CALENDAR
OF
EVENTS
Venture
Outdoors Activities
For more
information on any of our activities visit
www.ventureoutdoors.org.
Every Tuesday!
Tyke Hike
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
$4.00 members & non-members
Every Wednesday!
TriAnglers
PA Fishing License requirements apply.
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
$5.00 for the season
Friday, June 22
Happy Hour Paddle
Kayak Pittsburgh
Downtown
5:45 PM - 7:00 PM
$12.00 member, $20.00 non-member
Saturday, June 23
Adventure Bike Tour
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
$18.00 member, $30.00 non-member
Dragon Boating
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
$5.00 member, $10.00 non-member
Grand View Hike
*See Spotlight Activity!*
Monday, June 25
Beginner Paddle at North Park Lake
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
$20.00 member, $35.00 non-member
Thursday, June 28
All Terrain Evening Hikes RCT
5:45 PM - 8:30 PM
$10.00 member, $15.00 non-member
Friday, June 29
Fireworks Paddle
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
$25.00 member, $50.00 non-member
Saturday, June 30
Full Moon Paddle
7:45 PM - 10:00 PM
$25.00 member, $45.00 non-member
Historic Homestead and
Home-Style Cooking
*See Spotlight Activity!*
LHHT Quest *Repeat Hike*
7:45 AM
$8.00 member, $12.00 non-member
Sunday, July 1
Day Treks - Moraine State Park
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$5.00 member, $10.00 non-member
Match the Hatch: Terrestrials
PA Fishing Licenses requirements apply.
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
$50.00 member, $70.00 non-member
Monday, July 2
Beginner Paddle at Downtown Pgh
Kayak Pittsburgh - Downtown
5:45 PM - 8:30 PM
$25.00 member, $40.00 non-member
Wednesday, July 4
4th of July Paddle
*See Spotlight Activity!*
Regatta Fishing Derby
PA Fishing Licenses requirements apply.
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
$5.00 member, $5.00 non-member
Other
Area Activities
More
action-packed activities from groups all around the region. If you or
your organization wants to contribute an event to this section of
Contours, email
Tricia for more information.
Every Wednesday!
Wednesday Walks
9:00 AM
Audubon Society of
Western Pennsylvania
Beginner Skate Start/Stop Clinic
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Three
Rivers In-Line Club
Tuesday, June 19
Western PA Mushroom Club Meeting
7:00 PM
Audubon Society of
Western Pennsylvania
Wednesday, June 20
Adult EcoSeries
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Audubon Society of
Western Pennsylvania
2nd Annual Allegheny County Parks Mountain Bike Festival
Boyce
6:00 PM
Pittsburgh Trails Advocacy Group
Good Morning Todd!
9:00 AM
Audubon Society of
Western Pennsylvania
Thursday, June 21
2nd Annual Allegheny County Parks Mountain Bike Festival
Deer Lakes 6:00 PM
Pittsburgh Trails Advocacy Group
Adult EcoSeries
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Audubon Society of
Western Pennsylvania
Friday, June 22
2nd Annual Allegheny County Parks Mountain Bike Festival
Hartwood Acres 6:00 PM
Pittsburgh Trails Advocacy Group
Saturday, June 23
2nd Annual Allegheny County Parks Mountain Bike Festival
South Park 11:00 AM
Pittsburgh Trails Advocacy Group
Garden Party
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Audubon Society of
Western Pennsylvania
Bridges of Pittsburgh
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM & 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
RiverQuest
Sunday, June 24
Celebrate Chartiers Creek Day
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Regional Environmental Education Center
Secret Garden Tour
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Audubon Society of
Western Pennsylvania
2nd Annual Allegheny County Parks Mountain Bike Festival
North Park
11:00 AM
Pittsburgh Trails Advocacy Group
Tour de Cure: Charity Cycling Event
6:30 AM - 4:30 PM
American Diabetes Association- WPA
Hike - Baker Trail
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Sierra Club, Allegheny Group
Hike - Charles F. Lewis Natural Area
9:00 AM - Late afternoon
Sierra Club, Allegheny Group
Tuesday, June 26
Forum on Chemicals in the Home
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Pennsylvania Resources Council
Wednesday, June 27
Good Morning Todd!
9:00 AM
Audubon Society of
Western Pennsylvania
Family Fun Overnight Classroom
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Nine Mile Run Watershed Association
Friday, June 29 - July 8
Bike Fest
Bike Pittsburgh
Saturday, June 30
Todd Conservation Day
9:00 AM - 12:00 noon
Audubon Society of
Western Pennsylvania
It's Alive! Eco-adventure
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM &
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
RiverQuest
Sunday, July 1
Hike - Lower Indian Creek Valley
9:00 AM - Late afternoon
Sierra Club, Allegheny Group
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ABOVE: The feature photo shows
off a catfish sculpture that now has its temporary home at the North Park
Boathouse. It was created by artist Tim Kaulen and was
formerly located at the Children's Museum.
In this issue:
1. Trail Mix -
Members Day and Town Hall is this weekend!
2. Venture
Outdoors Activity Spotlight
3.
Kayak Pittsburgh Special Discounts
4. Venture Outdoors
Out 'n About
5. VO in the News
6. Outdoor
Announcements
1. Trail Mix - Members Day and Town Hall
is this weekend!
Celebrate with us at the North Park Boathouse this Sunday the
24th.
To RSVP for one or both events,
email Mila.
Member's Day
11:00 AM - 4:00
PM (lunch at Noon)
Join us
for a day of fun, food, and new friends as we celebrate, rain or
shine!
Outdoor activities will be provided for all Venture Outdoors
members and their guests. Remember to bring a covered dish
to share!
Click here for the Member's Day flyer.
