A weekly list of upcoming outdoors events in the Chattanooga area; to submit an event, write to sports@timesfreepress.com:
» Winter workshops: Today (Leave no trace), Jan. 17 (Fishing 101), Jan. 24 (Map/compass), 6:30-8 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; more classroom-based sessions Thursdays through Feb. 28; free, all ages, reservations not needed. Email info@outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888.
» Local Tennessee Ornithological Society meeting: Today, 7 p.m., Ascension Lutheran Church, 720 S. Germantown Road. Contact David Stone at rockturf@epbfi.com or 413-7033.
» Remaining dove hunting seasons: Through Tuesday in Tennessee & Georgia; half-hour before sunrise till sunset; daily limit 15 per hunter, not counting collared doves.
» Soddy-Daisy chapter of Tennessee Trails Association hikes: Saturday, Roaring Creek, moderately strenuous 6 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street parking lot in Soddy-Daisy; call John Politte at 304-8327); Tuesday, Lookout Mountain Bluff Trail, 5 miles from Covenant College to Point Park (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Food City in Red Bank or 9 a.m. at Covenant’s Ochs Gateway; call Gloria Nelson at 645-9008); Jan. 19, Prentice Cooper, Snoopers Rock to Natural Bridge & back, moderately strenuous 6 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Food City in Red Bank; call Tom McElhone at 805-208-4654); Jan. 22, East segment of Gahuti Loop at Fort Mountain (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Food City in East Ridge; call Sue Christiansen or Trish Appleton at 332-6517); Jan. 26, Flippers Bend, moderately strenuous 8 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Soddy-Daisy Walmart; call Politte at 304-8327).
» Interscholastic Climbing League: Saturday, High Point downtown; Jan. 19, Tennessee Bouldering Authority; Feb. 2, High Point Riverside; last three of six 2018-19 meets for grades 6-12. Contact Outdoor Chattanooga at info@outdoorchattanooga.com or 643-6888.
» Tennessee Sandhill Crane Festival: Jan. 19-20, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Birchwood Community Center & nearby Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge & Cherokee Removal Memorial; crafts, demonstrations, food vendors, music, kids activities & shuttles to the river to see the cranes.
» Free disc golf instruction: Jan. 19, 1-3 p.m., Portland Park; for all ages & skill levels; advanced registration requested. Call 643-6888.
» Cumberland Trail hiking series: Jan. 26, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; 1 way, shuttle provided, mostly downhill 4-7 miles; free but advance registration required through info@outdoorchattanooga.com or 643-6888.
» Chattanooga Hiking Club meeting: Feb. 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m., REI Chattanooga; free, open to public.
» Rapid Learning intro to kayak & skills practice: Feb. 5, 7-9 p.m., Hulsey Wellness Center at Southern Adventist University; $2 cash for pool use; family-friendly for 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.