The 16th annual Outdoor Extravaganza, sponsored by the Butler Outdoor Club, is planned for Memorial Day weekend. Base camp is Breakneck Campground near McConnells Mill and Moraine state parks. Activities will include trail, road and mountain biking, hikes of various levels, canoe and kayak trips on lakes and streams, a float raft trip, horseback riding, sailing, nature walks, rock climbing and rappelling. Activities begin 9 a.m. each day. Leaders and instructors meet guests at the campground. There is a discount for registration before Sunday, and a late fee for registration after May 15. Call 724-526-5407 or visit the website www.outdoor extravaganza.org.

<B>Seneca Rocks Audubon Society</B> along with Allegheny RiverStone Center for the Arts and the Foxburg Inn have a registration deadline of April 21 for the Foxburg Birdfest on May 5 and 6 in Foxburg. On May 5, there will be an 8 a.m. birding tour and lunch at RiverStone Estate for $20; a 5 p.m. buffet dinner at the Allegheny Grille followed by educational presentations for about $26.40, and an 8 p.m. Owl Prowl at RiverStone for $5. On May 6, there will be a birding tour at Mount Zion/Piney Tract Important Bird Area near Sligo. This event is free. Call 724-659-3116 or send e-mail to kwilliams@foxburginn.com.<B>Western Pennsylvania Conservancy</B> will host its annual river sojourn on June 9, with a canoe trip along the northern Youghiogheny River. The one-day float will include activities and presentations focusing on the geology, ecology and history of this section of the river. Participants will start at Yough River Park in Connellsville and travel 14 miles to Hazelbaker’s Bottom Yough Outfitters in Layton. Cost is $65, which includes meals, canoe rental, shuttle service, T-shirt and programs. To register, call Michelle Loose at 724-471-7202, Ext. 5110. Registration deadline is May 25.<B><I><U></B></U></I>