OUTDOORS CALENDAR: Bog-watcher Sundays ... Blue Goose Day ... Cats Incredible Catfish Tournament

To get an event in the calendar, contact Brad Dokken at (701) 780-1148, (800) 477-6572 ext. 148; or by email at bdokken@gfherald.com . Deadline is 5 p.m. Thursdays.

Events

• Today: Bog-watcher Sundays, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Lake Bemidji State Park. The park's naturalist will be roving the boardwalk to help locate flowers of the bog. Info: John Fylpaa, (218) 308-2300 or John.Fylpaa@state.mn.us .

• Thursday: Blue Goose Day, 5 to 8:30 p.m., Audubon National Wildlife Refuge, N.D. Family-oriented evening includes marksmanship lessons with air rifles and bows and arrows. Participants also will learn how to build a nesting box for birds. A free picnic lunch will be served. No pre-registration required. Best suited for ages 6 to 12, but all ages are welcome. Info: (701) 442-5474, ext 117.

Fishing

• Aug. 1-2: Cats Incredible Catfish Tournament, Red River in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks. Entry fee $230 per two-person team. Info: (218) 399-FISH, iafflocal3423@yahoo.com or iaff3423.org and click the Cats Incredible link.

• Aug. 1: F-M Walleyes Unlimited Second Annual Classic Cup Mystery Lake Tournament, lake to be determined within 60 miles of Detroit Lakes, Minn. Info: Barry Choinard, (218) 790-4762 or bchouinard@magnumlog.com .

• Aug. 8: Rod & Reel Rally Catfishing Tournament, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Hastings Landing Recreation Area, Drayton, N.D. Minimum two paid entrants per boat, but each boat may carry as many entrants as it can legally hold.  Early entry fee is $40 (by July 10) and regular entry fee is $50. Entry forms are available at RC Bait and Tackle, (701) 454-3355 and KXPO Radio in Grafton, N.D., (701) 352-0431. Info: bait shop or chamber@draytonND.com .

• Sept. 26-27: 29th annual Cormorant Fall Classic, Big Cormorant Lake, Becker County, Minn. Info: fmwalleyes.com.

Turtle River State Park

All programs are free, but a park entrance pass required. For more information, contact Turtle River State Park, 3084 Park Ave., Arvilla, ND 58214; phone (701) 594-4445; or check out the website at parkrec.nd.gov/parks/trsp/trsp.html.

• Today: Nature hike, 10 a.m., Woodland Lodge.

• Friday: Amphitheater program, "Campfire Stories," 8 p.m.

• Saturday: Dakota Explorers, "Masks and Disguises," 10 a.m., Visitor Center.

• Saturday: Halloween in July costume contest, 6:30 p.m., Amphitheater.

• Saturday: Campground Trick or Treat, 8 p.m.

• Saturday: Halloween movie and site judging, 9:30 p.m., Amphitheater.

• July 24: Amphitheater program, "Moths and Bats," 8 p.m.

• July 24: Dakota Explorers, "Moth Madness!" 10 a.m., Visitor Center.

• July 25: Amphitheater program, "Identifying Moth Families," 8 p.m.

• July 26: Nature hike, 10 a.m., Chalet trailhead.

• July 31: Amphitheater program, "All About Birds," 8 p.m.

• Aug. 1: Dakota Explorers, "Bird Basics," 10 a.m., Visitor Center.

• Aug. 1: Amphitheater program, "Raptors," 8 p.m.

• Aug. 2: Bird walk," 10 a.m., CCC trailhead.

• Aug. 7: Amphitheater program, "History of Turtle River State Park," 8 p.m.

• Aug. 8: 50th Anniversary Celebration, 12:30 to 3 p.m., CCC Shelter.

• Aug. 8: Amphitheater program, "Celebrating Nature: Backyard Habitats," 8 p.m.

• Aug. 9: Nature hike, 10 a.m., Woodland Lodge trailhead.

• Aug. 14: Amphitheater program, "Nature's Upcycling," 8 p.m.

• Aug. 15: Dakota Explorers, "Recycling," 10 a.m., Visitor Center.

• Aug. 15: Amphitheater program, "Discover Decomposers," 8 p.m.

• Aug. 16: Nature hike, 10 a.m., CCC trailhead.

• Aug. 21: Amphitheater program, "Flitter Flutter Butterflies," 8 p.m.

• Aug. 22: Dakota Explorers, "Dragons and Damsels," 10 a.m., CCC trailhead:

• Aug. 22: Amphitheater program, "Insect Safari," 8 p.m.

• Aug. 23: Nature hike, 10 a.m., Woodland Lodge trailhead.

• Aug. 28: Amphitheater program, "Stories of the Stars," 8 p.m.

• Aug. 29: Dakota Explorers, "Night Sky," 10 a.m., Visitor Center.

• Aug. 29: Amphitheater program, "Astronomy 101," 8 p.m.

• Aug. 30: Nature hike, 10 a.m., amphitheater.

• Sept. 4: Amphitheater program, "Nature's Designs," 8 p.m.

• Sept. 5: Dakota Explorers, "Incredible Inventions of Nature," 10 a.m., Visitor Center.

• Sept. 5: Amphitheater program, "Get Batty!" 8 p.m.

• Sept. 6: Amphitheater program, "Bird Beak Buffet," 8 p.m.

• Sept. 7: Nature Hike, 10 a.m., CCC trailhead.

Shooting

• July 19, Aug. 23, Sept. 6, Oct. 4: Forks Rifle Club Hunter Summer League, Forks Rifle Club Shooting Range, 2051 12th Ave. N.E., Emerado, N.D. Registration starts at 1:15 p.m., shooting starts at 2 p.m. Info: forksrifleclub.org or Gordy Linnell, (218) 779-1784.

• July 25: North Dakota Class II Permit to Carry testing, 9 a.m., Grand Forks Scheels. Info: Bill Collison, (701) 740-8674;permittocarry.org.

• July 25: 2 for 1 Utah Permit to Carry training, 10:30 a.m., Grand Fork Scheels. Info: Laura Ramirez, (218) 252-1631;permittocarry.org.

• July 26: 2 for 1 Minnesota, Utah, Florida and Arizona Permit to Carry training, 10 a.m., East Grand Forks Cabela's. Info: Laura, (218) 252-1631;permittocarry.org

• Aug. 5: North Dakota Class II Permit to Carry instruction and testing, 6 p.m., Grand Forks Masonic Center; Utah instruction and certification, 7:30 p.m., same location. Info: dakotacwp.com.

• Aug. 8: North Dakota Class II Permit to Carry testing, 9 a.m., Grand Forks Scheels. Info: Bill Collison, (701) 740-8674;permittocarry.org.

• Aug. 8: 2 for 1 Utah Permit to Carry training, 10:30 a.m., Grand Fork Scheels. Info: Laura Ramirez, (218) 252-1631;permittocarry.org.

• Aug. 9: 2 for 1 Minnesota, Utah, Florida and Arizona Permit to Carry training, 10 a.m., East Grand Forks Cabela's. Info: Laura, (218) 252-1631;permittocarry.org.