Free turkey hunting workshop being offered
A free turkey hunting workshop will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.
Local experts will explain behavior and biology of wild turkeys, their habitat needs, their life cycle and provide hunting techniques and strategies. Prospective hunters also will learn about places to go turkey hunting in the Durango area. Participants will be instructed on turkey-calling techniques, and will get a chance to practice with a variety of calls. A display of gear for the turkey hunter also will be available.
For more information, visit www.cpw.state.co.us.
Nature studies announces upcoming activities
Durango Nature Studies will host these events:
A bird walk will take place from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at For the Birds, 1560 East Second Ave. No registration is necessary. For more information, call 769-1800 or 382-9396.
Spring Break Day Camp will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 24-28 in the Smiley Building’s Montessori classroom, 1309 East Third Ave. The camp is open to first to third grades. The cost is $175 for the week or $40 a day. Each day will focus on a different theme, which will include games, hikes, art and field trips. To register, visit www.durangonaturestudies.org/springcamp.htm.
For more information, visit www.durangonaturestudies.org/cdn_vol_sp.htm.
Agencies, tribes sign trout conservation agreement
An updated conservation agreement and strategy plan to protect the Rio Grande cutthroat trout recently was signed by the states of Colorado and New Mexico, three Native American tribes and several federal agencies.
The agreement provides overall guidance to each agency and sets a conservation strategy that will be used in Colorado and New Mexico where significant populations of the fish exist.
The agencies that signed the agreement include Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the Jicarilla-Apache Nation, the Mescalero-Apache Nation and the Taos Pueblo tribe. The effort also is being supported by Colorado Trout Unlimited and the New Mexico Council of Trout Unlimited.
Visit http://cpw.state.co.us/Research/Aquatic/CutthroatTrout/Pages/CutthroatTrout.aspx to read about the projects.
Trail crew leadership training to be offered in Durango
Trails 2000 has teamed with Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado to offer a training program for trail crew leadership in Durango.
The course, offered through VOC’s Outdoor Stewardship Institute, introduces the fundamentals of successful volunteer crew management for the construction and maintenance of sustainable trails.
The course will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 26 and 27 and will include classroom sessions, field exercises and role-playing to introduce construction/maintenance of sustainable trails, leadership strategies and techniques, tool use and safety.
All trainees will receive a Crew Leader manual, set of reference cards and other materials.
Information about location of the course will be sent after registration. The cost is $75; Trails 2000 and VOC volunteers will receive a discounted cost of $65.
To register, visit www.voc.org/project/durango-crew-leadership-trails-training or call (303) 715-1010.
Seniors Outdoors announces events
Seniors Outdoors will host these events:
Intermediate and advanced mountain bikers can have their names put on a list for informal rides by emailing KT Howard at kayteenm1@gmail.com. Moderate to hard rides will be determined.
The Wednesday Wanderers will hike the Animas River Trail. No RSVP is required. Dogs must be on leash. For more information, time and location changes, call Eric Pahlke at 247-1130.
Four Corners 4x4 places 2nd in Dirt Riot endurance race
Jason Kaminsky and Richard Jenkins with Four Corners 4x4 recently kicked off the WEROCK Dirt Riot endurance racing 2014 Southwest Series with a second-place finish Sunday at Thompson’s Ranch outside of Congress, Ariz.
Kaminsky and Jenkins started midpack in a field of multiple-class vehicles and quickly maneuvered past many of them. The team led three of four laps before slower, lapped traffic and a last-lap mechanical break caused them to slip to second.
The Four Corners 4x4 team finished the 2013 Dirt Riot Southwest Series with a second-place overall finish and is looking to improve to the top spot this year. The Four Corners 4x4 crew next will compete in Round 2 of the Southwest Series on April 5 at MC Motorsports Park near Tucson, Ariz.
For more information, visit www.facebook.com/fourcorners4x4.
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