Get ready for a fun night of drag softball with a comedic twist! Bat N' Rouge - softball with a twist, will happen at the Arcata Ball Park (Crabs Field) on Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 beginning at 6:30 p.m. This charity softball game will benefit the Arcata Ridge Trail Project and is a collaborative effort between the Eureka Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Queer Humboldt, Babe's One For The Road senior softball team and many community members. For details, click on the Bat N' Rouge logo below right... - Hey kids – if you're new to Arcata, try out the eco scene. Every weekend there are nature walks and volunteer restoration workdays where you can sample the variegated microclimes around here... we have forest, wetlands, sandy dunes, riparian areas... It's a lot of fun to plant trees, and often there's free snacks... These events are also great places to meet someone... Just sayin'... - GET BIRDY AT SHAY Assist Audubon’s Rob Fowler on his weekly ebird site survey at Shay Park in Arcata on Saturday, Sept. 4. Meet 8 a.m. at Shay Park parking lot at east end of Foster Avenue. Expect to survey about 90 minutes, depending on how “birdy” it is. For more info on the ebird site survey, visit ebird.org/content/ebird/about/eBird_Site_Survey. Contact Rob (707) 839-3493; migratoriusfwlr@gmail.com for more info and future survey dates. WALK THE MARSH Redwood Region Audubon Society is sponsoring a free public field trip through the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary on Saturday, Sept. 4. Meet leader Lauren Tompkins at 8:30 a.m. at parking lot at end of South I Street. Bring binoculars; held rain or shine. DUNES ARE CALLING Friends of the Dunes offers Manila Dunes Restoration Saturday, Sept. 4, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Join the Dune Ecosystem Restoration Team for a morning of invasive plant removal. Gloves, tools, and cookies will be provided. Please wear closed-toed shoes and bring drinking water. Meet at the Manila Community Center, 1611 Peninsula Drive in Manila. friendsofthedunes.org, (707) 444-1397 FOAMY MARSH Friends of the Arcata Marsh (FOAM) is sponsoring a free tour of the Arcata Marsh on Saturday, Sept. 4 at 2 p.m. Meet leader Cindy Moyer at the Interpretive Center on South G Street for a 90-minute walk focusing on the birds of the marsh. For more information, call (707) 826-2359. - Readers are asking for another Police Log book, but this time Kevin doesn't want to self-publish. Send suggestions to news@arcataeye.com... - Some people think that reading the Eye's website gives them an Eyeful... No, no, no... Only subscribers get the full dosage of mirth, merriment and jolly despondency...

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