pooling for deer hotspots. Bring spotlights. Meets 7 p.m. at Log Cabin Inn Environmental Learning Classroom. 814-744-8407.

Oct. 31 Cathedral by Candlelight. Cook Forest State Park. Halloween night tour of the Forest Cathedral guided by an historical character from the past. Candy and hot chocolate served. Meets 7 p.m. at Log Cabin Inn Environmental Learning Classroom. Bring flashlights. 814-744-8407.

VOLUNTEER

Second Saturdays PTAG mountain bike trail work, Frick Park, Squirrel Hill. Seth314@gmail.com.

Oct. 5 PTAG mountain bike trail work, Deer Lakes Park. Details seth314@gmail.com.

Oct. 18 Laurel Mountain. Mountain bike trail work, 724-238-1200, ecallahan@state.pa.us.

Oct. 18 Woodsy Owl Workday. Cook Forest State Park. Invasive species removal, trail maintenance, litter pickup, painting, wood stacking, etc. Lunch provided. Free camping for volunteers Friday-Saturday nights (with prior notice). Meets 8 a.m. at park office. 814-744-8407.

Nov. 2 PTAG mountain bike trail work, Moraine State Park. Seth314@gmail.com.

MISC.

Oct. 5 Miller Esker. Exploring 20,000-year-old glacial feature in Butler County. Meets 1 p.m. at Jennings Environmental Education Center, Slippery Rock. 724-794-6011.

Thursdays Oct. 9-Oct. 30 Preschooler outdoor environmental programs. Jennings Environmental Education Center, Slippery Rock. 10 a.m.-noon. $2. Register at 724-794-6011.

Oct. 5, Oct. 11-12 National Apple Harvest Festival. Ten miles northwest of Gettysburg. Chainsaw carving, birds of prey, Native American dancing, apple butter, applesauce, apple fritters. www.appleharvest.com

Oct. 8 International Walk to School Day. 1,500 schools from 48 states encouraging students to get to school without a car. Expected to include more than three million walkers around the world.

Oct. 11-12 Fall Foliage Foray. Clear Creek State Forest. Two-day DCNR-guided adventure includes 7-mile canoe trip, visits to Foxburg Fall Festival and Foxburg Wine, all meals and snacks, primitive camping. $100, register by Sept. 26 at Jennings Environmental Education Center, 724-794-6011.