Syracuse.com - CNY Outdoors calendar for this Saturday (March 16) and beyond

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Two "State of the Eastern Finger Lakes" meetings are scheduled for next week -- one at Bass Pro Shops, the other at Groton High School.

CNY Outdoors Calendar:

Nautical/tackle sale: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, South Shore Association, 6690 South Bay Road, Cicero. Food and beverage will be available. Cost is $1, with proceeds to be used for sending needy children to the DEC’s summer camp. For more information or to reserve a table, call 252-6439 or (607) – 756-7922.

Bluebird seminar: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Baltimore Woods, 4007 Bishop Hill Road, Marcellus. John Rogers, co-founder of the NYS Bluebird Society. Following a 50-minute slideshow there is an optional build your own bluebird box project. Next box kits are available at $8 for members; $12 for non-members. Registration is required. Call 673-1350.

State of Eastern Finger Lakes meetings: 6:30 to 9 p.m. Monday at Bass Pro Shops at the Fingerlakes Mall; 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday at Groton High School. The meetings are being hosted by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. For more information, call 426-7400 or (607) 753-3095.

Fly-tying rendezvous: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 23, Barbagallos Restaurant, East Syracuse. Program is entitled, “Tie One On.” Hosted by the Iroquois Chapter of Trout Unlimited and Sparse Grey Matter. The event will feature fly-tying vendors, guest speakers and fly tiers from throughout the Northeast, covering a variety of topics. Admission is $5; children under 16 free. Proceeds will benefit Iroquois Chapter of Trout Unlimited and Project Healing Waters. For more, see iroquoistu.org.

Big East Camping/Outsdoors Show: 2 to 8 p.m. March 22, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 23 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 24, Event Center at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino, Verona. Cost is $8; children ages 6-12, $3 and children 5 and under free. Show your Turning Stone Diamond Card or Price Chopper Advantage Card and receive $1 off admission. For more, call 315-794-0695 or visit www.bigeastshows.com.

Free fishing seminar: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 6, Calvary Baptist Church, Brewerton. For childen and adults. All sorts of seminars and hands-on learning opportunities. For more, contact Michael Riordan at [email protected], or at 668-9790 or 374-2997.

Annual sportsmen's banquet: 6 to 9 p.m. April 12, Spinning Wheel Restaurant, North Syracuse. Hosted by the Onondaga Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs. Cost is$17 per person with reservations; $20 at the door. For tickets, contact Ed Pugliese before April 5 by emailing him at [email protected].

Annual sportsmen's banquet: 5 p.m. April 13, The Oasis at Thunder Island in Fulton. Hosted by the Oswego Federation of Sportsmens' Clubs. Cost is $25 per person. Tickets can be purchased by contacting Eric Madura at 315-676-3486 or via email at [email protected].

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