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34 • April 2016 • COAST • www.coast-magazine.com CALENDAR FREE PROMOTION ONLINE/IN PRINT! Events can now be posted on the COAST magazine website free of charge! Events must be submitted to the online calendar in order to be considered for printing in the magazine. Visit www.coast-magazine.com. Under the Events tab, choose Add New Event. You may add an event as a guest visitor without logging in; however, signing up for a calen- dar account will allow you to make changes to the event information in the future. COAST reserves the right to publish or withhold any information submitted. All events will be moderated before appearing to the public, so be sure they pertain to our region and are appropriate. COAST maga- zine will make efforts to print your events, especially those that would be of interest to our readers, on a space-available basis. APRIL 2016 APRIL 2 Backcountry Skills and Avalanche Awareness Workshop Noon-4 p.m., Eagle River Nature Cen- ter: Be prepared for your backcountry adventures. Whether you ski, board, sled, hike or ride a snowmachine, this course helps take your adventures to the next level safely. Matthew Brunton of the Alaska Avalanche Center and Alaska Avalanche Information Center teaches the skills to make smart deci- sions. Make sure you have the tools and skills you need so you’ll know how to respond in an emergency situation. This course is free thanks to support from the Alaska Department of Public Safety. Students younger than 14 must be accompanied by an adult. To register, go to www.AnchorageAva- lancheCenter.org. Free, but parking is $5 for nonmembers. (ernc.org) APRIL 2 Special Workshop: Photographing the Aurora Borealis 8 p.m.-1 a.m., Eagle River Nature Center: Nighttime photography during winter can be challenging, but also incredibly rewarding. Colin Tyler Bogucki (www.colintyler.com) will teach participants how to properly expose the night sky as well as how to stay informed on solar activity. The program will be held indoors and outdoors. Attendees must provide their own camera gear (SLR only, not a Smartphone), tripod, head lamp, and be prepared for hiking in cold weather. Limited to 10 people registered at 694- 2108. Registration is $75. (ernc.org) APRIL 3 Favorite Southcentral Alaska Hikes 2 p.m., Eagle River Nature Center: Avid hiker and freelance writer Susan Sommer is an organizer for Alaskan Wild Women Hiking & Backpacking, a women’s Meetup group. Susan will share stories and pictures of some of her favorite hikes around Southcentral Alaska. Local hikes include Arctic Valley to South Fork traverse, Baldy to Ptarmigan Valley traverse, Bear Mountain, Eklutna Lake and Twin Peaks, and Upper Winner Creek near Alyeska. Hikes on the Kenai Peninsula include Coalition Trail in Kachemak Bay State Park, Manitoba Mountain and Spencer Glacier. Free, but parking is $5 for nonmembers. (ernc.org) APRIL 9 Armchair Travel Series: Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands 2 p.m., Eagle River Nature Center: Straddling the equator, the coun- try of Ecuador has an exceptional geographical diversity. Glen Keller will share experiences visiting the Gala- pagos Islands, the capital city Quito, an Ecuadorian highland cloud forest, and canoeing on the Cuyabeno River, one of the headwaters of the Amazon River. If you are interested in present- ing about your trip, contact natural- ist@ernc.org. Free, but parking is $5 parking for nonmembers. (ernc.org) APRIL 9 Arctic Bike Club Annual Bike Swap 1:30-4 p.m., AT&T Sports Pavillion: This free bike and gear swap is sponsored by the Arctic Bike Club. It is open to the public, local bike shops and organizations with cycling- related events. Keep the gear cycling/ biking related. Absolutely No motor- ized (gas or electric) bicycles. Cash, as-is, no ATM onsite. Some may have Square or PayPal card readers to take credit cards. (www.arcticbikeclub.org) APRIL 10 Nature’s Medicine Cabinet 2 p.m., Eagle River Nature Center: Did you know that willows contain salicin, nature’s aspirin? Cottonwood buds have long been used to make “Balm of Gilead,” a healing skin salve. Devil’s club, while not exactly a hiker’s friend, is valued for many medicinal proper- ties. Come and learn about a handful of local plants that have traditionally been used as medicine. Naturalist