Trail work with Methow Trails
Methow Trails is holding its July trail-work session at the Patterson Lake Trail on Tuesday (July 21) from 8 a.m.-noon. Trails Manager Jon Albright will instruct volunteers in trail maintenance basics at the Patterson Lake Cabins before turning teams loose to perform tread, slope and brush work on the popular lake-side trail. Volunteers are asked to bring gloves, water and a snack, and brush loppers if you have them. For more information call 996-3287.
Play some pick-up pickleball
Pickleball players, and those who might want to be, are invited to play on the court at Twisp Town Park on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. and on Saturdays at 8 a.m., through September. For more information, call (760) 885-4907.
Apply for limited-entry deer hunt
Eighteen lucky hunters will have an opportunity to hunt for deer this fall on the 6,000-acre Charles and Mary Eder unit of the Scotch Creek Wildlife Area in northeastern Okanogan County, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced.
Hunters can submit an application for the limited-entry deer hunt on the WDFW website at http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/permits/scotchcreek, or by contacting WDFW’s north central region office at (509) 754-4624, or state headquarters at (360) 902-2515. The deadline to apply is midnight Aug. 14.
Eighteen applicants will be chosen in a random drawing and will receive access permits to the Eder Unit near Oroville. Of the 18 access permits, six will be reserved for bow hunters, six for muzzleloaders and six for hunters using modern firearms. Hunters are allowed to take only one deer, as authorized by their general hunting license.
Deer-hunting seasons for the area are Sept. 1-30 for bow hunters, Oct. 3-11 for muzzleloaders, and Oct. 17-27 for hunters using modern firearms.
More campfire bans
Campfires or the ignition of wood, briquettes, or any fuel in fire pits, fire pans, and barbeque grills, are banned in all portions of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex – North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.
This ban includes all National Park Service lands and campgrounds along Highway 20 as well as Hozomeen and the entire Stehekin Valley. Stoves or grills that are solely fueled by liquid petroleum fuels are allowed in all locations.
The burn ban complements similar restrictions in the adjacent Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest and British Columbia.
July and August are predicted to be above normal for fire danger due to high temperatures and extremely low rainfall. People are advised to use caution when smoking and not to discard cigarette butts. Discharging, or using any kind of fireworks, tracer ammunition or other incendiary devices in any location on federal lands is always prohibited.
If smoke or flames are visible, dial 911 or report at any ranger station.
