Outdoor notes

TRANSCEIVER BY AIR

A new helicopter-mounted avalanche transceiver technology will be unveiled today. Members of Wasatch Backcountry Rescue, AirMed, Life Flight and the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office will perform a helicopter transceiver search using long-range receivers near Snowbird.

There will be a demonstration of an avalanche rescue incorporating the efficiency of a helicopter with the state-of-the-art receivers. Long-range receivers provide a wider search range, which permits searching vast areas more quickly than a touring party without putting rescuers into danger.

A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS

In celebration of the holiday season and remembering simpler times past, Camp Floyd State Park is hosting a workshop to create Civil War wooden ornaments Dec. 9 at 10 a.m. in the historic, one-room Fairfield Schoolhouse.

The workshop includes a Civil War Paint-by-Number wooden ornament kit, which contains four ornaments, paintbrush, paints, instructions, and a fun Civil War fact sheet. Each ornament features an imprint of a Civil War character or scene.

Preregistration and a $14 fee, which includes the ornament kit, are required for the workshop. Kits may be shared with family or group members. An adult must accompany children under 8.

Established in 1858, Camp Floyd housed the largest concentration of U.S. troops then in the United States. The troops were sent to Utah to suppress a rumored Mormon rebellion, which never took place. The army was recalled back East in 1861 for the Civil War emergency.

Camp Floyd State Park is located in the town of Fairfield, 22 miles southwest of Lehi on state Route 73. To register for the workshop or for more information call 801-768-8932.

OGDEN CENTER CLASSES

The Ogden Nature Center is offering a program called Weather Watchers designed for children ages 3 to 5. The program will be offered Friday at 9:30, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and again on Tuesday at 9:30 and 11 a.m.

Children will learn about the changing weather while they listen to stories, make a winter craft and then get warm and toasty with a winter snack. Programs are one hour and cost $3 per child. Adult chaperones may attend free. Space is limited. Please call for reservations at 801-621-7595.

On Wednesdays, Ogden Nature Center has a class to learn about wild animals in the Great Basin region. The class will be at 3:30 p.m. at the center.