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.

Aug. 31 North Park. Fast-paced 8 miles on fairly easy trails including a hike around North Park Lake. $2.50 carpool from Shadyside. Sierra Club, 412-826-0519.

Aug. 31 Duff Park, Murrysville. Blue Knob Trail is only 6 miles, but it's really tough. Meets at Duff Park parking lot at 8 a.m. Sierra Club, 724-327-7582.

Sept. 3 White Oak Park. Bring bag lunch. Details 412-521-8262.

Sept. 3 Fitness Hike. Jennings Environmental Education Center. 1-hour, 2.5-mile walk. 7 p.m. 724-794-6011.

Sept. 7 Beaver Creek State Park. Moderately strenuous, somewhat exploratory loop route in Beaver Creek State Park on Little Beaver Creek near Fredericktown. Includes sections of the national North Country Trail and well-preserved canal locks. $7 carpool from Shadyside). Sierra Club, 412-362-5567.

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

Aug. 31 Laurel Highlands. Hike a short distance over easy terrain to reach climbing areas. Once there, learn about equipment, safety, how to belay and some of the necessary knots, then do some climbing and repelling. Perfect for beginners. Minimum age 13 All gear included. $45 Venture Outdoors members, $65 nonmembers. 412-255-0564.

Aug. 31 North Side Art Bike Tour. Allegheny Commons Initiative and Venture Outdoors tour of art venues on the lower North Side. Tour weaves off riverfront trail and into historic neighborhoods with stops at The Warhol Museum, the Mattress Factory and Artist Image Resource. $10 registration. Bike rentals not included, but available for a fee. 1-4 p.m. 412-255-0564.

Sept. 3 Trail-side Bike Repair. REI Pittsburgh, SouthSide Works. 7 p.m., free. Bring front bike tire. 412-488-9410.

Sept. 5 Sewickley Heights Borough Park. Series continues Sept. 12, 19. Meets 8 a.m. in the upper parking lot. Hike to various locations in the park. Free, bring boots, binoculars and water. 412-741-7536, www.fhnc.org.

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

Sept. 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1 Steelhead Fly-tying Classes. Fly Tyers Vice. Reservation 412-276-2831.

Sept. 13 Chester Newell Sportsmen's Club Ohio River Catfish Tournament. 7 p.m.- 7 a.m., boundaries Wheeling W.Va. to Pittsburgh. Details 304-387-3982.

Sept. 20 Kiski River Fishing Tournament. Registration 7:30 a.m. through 5 p.m. at Roaring Run Trail Parking Lot, Canal Road, Kiski Township. 724-478-1233 or 724-478-3366.

Sept. 21 Family Fishing. Goddard State Park. Rods and bait provided, no fishing license required during program, free. Meets 4 p.m. at Environmental Learning Classroom at the marina. Register by Sept. 12 at 724-253-4833.

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

BUFFALO VALLEY SPORTSMEN CLUB Aug. 31 3-D archery shoot. Early morning through 2 p.m. 724-545-9889, 724-297-3662.

CANONSBURG SPORTSMEN ASSOC. 3-D archery Sept. 20-21. Registration 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m., 724-255-8450. Trap open to public and members Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and third Sundays, noon. 724-745-4507.

DORMONT-MT. LEBANON SPORTSMEN Sept. 16 Garand Memorial. First and third Sundays: 5-stand 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 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 3-D archery shoots Aug. 31, Sept. 7, Sept 21. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. CMP Garand-Springfield Match, Sept. 6, Sept. 27, Oct. 4. Outdoor air pistol third Sundays, 1 p.m. 412-384-4747, www.dp.net/~emsc.

FALCON ARCHERS Dick Zorn Bowhunter 3-D shoots Sept. 13 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Sept. 14 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Kitchen open for all shoots. 724-746-2880, falconarchers.hypermart.net.

POSSUM HOLLOW SPORTSMEN 3-D outdoor archery shoots Sept. 13-14. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. 724-651-8045, www.possumhollowsportsmansclub.com.

SHANNOCK VALLEY SPORTSMAN'S CLUB 3-D archery Sept. 21. 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Public invited. Yatesboro, 724-783-6450.

TRAFFORD SPORTSMEN Indoor pistol, trap, archery practice, bowling pin shoots. 412-372-3820.

HUNTER-TRAPPER SAFETY

Allegheny County

Sept. 5-6 Logan's Ferry Sportsmen's Club. Sept. 5 5-9 p.m.; Sept. 6 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Pre-registration required. 724-327-0461.

Sept. 6-7 Allegheny Country Rifle Club. Sept. 6 and Sept. 7 8 a.m.-1 p.m. 412-821-9828.

Sept. 6-7 Monroeville Municipal Building. Sept. 6 and Sept. 7 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Pre-registration required. 412-856-3369 or 412-856-3311.

Fayette County

Sept. 19-20 Indian Creek Valley Sportsmen's Association. Sept. 19 5-10 p.m.; Sept. 20 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Pre-registration required, lunch provided. 724-455-2447, 724-455-3897.

Greene County

Sept. 12-13 Waynesburg Fairgrounds-Auction Building. Sept. 12 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Sept. 13 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Pre-registration required, lunch provided. 724-499-5499.

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.

Sept. 6 Wild Mushroom Identification. Fern Hollow Nature Center, Sewickley Heights. Workshop 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. $30 includes ID guides, a mushroom book, mushroom microscopy and lunch. Pre-register at 724-443-6878.

Sept. 7 Intro to Mushrooms. Fern Hollow Nature Center, Sewickley Heights. 1-4 p.m. $5 includes information on mushroom collection, basic classification and identification, sporing prints, dangerous mushrooms to avoid and edible mushrooms. Pre-register at 724-443-6878.

Sept. 20 Nine Mile Run History Tour. Guided walk through Frick Park and Nine Mile Run restoration area. Meets 9 a.m. in Duck Hollow off Old Brown's Hill Road. Register at 412-371-8779, ext. 15, or lisa@ninemilerun.org.

Sept. 21 Fern guided walk. Jennings Environmental Education Center. Folklore, anatomy, identity of ferns. 2 p.m. 724-794-6011.

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

Sept. 7 Brady's Run Park, mountain bike trail work. Contact publisher@dirtragmag.com.

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

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

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

MISC.

Sept. 20 Mid-Atlantic Mushroom Foray. North Park, Parish Hill Barn. 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Mushroom walks, wild mushroom cooking demonstration, talks by nationally known mycologist Gary Lincoff and others and a mushroom feast. Pre-register at www.wpamushroomclub.org or 724-443-6878.

Sept. 27-28 McConnells Mill State Park Heritage Festival. For details, call 724-368-9320.