Outdoor News

The outdoor calendar runs every Friday.

The arrival of wet weather has led to a lifting of the outdoor burning ban in Surrey, but Delta is keeping its ban in place for now. On Thursday, the Surrey Fire Service rescinded the outdoor burning ban in the city of Surrey.

Outdoor Notebook: Climb, hike or run to combat cancer By Brett Prettyman The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Sep 2, 2010 12:28PM MDT The 9th annual HERA Ovarian Cancer Climb4Life event is being held Sept. 16-19 in the Wasatch Mountains along the Salt Lake Valley. The educational and fund-raising event includes rock climbing, hiking and trail running. Other activities include a climbing movie night and ...

Several outdoor sculptures made from recycled bicycle parts are available in an online auction for the 2010 ArtCycle.

Grande Prairie's venerable Bear Creek outdoor pool may not be going down the drain after all. The pool, a summertime delight since the early 1960s, is slated in the city's 2011 budget for replacement with a spray park similar to the one at Lion's Park.[...]

The New England Outdoor Center (NEOC) today officially unveiled their new fall and early winter packages for the 2010-2011 season at www.neoc.com/fallandwinterpackages.

To kick off its 30th anniversary as a coastal wetland research laboratory and outdoor classroom, the Division of Wildlife's Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve is offering a variety of free, family-friendly events Saturday. Events including butterfly tagging, guided hikes, facility tours and research demonstrations will begin at the top of every hour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

An organization aimed at participating in outdoor activities is coming to Iowa, but it's not a group for everyone. "We provide hunting and fishing trips to them and it's free to them. Travel expenses, food expenses, lodging it's all completely free," said Brad Logeman.