Outdoors Calendar

THURSDAY: The South Carolina Heritage Trust Advisory Board will meet at 10 a.m. at the S.C. Department of Archives and History at 8301 Parklane Road in Columbia.

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FRIDAY-AUG. 8: The Atlanta Buckarama will be held at Atlanta Expo Center North. Hours are 1 p.m. to 7 pm. Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, go to http://www.gwf.org/shows/abattractions.html.

SATURDAY: Silver Bluff Audubon Center will hold its annual "Storks and Corks" fundraiser from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., with wine sampling, hors d'oeuvres and an opportunity to observe the endangered birds that visit the Jackson site each summer. Tickets are $35. For more information, call (843) 462-2150.

AUG. 10-20: Thurmond Lake Sail & Power Squadron will offer a four-part America's Boating Course on Aug. 10, Aug. 13, Aug. 17 and Aug. 20 at McCormick (S.C.) Public Library. Hours for all classes are noon to 4 p.m. Cost is $25 per person or $30 per couple. For more information call (864) 391-3795 or e-mail dklopp@wetel.net.

AUG. 20-22: The Perry Buckarama will be held at Georgia National Fairgrounds. Hours are 1 p.m. to 7 pm. Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, go to http://www.gwf.org/shows/abattractions.html.

SEPT. 1: A Fall Migration Walk will be held at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Enjoy a walk through the constructed wetlands and search for neo-tropical migrants as well as arriving summer residents. You will learn some of the songs of the vireos, buntings, warblers, tanagers, and other songbirds. Please call (706) 828-2109 to register. Cost is $3 for members and $5 for nonmembers.

SEPT. 17-18: An archery only deer hunt will be held at Bussey Point in Lincoln County. The bag limit is two does and one quality buck each day of each hunt. Quality bucks are those with racks having four points or better on at least one side, or a 15-inch or greater outside spread. For more information, contact Ken Boyd at the J. Strom Thurmond Project Office at (800) 533-3478, ext. 1159 or (864) 333-1159.

OCT. 8: An archery only deer hunt will be held at Bussey Point in Lincoln County. The bag limit is two does and one quality buck each day of each hunt. Quality bucks are those with racks having four points or better on at least one side, or a 15-inch or greater outside spread. For more information, contact Boyd at the J. Strom Thurmond Project Office at (800) 533-3478, ext. 1159 or (864) 333-1159.

OCT. 9: A muzzleloader hunt will be held at Bussey Point in Lincoln County. The bag limit is two does and one quality buck each day of each hunt. Quality bucks are those with racks having four points or better on at least one side, or a 15-inch or greater outside spread. For more information, contact Boyd at the J. Strom Thurmond Project Office at (800) 533-3478, ext. 1159 or (864) 333-1159.

OCT. 22: A Full Moon Hike will be held from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park. Join staffers in search of animals such as owls, frogs, beavers, and bats by nature's brightest night light. The hike lasts two hours and might cover up to 21/2 miles. Cost is $6 for members and $10 for nonmembers. For more information, call (706) 828-2109.

NOV. 12-13: A muzzleloader hunt will be held at Bussey Point in Lincoln County. The bag limit is two does and one quality buck each day of each hunt. Quality bucks are those with racks having four points or better on at least one side, or a 15-inch or greater outside spread. For more information, contact Boyd at the J. Strom Thurmond Project Office at (800) 533-3478, ext. 1159 or (864) 333-1159.

DEC. 4: Phinizy Swamp Nature Park's annual 10K "December Dash" will be held at the park, beginning at 9 a.m. Register online at www.active.com, or call the Academy office (706) 828-2109.