Out & About

OUTDO

Untrashing the river

What: 5th annual Spokane River Clean-Up and celebration

When: Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Where: Based out of High Bridge Park

Who: Work to be done by up to 500 volunteers, with activities, music and food organized by Friends of the Falls and a long list of sponsors.

Details: Food, music, prizes follow a morning of sprucing up up Spokane River area. Volunteer “teams” will be sent to various points. Parking is limited, so bicycle or take bus that runs every 15 minutes from SFCC starting at 8:30 a.m. First 200 bus riders get a free backpack.

Group effort: Last year volunteers removed 4.5 tons of litter and recycled 1,500 pounds of trash.

Preregister, if possible: www.gonzaga.edu/river-rsvp.

OUTHUNT

No inside influence

Branch-antlered bull elk permits were increased from 77 to 86 for modern rifle hunters in the Blue Mountains this year.

“If you beat the high odds to draw one of those tags, you should have an excellent hunt,” said Pat Fowler, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist in Walla Walla.

Indeed, Fowler is among the lucky.

“I drew one of the three Wenaha (Wilderness) Unit permits this year,” he said, noting that he’s living proof that the state special permit drawings are not rigged.

“It’s my first permit since 1983.”

OUTSHOOT

Expose your outdoor photo skills

Entries for the Northwest Exposure photo contest are being accepted through Oct. 5 by the Washington Trails Association.

New seasonal categories are being featured this year – winter, spring, summer and fall – along with some categories from past years, including “People in the Wild” and “Offbeat Outdoors.”

Tips on what catches a judge’s eye: Dramatic light, thoughtful camera location,

Details: www.wta.org/photocontest.

OUTLOOK

Best fishing times

Lunar tables from the U.S. Naval Observatory. Be fishing at least one hour before and one hour after peak times. Applies to all time zones. (* indicates best days.)

Through Oct. 7

Today: 4:05 a.m., 4:35 p.m.

Monday: 5:05 a.m., 5:35 p.m.

* Tuesday: 6:05 a.m. –

* Wednesday: 7:10 a.m.. 7:40 p.m.

Thursday: 8:05 a.m.. 8:30 p.m.

Friday: 8:55 a.m.. 9:20 p.m.

Saturday: 9:45 a.m.. 10:05 p.m.

Next Sunday: 10:30 a.m.. 10:50 p.m.

See the Hunting-Fishing Report

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