Mt. Ashland Ski Area’s annual Dummy Downhill is scheduled for 2-3 p.m. Saturday at the ski area.

Dummies are homemade characters mounted on skis or a snowboard that get launched down a ramp and a jump and end in a crash.

Dummies may not weigh more than 125 pounds and must not have any glass, sharp metal objects, explosives or fire.

The contestants may arrive 8-10 a.m. at the flat space near the large blue Mt. Ashland sign. There they are judged for appearance until noon. From 2-3 p.m., they parade and launch.

Prizes are a season pass for first place, a $100 gift card for second place and a $50 gift card for third place.

Entry is free. Register at mtashland.com.

Wild & Scenic Film Festival is April 12 and 14

The 2024 Wild & Scenic Film Festival is set for 5-9 p.m. April 12 at the Historic Ashland Armory, 208 Oak St. in Ashland, and 4-8 p.m. April 14 at the Grants Pass Performing Arts Center, 313 N.E. Olive St. in Grants Pass.

Eleven films are offered, ranging in length from five minutes to 19 minutes, covering topics that include dam removal, kelp forests, cultural practices, river ecosystems, California’s wild rivers, a blind rock climber, a Dallas skate park, bears on the Alaska Peninsula, habitat restoration in British Columbia, the shrinking Great Salt Lake and indigenous people and salmon in Bristol Bay, Alaska.

Admission is $20. Purchase tickets at siskiyoufilmfest.org.

Drinks and food are available for additional purchase. The event is hosted by the Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center and Rogue Riverkeeper.

For help purchasing a ticket or other accommodations, contact Allee Gustafson, 541-488-5789, ext. 1014.

Diamond Lake’s tubing hill closes April 13

The last day for tubing at Diamond Lake Resort is April 13.

The resort provides tubes, groomed runs and a 470-foot conveyor to return tubers to the top.

Cost is $40 for three hours. Tickets may be purchased at www.diamondlake.net.

The resort is in the Cascade Mountains about 65 miles northeast of Medford, via highways 62, 230 and 138.

Studded tires must be off by Monday

Studded tires for most vehicles are legal for use in Oregon through Sunday, March 31, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. Presumptive fines are $165.

Learn to conduct prescribed burns

A training for people interested in conducting prescribed burns is set for April 6-7 at the Siskiyou Field Institute in Selma, according to the Oregon State University Extension Service. Cost is $25.

For more information, visit blogs.oregonstate.edu/ignite or contact Chris Adlam, Extension fire specialist, 541-930-8477 or chris.adlam@oregonstate.edu.

Clinic for young turkey hunters is April 6

Young hunters can get ready for the spring turkey season, which is April 15 to May 31, at a clinic set for April 6 at the Denman Wildlife Area in Central Point. The events are held in cooperation with the Oregon Hunters Association and Celilo Bowmen.

Turkeys are plentiful this season, according to an agency news release. Seasons are long and the gear is simple.

Youth who have completed hunter education can also hunt a special youth-only spring season April 13-14.

Youth ages 8 to 17 are eligible to attend the hunting clinics and must be accompanied by an adult. Hunter education certification is not required.

Participants will learn about turkey biology, identification, behavior, sign identification, scouting techniques, hunting tactics, gear and decoys.

Cost is $10 and includes lunch and all needed equipment.

Register online from the youth’s account at odfw.huntfishoregon.com/login or at a licensed sales agent. Look for the Class/Workshop category in the catalog.

Learn about mushrooms, hunting them

Learn about mushrooms from mycologist Michael Amaranthus from 7-8 p.m. on April 8 at Northwest Nature Shop, 154 Oak St. in Ashland. He will discuss spring fruiting mushrooms in Southern Oregon.

Amaranthus recently published “Fry, Thrive or Die”, a pocket guide to western U.S. mushrooms. The guide and the talk will prepare folks to hunt and serve wild mushrooms. There will be stories, history, recipes and more.

In the guide, each species is identified with a detailed color picture, distinct features and information on habitat, fruiting timing, edibility, creative uses and dangerous lookalikes. The talk will highlight must-know species in our area.

The talk is suitable for beginning foragers, as well as experienced mushroom hunters who seek new information on mushroom medicines, hallucinogens, toxins, innovative applications and edibility.

Day hikes offered for people 55 and older

Spring day hikes for people 55 and older are offered by Medford Parks and Recreation:

• April 10, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Rough and Ready and Eight Dollar Mountain near Cave Junction, with short hikes at both locations. Stop for lunch at Taylor’s Sausage.

• April 26, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Bolt Mountain near Murphy for a five-hour, hard climbing hike with a possible stop at a farm stand or winery on the way back.

• May 10, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., a moderate 3-mile hike of two hours at Castle Crags State Park, with views of Mount Shasta and a stop at Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens on the way back.

Meet at Rogue X, 701 N. Columbus Ave. in Medford. Cost is $49 per trip for residents, $55 for non-residents. Participants take a van to the trail.

Register at playmedford.com or 541-774-2400.

Monument symposium can be viewed online

Anyone who missed the 2024 Monument Research Symposium hosted on March 14 by the Friends of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument may view it online at youtube.com/watch?v=Dv0HIMqfKVU.

The symposium, which took place at Southern Oregon University, featured the results of monument-related research conducted by students who received grants. Topics included grasshoppers and truffles.

For more information, including a synopsis of the event and grants applications, visit cascadesiskiyou.org.

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Tell us about your upcoming outdoors-related event by sending us brief details, contact information and other important information so that we can tell others about your event in our weekly column, Outdoor Adventures.

Send to reporter Shaun Hall at shall@rv-times.com or 2 E. Main St., Ste. 200, Medford, Oregon, 97501. Reach Hall at 458-225-7179.