Elsewhere in the Outdoors | GPC announces fall outings

Published 11:38 am Friday, October 30, 2009

Guided trips to the Hansville Greenway, Chico Creek salmon run and the enigmatic Guillemot Cove on the docket for this fall.

Enjoy a break from the holiday scramble amidst the serenity of a walk in the winter woods courtesy of the Great Peninsula Conservancy this fall.

To register, email info@greatpeninsula.org.

For complete descriptions and more info go to www.greatpeninsula.org.

• Nov. 1, Buck Lake/Hansville Greenway: Millard Martin leads a six-mile walk through the heart of the Hansville Greenway.

• Nov. 14, Chico Creek Salmon Walk: Suquamish Tribte fisheries biologist Jay Zischke leads the first of two walks in the Chico Creek watershed.

• Nov. 15, Port Gamble Ramble: Millard Martin leads an easy, undulating hike through the 4,300 acre block of Olympic Resource Management land.

• Dec. 5, Guillemot Cove Walk: Tree steward Jim Trainer leads an excursion through quirky old growth on Hood Canal.