AREA OUTDOORS CALENDAR
THIS WEEK
AUG. 9-24: Bass Pro Shops Fall Hunting Classic – A 17-day event featuring seminars and classes that focuses on hunting and the outdoors. Activities include: Outdoor University presented by Rick Windham, Aug. 16-17; Conservation Week, Aug. 10-16; Share the Harvest, Aug. 22-24; Women In the Outdoors Event, Aug. 22-23; Chainsaw Carving Demonstrations, Aug. 23-24; Antler Dogs, Aug. 23-24. Visit the basspro.com Web site and click on the links to the Independence store for more information.
AUG. 16: Missouri Department of Conservation Hunter Education Class – 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Burr Oak Woods Nature Center in Blue Springs. Jake Jacoby is the instructor. Students must be age 11 or older. Pre-register by calling 816-655-6250.
AUG. 16: Hike Burr Oak Woods – 9 a.m.-2 p.m. for families with children ages 8 and older at Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area in Blue Springs. Hike all the trails of Burr Oak Woods. Start off the morning with the Bethany Falls, Habitat and Hickory Grove Trails (approximately 5 miles). Then, break for lunch at noon and you can bring a backpack lunch to eat at the picnic shelter across from the Habitat Trail parking area (if not staying for lunch, it is a one mile walk along the road to get back to the cars parked at the Bethany Falls Trail head). At about 12:30 p.m., head down the road to the Nature Center area and hike the Missouri Tree and Discovery trails. Visitors are welcome to sign up for just the morning (a strenuous 6 miles) or afternoon (an easy approximate 1 1/4 miles) part of the program. Meet at the Bethany Falls Trail head in the morning or the Missouri Tree Trail head in the afternoon. Water bottles, sunscreen and bugspray are recommended. Call 816-228-3766 to register.
AUG. 16: Missouri Department of Conservation Hunter Education Class – 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Longview Community College in Lee’s Summit. There is a $2 building use fee per student. Class is held in the Campus Center, Room 241. Students must be age 11 or older. Don Sears is the instructor. Pre-register by calling 816-655-6250.
AUG. 17: Cold-Blooded Critters – 1:30-2:30 p.m. for families at Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area in Blue Springs. An indoor presentation on some of the cold-blooded creatures of Missouri. Call 816-228-3766 to register.
COMING UP
AUG. 23: Missouri Department of Conservation Hunter Education Class – 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Lone Jack Primary Education Building. Students must be age 11 or older. Andy Gerrard is the instructor. Pre-register by calling 816-655-6250.
AUG. 23-24: Creek Cruisin’ – 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday or 1-2:30 p.m. Sunday for families with children ages 4 and older at Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area in Blue Springs. Bring a towel and a change of clothes; you will need them after this wet wade through a creek. Dip nets and seine for local fauna and then go exploring through the Burr Oak Creek. Bring a lunch for a picnic afterward under the pavilion (Sunday, come early and bring a lunch for a picnic before the program under the pavilion). Meet at the Bethany Falls pavilion. Call 816-228-3766 to register.
