CACHE HIKERS WINTER OUTINGS

The Cache Hikers will host a winter moonlight excursion in Franklin Basin on Saturday, March 11. This is an easy snowshoe or cross-country ski activity, about 5 miles round trip. Bring a headlamp/flashlight, warm drink, and warm clothing and a donation for gas if carpooling. Make sure your equipment is adequate and that you have the skill and stamina necessary for the trip. The trip leader may alter plans if necessary.

Meet at 6 p.m. at the southwest corner of the Smith’s Marketplace parking lot at 750 N. Main St., with an expected return about 11 p.m. For information contact Dave W., (435) 750-5913, or go to www.cachehikers.org.

MAPLE SYRUP WORKSHOP

A maple syrup workshop will be held 1-3 p.m. Saturday, March 18 at Stokes Nature Center in Logan Canyon. Get acquainted with the best trees for syrup-making, practice your tapping skills, taste sap straight from the trunk, and discover the process of turning sap into syrup. Each participant will leave the workshop with their own tree tapping “spile” and small sample of Stokes Nature Center syrup. Cost is $8 for SNC members and $10 for non-members. Register online at logannature.org/workshops.

NATIVE PLANTS WORKSHOP

The Utah Native Plant Society, Cache Master Gardeners and USU Cache County Extension will hold a native plant propagation workshop from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, March 16 and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, March 18. $25 Master Gardener & UNPS members; $30 all others. Fee includes printed workbook, various seeds and planting materials. Call (435) 752-6263 or email jaydee.gunnell@usu.edu.

CACHE ARCHERS ANNUAL CLASSIC

Cache Archers will host the annual Bridgerland Classic from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 18 and Sunday, March 19 in the indoor horse arena at the Cache County Fairgrounds. For more information, email kris.parker@ttmteech.com.

Recommended for you

Welcome to the discussion!

The Idaho State Journal invites you to take part in the community conversation. But those who don't play nice may be uninvited.

Comments that are:

  • off topic
  • defamatory
  • libelous
  • obscene
  • racist
  • abusive
  • threatening
  • an invasion of privacy (doxxing)
  • profane (including attempts to misspell profanity in order to get around the profanity filter)

will be deleted. Repeat offenders will lose commenting privileges.

Comments are opinions of the author only, and do not reflect the opinions or views of Idaho State Journal.