Field Reports

SNOW SPORTS

Snow Show scheduled

Area ski resorts, skiing, snowboarding and backcountry equipment retailers will join stunt skiers and Olympic silver medalist Shannon Bahrke at the Spokane Snow Show, Nov. 14 at the Spokane Convention Center.

Acrobats from Bob Howard’s Extreme Trampoline Show will give four performances during the day while area skiers can get their season-pass photos and other preseason business in order.

The Inland Northwest Ski Association event runs 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Cost: $5 for adults, children 10 and under free. Ticket holders to Warren Miller’s new ski and boarding film can buy one admission and get one free.

The popular Miller films, a traditional kick-off to the ski season, will be shown at the Opera House Nov. 14 at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Rich Landers

BEACHCOMBING

Avoid sea lions

Sea lions migrating through Washington waters should be given a wide berth when they are discovered on beaches, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officials say.

Sea lions are easily provoked and surprisingly quick, even on the beach.

From late summer into fall, 4,000 to 5,000 California sea lions migrate north, mingling with native Steller sea lions along the coast.

Since August, 23 sea lions have been reported stranded on beaches from Long Beach to Everett, officials said, noting that most of the beached animals were sick. Six sea lions tested this year had leptospirosis, a bacterial disease that can spread to humans and domestic animals through exposure to bodily fluids.

Rich Landers

Conservation

Wild Idaho conference

Timely topics such as motorized recreational access to Idaho forests, grizzly bear and mountain caribou research and field burning will be covered by panels of experts at the Wild Idaho North conference, Nov. 6 at Sandpoint Community Hall.

The annual conference is sponsored by the Idaho Conservation League. Registration is filled on a first-come basis. Tickets, which include lunch and dinner, cost $45.

Info: (208) 345-6942, ext. 26.

Rich Landers

Wildlife management

Wildlife advisors needed

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking nominations for three policy advisory groups to address issues specific to steelhead/cutthroat trout, inland fisheries and upland game.

Each of the groups will consist of 10-20 members representing a diversity of interests. Volunteers, who are not paid for travel expenses, will meet several times a year. Nominees should have a broad interest in the focus of their group and the ability to communicate effectively with large segments of the public, department officials say.

Nominations for the upland game group are due Nov. 10. Contact Mick Cope, upland game manager, (360) 902-2691.

Nominations for the steelhead/cutthroat and inland fisheries groups are due Dec. 1. Contact Bob Gibbons, (360) 902-2329.

Rich Landers

ICE AGE FLOODS

Glacial remnants addressed

The aftermath of the Ice Age Floods and the glacial remnants in Douglas and Grant Counties will be discussed by Charles Mason of Wenatchee for the Cheney Palouse Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute, Nov. 10, 6:30 p.m., Room 137, in the Eastern Washington University Science Building.

Rich Landers