TRAIL MIX

Originally published Tuesday, March 19, 2002

State seeks comment on Capitol Forest

OLYMPIA -- Anyone with ideas and concerns about public uses in the Capitol State Forest may speak out at a public meeting this week.

The meeting will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the General Administration Building on the Capitol Campus.

The Washington Department of Natural Resources will use the comments of users, neighbors and interest groups to develop a Public Use Plan.

Officials want to hear from users how best to balance the many public uses, active timber harvest and habitat for native wildlife and fish.

For information, call 360-748-2383.

Books

All his life, author Ian Frazier has been casting his line in a variety of waters, from city ponds to trout streams.

In "The Fish's Eye: Essays About Angling and the Outdoors" ($20, Farrar Straus & Giroux), Frazier explores this lifelong passion for fishing, fish and the aquatic world.

His destinations include New York's Grand Central Station, the Yellowstone River, the Ohio River where Cincinnati fishermen catch fish with half a french fry, and the hazards of the Florida Keys.

In 192 pages, he covers the incidentals of angling, the who and the where of it, as much as what he catches and how.

Outdoor events

- Bike ride: The Capital Bicycle Club will sponsor a 24-mile latte ride to Buddy Bear in Yelm, starting at 10 a.m. Saturday from Meadows Elementary School. The pace is social along Yelm Highway, with one hill each way. A 36-mile option will return on Rainier Road and back to Yelm Highway. Call 360-923-0244.

- Walk and ride: Walkers and bikers of all ages and abilities are invited to participate in the 10th annual Volksmarch between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday in DuPont. The event includes 5- and 10-kilometer walks and 15- and 25-kilometer rides and will conclude by 4 p.m. Call 253-927-4580 or 425-226-3484.

- Birding: The Black Hills Audubon Society will sponsor an outing to Black Lake Meadows from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday to look and listen for early spring migrants. The limit is 10 participants. Call 360-352-7299.

Want your event included on the Outdoors page? Contact outdoors reporter N.S. Nokkentved at 360-754-5445.

The Olympian Copyright 2002

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