Get Out This Weekend, August 28 & 29

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Here are the weekend events...biking, Pluto and lots of trees!

Saturday, August 28

• 9am-12pm: Maple Pruning Class at Japanese Garden. $50 "Enjoy a lecture and demonstration of pruning techniques for Japanese Maples, with Barb Engram, professional pruner and landscaper."
• 9:45am: Twin Lakes Old Grove Interpretive Walk at Snoqualmie Pass Visitors Center. "$10 suggested donation. You will also need a NW Forest Pass or day pass. 2-mile walk. Call ahead for reservations. 425 434 6111"
• 11am: Oak Tour at Kruckeberg Botanic Garden. "With more than 40 different species of oaks onsite, the Garden is a fantastic place to learn about this diverse plant family. Learn which oaks might do well in different areas of your garden and how to care for them. For registration information, contact the garden at 206-546-1281."
• *7-9pm: Twilight's Nature at Camp Long. "Ages: 4 Yrs. to 100 Yrs. Fees: - Activity Fee $8.00 Twilight is defined as the time between dawn and sunrise, and between sunset and dusk. What are the mythological and natural connections to this special time also known as the Blue Hour?" 

Sunday, August 29

• 10am-6pm: 2010 Bicycle Sundays. "The City will devote a stretch of Lake Washington Boulevard exclusively to bicycles."
• 1pm: Heather Meadow: Forged by Fire and Ice at Heather Meadows Visitor Center. "Mary Beth Phelan will lead a nature walk on the Fire and Ice trail. This walk is wheelchair accessible. After the Fire and Ice walk, Mary Beth will take interested group members further on to the Bagley Lakes trail. This portion will not be wheelchair accessible."
• 2pm: Science Friction - Sparring Scientists: Is Pluto a Planet? at the Central Library. "Alan Boyle, nationally known science blogger at msnbc, and author of 'The Case for Pluto,' unwraps the recent fights between planetary scientists over how to define a planet. Books will be available for purchase through the Friends of The Seattle Public Library. For ages 12 and up."