Sandhill Crane Bird Walk - Saturday, April 3rd 2010

Join the Wild Bird Center, Division of Wildlife Resources and the Nature Conservancy on a free Bird Walk to see Sandhill Cranes as they migrate to Utah for the spring nesting season. Sandhill Cranes make a spectacular display, as males court females in an elaborate dance with ballet like jumps and pirouettes, all with great trumpeting as they vocalize their excitement for the spring mating season.

We will leave from the Wild Bird Center at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 3rd in a car caravan. Bill Fenimore, expert field birder and author of the Backyard Birds of Utah will lead the Bird Walk with Phil Douglass, Division of Wildlife Resources Outreach Manager. Log onto www.wildbird.com/layton or call 801-525-8400 for more details.

Great Sage Grouse Bird Walk - March 27th, 2010

The Wild Bird Center and the Division of Wildlife Resources will lead a free Bird Walk, Saturday, March 27th to a Greater Sage Grouse lek to view dancing Sage Grouse. Be sure to bring your cameras, as this is a real Disney experience. A lek is a strutting ground where Sage Grouse dance in the spring. Males exhibit, dance and fight with rival males to exert dominance. All of this activity is designed to enable hen Sage Grouse to find a suitable mate.

We will car caravan, leaving from the Layton, Wild Bird Center at 5 a.m., so that we can arrive at the lek before sun up. Bill Fenimore, expert field birder and author of Backyard Birds of Utah will co-lead this walk with Phil Douglass, DWR Northern Region Outreach Manager. The walks are designed for birders at all levels, especially families. Dress for the weather and bring binoculars. The Wild Bird Center is located at the Layton Market Center, 1860 North 1000 West, across from Barnes & Noble. Log onto our web site at www.wildbird.com/layton or Call 801-525-8400 with questions.

Tundra Swan Day Bird Walk

The Wild Bird Center will lead a free Bird Walk, Saturday, March 13th to Farmington Bay to view Tundra Swans that are now arriving in Utah on their migration north to the Arctic Tundra. We will car caravan, leaving from the Layton, Wild Bird Center at 10 a.m. The walks are designed for birders at all levels, especially families. Dress for the weather and bring binoculars.

The Wild Bird Center is located at the Layton Market Center, 1860 North 1000 West, across from Barnes & Noble. Log onto our web site at www.wildbird.com/layton or Call 801-525-8400 with questions.

Trail Master Outdoors Radio Show 1st Hour Podcast for February 27, 2010

Click here to download! Cris Draper, the Trail Master and Scott Davis from Treadsandtracks.com are in studio. The Trail Master and Family headed North to West Yellowstone for some end of season snowmobiling and a stay at the Three Bear Lodge. We'll be checking in on the adventure throughout the show. Utah Avalanche Center joins us for a look at one of the worst weeks yet this season for avalanches in Utah, and informs you on where to play safely in the back country and what to watch for to not trigger a slide. We look at the history of Yellowstone Park and the recovery from the fires that changed the Park for our lifetime. Lori Lee's Mountain Report! Lori shares some snow totals and tips to get you on the slopes. We talk with our Guide into the Yellowstone National Park, Jerry Funk with Three Bear Lodge and talk about some of the fun and different faces of Yellowstone from season to season. Each time of year is so different, you have to make it there and see the changing face of the Peoples Park! And Lance Egan with Cabelas Fly fishing Shop checks in for a look at where to wet a line this week!