Ute Olsson will discuss traditional uses of woody plants, followed by a special workshop to make some of these products (see next listing). Free, but parking is $5 parking for nonmembers. (ernc.org) APRIL 10 Making Herbal Products Workshop 3 p.m., Eagle River Nature Center: Nat- uralist Ute Olsson will teach how to make infusions from botanicals, such as salves infused with cottonwood buds (Balm of Gilead), devil’s club or herbs from your kitchen. You will take home recipes as well as samples of salves, lotions, syrups and fire cider vinegar. Cost is $25; all materials provided. Limited to six participants registered at 694-2108. APRIL 15 Bird Brain Trivia 7-10 p.m., The Alaska Zoo: Join The Alaska Zoo for a program all about birds. Create teams for a bird-focused trivia night, complete with beer, food and other fun. The event is part of the 2016 centennial celebration of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. For more information, go to www.alaskazoo.org. APRIL 16 Fish Hatchery Tour 2 p.m., William Jack Hernandez Fish Hatchery, 941 N. Reeve Blvd.: Want to learn more about salmon? The Nature Center has set up a special guided tour of the William Jack Hernandez Fish Hatchery on Ship Creek in An- chorage. Open since 2011, it produces over 5 million Chinook salmon, coho salmon, rainbow trout, arctic char and arctic grayling annually to enhance sport fishing in Southcentral Alaska. Free; but limited to 20 people who register at 694-2108. Meet at hatchery: 941 N Reeve Blvd., Anchorage AK 99501. (ernc.org) APRIL 17 “Our Perfect Wild,” Author Visit 2 p.m., Eagle River Nature Center: To what lengths would you go to save the things you love? Ray and Barbara Bane traveled 1,200 miles by dog team across Alaska. At the end of that journey in 1974, they committed themselves to preserving the wilder- ness that they cherished. Informed by traditional wisdom or Native elders, they helped draw the lines on the map for national parks across Alaska. Join Ray Bane and as he talks about his and Barbara’s adventures and the controversy of those volatile years in Alaska history. Joined by author Kaylene Johnson-Sullivan, they will be signing their biography, “Our Perfect Wild: Ray & Barbara Bane’s Journeys and the Fate of the Wild North.” Free, but parking is $5 parking for nonmem- bers. (ernc.org) APRIL 19 Mountaineering Club of Alaska meeting 6:30-8:45 p.m., BP Energy Center: Sar- ah Zerkel will present stories and pic- tures from Aconcagua. From humble beginnings as a Chugach Scrambler to climbing the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere, come learn how climbing in Alaska helped to prepare for this South American adventure. This event is free and open to the pub- lic, so feel free to invite nonmembers. (www.mtnclubak.org) APRIL 23 Denali Randonneurs Talkeetna Brevet 9 a.m., Talkeetna Roadhouse: The Talkeetna 100K brevet is the group’s first ride of the season. Registra- tion is available at the club website, denalirandonneurs.org. Enjoy an out-and-back that starts and finishes at the Talkeetna Roadhouse, follow- ing the Talkeetna Spur Road and a smidge of the Parks Highway north to Trapper Creek before making the turn and bringing it back. Free for members, and $10 for nonmembers, but registration is required, regardless of membership status. APRIL 23-24 Master Naturalist: Aquatic Ecosys- tems Workshop 10 a.m.-4 p.m. both days, Eagle River Nature Center: The Alaska Master Naturalist Program is designed for teachers, nonformal educators and anybody who wants to learn about the natural world, sharing that knowledge with others and supporting conserva- tion of Alaska’s natural resources. Teachers can earn up to three Continuing Education Units. For cost and registration, go to www.ernc.org/ documents/Spring2016MNfinal.pdf APRIL 24 Native Plants for Gardening 2 p.m., Eagle River Nature Center: Alaska wildflower expert Verna Pratt will share pictures and tips on which native plants work well for incorpo- rating into your garden this coming summer. Indoor program. Free, but parking is $5 parking for nonmembers. (ernc.org) APRIL 30 Bird Songs 2 p.m., Eagle River Nature Center: Volunteer naturalist Beth Baker will talk about why birds sing, as well as help you learn to identify songs and calls of some common birds. Free, but parking is $5 parking for nonmembers. (ernc.org)