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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate NEWS NOW Judge candidates spar over effectiveness of drug court ... Portland high-tech is surging thanks to affordability ... AP: Engineered timber could be boon to wood products industry ... Judge candidates spar over effectiveness of drug court ... Portland high-tech is surging thanks to affordability ... AP: Engineered timber could be boon to wood products industry ... GET OUT! Get Out: Friday, April 29 Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Apr. 29, 2016 at 12:01 AM Posted Apr. 29, 2016 at 12:01 AM » Social News To have an event listed in Get Out!, email the information to [email protected] Crater Lake snowshoe hikes This is the last weekend of the year to take a free, ranger-guided snowshoe walks at Crater Lake. The walks start at 1 p.m., last about two hours and cover a mile of moderately strenuous terrain through forests and meadows along Crater Lake's rim. No previous snowshoe experience is required, and snowshoes are provided free of charge. To sign up, call the park visitor center at 541-594-3100. Coyote Trails School of Nature Saturday, April 30: Arbor Day Celebration, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., for all ages, at 2931 S. Pacific Highway, Medford. Highlights include the Tree City USA award presentation, Coyote Trails skills stations and live entertainment. No registration required. Free. See details at www.coyotetrails.org or contact Lynne at 541-772-1390 or [email protected]. Rogue Valley Walkers Saturday, April 30: 10K and 5K “Name that Park” walks are planned in Grants Pass. Meet at 8:45 a.m. in the parking lot at the Lodge at Riverside on Seventh Street. For information, call 541-582-2607 or see www.roguevallelywalkers.com . Table Rocks hikes Saturday, April 30: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lower Table Rock, "Nature on the Rocks." We will celebrate 30 years of successful community engagement and education on the Table Rocks. Public event, open to all. Guided hikes, partner displays, kids activities will be available. Parking is limited, so please consider carpooling. Additional parking is available at Sams Valley Elementary School, and a shuttle will be provided to and from the Lower Table Rock throughout the day. No registration required. Sunday, May 1: 9 a.m., Lower Table Rock, "Tribal History & Culture." Robert Kentta of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians will discuss the history and culture of ancestral tribes who were moved from the Rogue Valley and other parts of Western Oregon to the Siletz Reservation. Register online at http://tribalcultureand history.eventbrite.com Sunday, May 1: Upper Table Rock, Caminata Familiar en espanol. Doug y Marina Kendig, especialista de educación ambiental del BLM y maestra de educación serán los guías para esa caminata naturalista familiar. Ellos presentarán información en español acerca de las plantas y animales silvestres además de la ecología, geología e historia cultural de los Table Rocks. Para obtener más información, llame al 541-261-9883. CUÁNDO: Domingo, 1 de mayo de 2016 desde las 13:30 hasta las 16:30 Saturday, May 7: 9 a.m., Lower Table Rock, "Fire on the Rocks!" Jena Volpe, BLM fire ecologist, and Lyndia Hammer, restoration ecologist with Lomakatsi Restoration Project, will explore the diversity of vegetation types and their relationship with fire. See examples of recent restoration work in scrublands, oak savannas and woodlands and learn how this work might influence future fire relationships. Soda Mountain Wilderness Council hike Sunday, May 1: Ornithologist Pepper Trail will lead a hike to explore the canyons, oak parkland and gallery forests of lower Scotch and Slide creeks in the Horseshoe Ranch Wildlife Area north of Iron Gate Reservoir and just south of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Soda Mountain Wilderness and Oregon/California border. The wildflowers should be very nice. Moderate hiking difficulty depending on the group — and some shallow stream crossings. Email [email protected] to sign up, learn 8 a.m. meeting point in Ashland for carpool, and get more info. Saturday, May 7: Southern Oregon University aquatic biologist Michael Parker will lead a very challenging, 4-mile round-trip hike along the flat Jenny Creek Rim in Oregon (elevation 3,300 feet) and then very steeply down to Jenny Creek Falls (elevation 2,700 feet) in California just south of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. The hike down to the falls and back is more like a mountain climb scramble. Quite difficult. Email [email protected] to sign up and learn the 8:30 a.m. meeting point in Ashland, and get more info. Lithia Park nature walks Sunday, May 1: Starting Sunday, trained naturalists from Ashland Parks and Recreation will lead an easy 90-minute nature walk through Lithia Park at 10 a.m. each Sunday, Wednesday and Friday, rain or shine. The free walks touch on trees, flowers, birds, climate, water, geology and history of the park. Meet at the park entrance across from the Plaza in Ashland. No reservations required. Native Plant Society events Saturday, May 7: Steve Siewert from Plant Oregon will give a tour from 9 to 11 a.m. of this 40-acre nursery specializing in native and Pacific Northwest adapted trees, shrubs and plants. Plant Oregon, 8677 Wagner Creek Road, Talent, has been involved in many riparian restoration projects along the Rogue and Applegate rivers, as well as a variety of landscape remediation projects. For more information, contact Julie Spelletich at 541-951-1744 or [email protected]. Thursday, May 19: Stephen Meyers from the Oregon Flora Project will discuss several of the numerous species concepts and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each concept. Refreshments at 6:45 p.m., meeting and program at 7 p.m. Location is the Southern Oregon University Science Building, Room 161. Free and open to the public. For information, call 541-535-5355. Southern Oregon Land Conservancy hikes These free hikes may fill quickly, but SOLC encourages people to get on the waiting list, because cancellations are common. A reminder will be emailed one week prior to the hike. To register, go to landconserve.org . For more information, call 541-482-3069. Sunday, May 8: This hike to the city of Ashland’s Imperatrice property, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., will be a longer and more strenuous hike than the April visit, and the group will visit the oak woodland on the ridge. Saturday, May 14: Rogue River Preserve natural history, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Naturalist Dave Garcia will lead a hike on this property north of Eagle Point. This hike will visit the property's northern river access point. Sunday, May 15: Oredson-Todd Woods ecology, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oredson-Todd Woods is a forested community gem above Ashland. Forest ecologist Tom Atzet will lead a hike in this conserved Ashland city park and share the ecology of the woods. Siskiyou Velo Club Every Saturday: Velo Melo meets at various places and rides about 20 miles at 11 to 13 mph. No one will be dropped. Call Ginny Jensen at 541-488-1398. Every Saturday: Siskiyou Velo Slo-Mo rides begin at various morning hours from different locations. Pace: 7 to 10 mph over 12 to 18 miles on mostly flat terrain. Call Ken Kelley at 541-857-6819. Every Saturday: Siskiyou Crank It Up rides begin at various morning hours from different locations; 20 to 30 miles. Pace 12 to 15 mph, varied terrain. No one will be dropped. Call Tom Ryan at 541-261-4757. Every Saturday: Brisk rides begin at various morning hours from different locations. Rides include extensive pace lining at high speeds. Pace: 18+ mph over 50 to 65 miles on mostly hilly terrain. Call Dennis Cramer at 541-773-5804. Every Monday: Coffee rides begin at 10:30 a.m. at Colver Park in Phoenix and go to Jacksonville. Pace: 14 to 18+ mph average over 25 miles with periodic pace lines on flat terrain. Call Bob MacCracken 425-512-3829. Every Wednesday: Coffee rides begin at 11 a.m. at Rogue Valley Roasting Company in Ashland. Pace: 14 to 18+ mph with periodic pace lines over 35 to 60 miles with some hills. Call John Bullock at 541-488-7962. 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