Trail Master Outdoors Radio Show 2nd Hour Podcast for February 27, 2010

Click here to download! Cris Draper, the Trail Master and Scott Davis from Treadsandtracks.com are in studio. The Trail Master and Family headed North to West Yellowstone for some end of season snowmobiling and a stay at the Three Bear Lodge. We'll be checking in on the adventure throughout the show. John Heine with the West Yellowstone Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center calls in to share some information on this must see destination if you head to West Yellowstone. A place to learn and discover first hand, the great animals of the area, and get up close and personal with them as well. This Not for Profit Wildlife Park and Educational Facility offers fun for all ages. We sat down with Clyde Seely, Owner of Three Bear Lodge and talk about Yellowstone in the Winter, the newest attraction to West Yellowstone with the rebuilding of the Three Bear Lodge after the explosion in Feb. 2008 and some upcoming Events in West Yellowstone. And honor Clyde for his hard work to recycle and reuse all the material they could to preserve the history of the Three Bear Lodge in the rebuilding of the Motel, which was awarded the Montana 2009 Eco Star Award for the efforts to reuse every piece of material they could and protect and preserve this part of the area, some parts of the Lodge dating back to 1932. Tune in and hear about the "White Shirt" Legacy Clyde and Linda Seely put into this labor of love during the rebuild. Clyde also offers and END OF SEASON SNOWMOBILE/MOTEL SPECIAL! If you have EVER wanted to go to West Yellowstone, don't miss this special offer for our listeners for details on how you can go for less than it normally would cost to just rent a snowmobile, and spend two nights at the Three Bear Lodge. We also get the feeling from my family on what our trip meant to use all individually and look at how you can get into the Park no matter what age or physical conditions you may have with the entire family like we did. less than 2 to 70 years old in our group and we all shared and played together. Now that's what West Yellowstone should always be about!

Trail Master Outdoors Radio Show 1st Hour Podcast for February 20, 2010

Click here to download! Cris Draper, the Trail Master is in studio this week with a awesome lineup of expert guests. This weeks Utah Back Country segment we will check in with the Utah Avalanche Center to check on conditions and Ann Evans, OHV and Boating Coordinator for Utah State Parks join us with the snowmobile grooming and trial conditions report. Mike Laughter, Regional Director for the Mule Deer Foundation call in in ths first hour to tell us a little background on the MDF and some of the great projects they have recently completed and are scheduled for completion this year. Lance Egan, Lehi Cabela's Flyfishing Shop and U. S. Fly Fishing Team Member calls in with our Where to Wet A Hook, weekly fishing updates.

Trail Master Outdoors Radio Show 2nd Hour Podcast for February 20, 2010

Click here to download! Cris Draper, the Trail Master in studio with a great lineup in the second hour. Tom Butz, Gorgoza Park Manager for Park City Mountain Resort calls in and we are talking getting the family out tubing. Gorgoza Park offers some of the best, safe ways to get out with kids of all ages and have some fun tubing at Gorgoza Park. We also share some of the best times to come sled for maximum conditions! Justina Parson-Bernstien, with the Great Salt Lake Nature Center at the Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area joins us to finish up a segment we started last week on the GSL Nature Center and all the great programs and activities they have to get outdoors and learn more about the wetlands here along the Wasatch front and also let's you know how you can volunteer to be a Naturalist at the Center and they will even train you how! And Mike Laughter, Regional Director calls back in to talk about some to the fund raising Banquets coming to an area near you for the Mule Deer Foundation. And we stress, no matter what group you join for the outdoors sport you love, do it! Get involved in protecting what you love most and be a part of the solutions, instead of siting on the sidelines.

AND WE SHARE A SPECIAL OFFER FOR FREE SHIPPING ON ANY PRODUCT AT TRAIL MASTER OUTDOORS! Listen in and find out how to get Free Shipping on any order not oversized or over weight this week only on our site at www.trailmasteroutdoors.com

Trail Master Outdoors Radio Show 1st Hour Podcast for February 13, 2010

Click here to download! Cris Draper, the Trail Master broadcasting live from the Great Salt Lake Nature Center at the Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area! We check in with Craig Gordon of the Utah Avalanche Center on Back Country conditions. J. D. Davis from UWIN stops past to tell us about the efforts that have gone into building this new Nature Trail. We are celebrating National Bald Eagle Day and also commemorating a group of Eagle Scouts for their hard work, along with many donations of time, materials, and labor from both public and private groups, as they are in the final stages of completing a 1.3 mile Nature Trail. Bill Fenimore joins us to talk about the many opportunities to view birds and wildlife. Justina Parsons-Bernstien of the Great Salt Lake Nature Center joins in to talk about some of the awesome birds that are waiting for you to see and learn about our wetlands and some of the great events going on today. Bob Hausenyeagar join in to the conversation as well and share the names of the Eagle Scouts behind this project . A great conversation not to be missed!