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Thursday, May 1 UMPI Outing Club High Ropes Course Open House , Presque Isle. **CANCELLED** Contact UMPI Outing Club (207-768-9401) FMI Friday, May 2 Aroostook Birders Grimes Road Field Trip , Caribou. Meet at Caribou Wellness Center at 7:00 a.m.  Bird watching at the Caribou Waste Water treatment ponds. Contact Bill Sheehan thearoostookbirders@gmail.com FMI Saturday, May 3 Fresh Trails Adventures Spring Cycling Clinic , Caribou. 7:30 a.m. at County Physical Therapy. Sessions: Cycling Fitness/Nutrition, What’s New, Basic Bike Care/Maintenance, Q & A Roundtable, and optional group rides. Great food, information, companionship, door prizes and giveaways to jump start the 2014 bike season! Cost: FREE! Contact CPT (207-498-6334) FMI Saturday, May 3 420 Run , Fort Kent. 5k run/walk for all ages and abilities. Start/Finish: FKCHS. Registration: 9:00 a.m. Kids’ Fun Run start: 9:45 a.m. Race start: 10:00 a.m. Proceeds to support Community Voices substance abuse preve

Saturday, April 26 Aroostook Birders Waterfowl Walk , Fort Fairfield. 7:30 a.m. at the Aroostook River boat landing. Explore favorite birding sites for returning waterfowl and other early spring migrants. Non-strenuous series of short drives; a great way to discover some excellent birding spots. Visit www.aroostookbirders.com FMI Saturday, April 26 Cary Donor Dash 5k , Caribou. Cary Medical Center is holding its first Walk/Run for Organ and Tissue Awareness. Registration: 8:00 a.m. at Griffeth Ford. Walk start: 9:00 a.m. Run start: 9:30 a.m. First 100 registrants get a t-shirt; refreshments at Cary following the event. Contact Ann King (207-498-1282) aking@carymed.org FMI Saturday, April 26-Sunday, April 27 Wilderness First Aid & CPR Training , Presque Isle. This course is being held at the Nordic Heritage Center and is affiliated with Landmark  Learning and the Wilderness Medical Institute of NOLS. Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. each day. Cost: $250 for tuition and c

*Thursday, April 17  Aroostook Birders Presentation: “The Timberdoodle: A Unique Upland Bird,” Presque Isle. 6:30 p.m. in 104B Normal Hall at UMPI. Regional Wildlife Biologist Amanda DeMusz will discuss American Woodcock, including natural history, behaviors, and forest management's role in maintaining habitat. Visit www.arostookbirders.com FMI *Thursday, April 24-Friday, April 25 Caribou Rec. Wilderness Survival Course , Stockholm. Open to students in grades 4-7, the course will cover shelter building, which the participants will sleep in overnight at the Sportsmen’s Inc. Lodge, archery, rifle shooting, knot tying, and wilderness first aid. Pre-registration required. Contact Neal Sleeper (207-493-4224) or sleeper@cariboumaine.org FMI *Saturday, April 26 Aroostook Birders Waterfowl Walk , Fort Fairfield. 7:30 a.m. at the Aroostook River boat landing. Explore favorite birding sites for returning waterfowl and other early spring migrants. Non-strenuous series of sho