2nd
Town Hall Meeting: North Park
At the close of
the VO Member's Day (4:00 PM)
Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato and members of his
staff will be on hand to share an informal presentation about
the Allegheny County Parks (specifically North Park and pending
North Park Lake dredging) followed by an informal Q&A.
Dinner Buffet (provided by
The Little
Brown Jug,
Vecenie
Distributing, and
Troeg's) can
be purchased and two local bands,
Ford
Thurston and
28 North will perform after the meeting.
Click here for the Town Hall Meeting flyer.
Picture of the group from last week's LHHT Quest hike,
on the bridge spanning the Turnpike
(photo by Kenn Howard)
2. Venture Outdoors Activity Spotlight
Saturday, June 23
Grand View Hike
Join us for an exploration of this beautiful park that is filled
with some of the best views of downtown Pittsburgh. Stick around
after the hike for "An Evening on Grandviews Home Tour and
Celebration" (not organized by VO). For tickets and
more info about this special event please call 412-481-3220.
Mt. Washington
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
$8.00 member, $12.00 non-member
Saturday, June 30
Historic Homestead and Home-Style Cooking
Join us on a 3-mile hike around the historic sites of Homestead,
visiting the riverfront area formerly occupied by U.S. Steel's
Homestead Works, featuring the Carrie Furnace and Pump House,
and the site of the famous 1892 Battle of Homestead Strike.
We'll wrap up the day with a warm home-cooked meal at one of the
oldest and most active ethnic organizations in Western
Pennsylvania.
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Bulgarian Macedonian National Educational and Cultural Center
$25.00 member, $40.00 non-member
Wednesday, July 4
4th of July Paddle
Don't miss your chance to have the best seat in the house
for Pittsburgh's annual Fourth of July Fireworks extravaganza!
Kayak Pittsburgh Downtown
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
$50.00 member, $75.00 non-member
3. Kayak
Pittsburgh
Special Discounts
Kayak
Pittsburgh
Downtown
The
10th
Annual WYEP Summer Music Festival is going on this Saturday,
June 23, 2007 on the
North
Shore.
WYEP
members can get $2 off of their first hour of rental of any boat
at KP Downtown (under the
6th
street
bridge) when they show their WYEP membership card. Good for
this Saturday only.
As
always, anyone who signs up for a Venture Outdoors membership at
either location of Kayak Pittsburgh can get their first hour of
kayak rental for free (to be redeemed at the time of purchase).
Kayak
Pittsburgh
North
On
Mondays and Tuesdays, get a $5 discount on your first hour of
rental on any boat from 11:00 AM until 3:00 PM at
North
Park
Lake.
This
offer is good through July 3rd.
www.kayakpittsburgh.org
Lou DeVito, Operations Manager climbs a 40 foot extension
ladder
to secure a bike on the Venture Outdoors second floor office,
making
sure to do some clean-up while he's up there. (photo by
Tricia Chicka)
4.
Venture Outdoors Out 'n About
Come see us at these great events!
GreenFest Pittsburgh - A Friends of Live Earth Event
Saturday, July 7 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM, Carnegie Science Center
Call 412-237-3335 or visit
www.carnegiesciencecenter.org
for details or to buy tickets.
The Festival of Water
July 20-22 at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, 11 am – 3
pm each day. Celebrate water—it makes up 70% of our planet!!
Learn about all the wonderful things water has to offer during
this 3-day festival.
www.pittsburghzoo.com
Are you a people person? Do you want to help VO reach out
to the wider community?
Contact
Rebecca Malena (subject line: VOLUNTEER) to ask about
helping out with outreach...if you volunteer for an hour or two,
we'll compensate with some sweet Kayak Pittsburgh coupons!
5. VO in the News
See more press on our website.
Summer fun: There's no lack of outdoor things
to do in and around the city
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Lifestyle
-Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Executive director proves he has fishing skills
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Hunting/Fishing - Notebook
-Sunday, June 17, 2007
6.
Outdoor Announcements & Events
Get out your planners
folks...
It's a great time to Bike in
Pittsburgh!
Shared Lane markings on Liberty Avenue
Bike Pittsburgh's hard work in advocating bike safety in our
city is taking off in even more developments as the Department
of Public Works painted new bike lane and "shared lane" markings
on Bloomfield and Lawrenceville this past week.
The Mayor led a celebratory ride on the freshly painted pavement
this past Monday.
2nd Annual Allegheny County Parks Mountain Bike Festival
June 20 - June 24, 2007
Free event where people can meet the local mountain biking
community and get know some of the county parks a little better.
www.ptagtrails.com
Bike Fest
June 29 - July 8
BikeFest is Bike Pittsburgh’s annual celebration of two wheeled
madness, showcasing Pittsburgh in all of its uniqueness and
beauty. It is not an organized event, but a framework for
organizing bicycle-themed events. Whether you ride everyday, the
weekends, or always wanted to try, BikeFest! has an event for
you.
Check out the Bike Pittsburgh website for specific event
information:
www.bike-pgh.com
Environmental
Part-time Job Posting
The
Pennsylvania Resources Council
is currently searching for four to six part-time contract
project assistants to support PRC staff in implementing a
neighborhood recycling awareness campaign in the City of
Pittsburgh. Interested individuals should send a cover letter
and resume to David Mazza, Western Regional Director, via fax
(412-488-7492) or email
davem@ccicenter.org
ASAP.
Weekly Walks in the Woods
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy presents free, docent-led walks
through the four regional parks June through August. Walks run
from 6:30 p.m. until around 8 p.m. They are casual, fun, and
educational - the perfect antidote to the workweek.
For more information, visit
www.pittsburghparks.org.
First Wednesday: Highland Park (no walk July 4)
Second Wednesday: Frick Park
Third Wednesday: Riverview Park
Fourth Wednesday: Schenley Park |
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