A weekly list of upcoming outdoors events in the Chattanooga area; to submit an event, write to sports@timesfreepress.com.
» Outdoor Chattanooga winter workshop: Thursday (Fishing Secrets), 6:30-8 p.m., OC center, Coolidge Park; free, all ages, reservations not needed. Email info@outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888.
» Soddy-Daisy chapter of Tennessee Trails Association hikes: Saturday, Laurel-Snow Trail to Laurel Falls, moderate 6.1 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street parking lot in Soddy-Daisy; call Tom McElhone at 805-208-4654); Tuesday, Keown Falls and John’s Mountain, moderate 5 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. behind closed Wendy’s on Ringgold Road just off I-75 exit 1; call Trish Appleton at 332-6517); March 9, joint hike with East Tennessee TTA chapter, Rock Creek Gorge section of Cumberland Trail, moderate to strenuous 8.8 miles (meet at 9 a.m. at Durham Street lot; call McElhone); March 12, west half of Gahuti Loop, easy to moderate 5 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. behind closed Wendy’s on Ringgold Road just off I-75 exit 1; call Appleton).
» Chattanooga Grotto Club meeting: Monday, 7-8:30 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; promotes caving adventures; free, open to public.
» Rapid Learning intro to kayak & skills practice: Tuesday, 7-9 p.m., Hulsey Wellness Center at Southern Adventist University; $2 cash for pool use; ages 8-up; $75 for individual year’s membership, $125 for family; first-timers free; equipment provided, reservations not required. Email info@outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888.