OUTDOOR BRIEFS: Tree planting opportunities coming; Easter egg hunt set at Deer Run; Local goat farm hosting tours, workshops and more; Wilderness first aid course coming soon

Tree planting opportunities set

The community is welcome to participate in a Lake Monroe Water Fund project to plant trees along Clay Lick Creek to help prevent erosion. This project is funded by grants from the Duke Energy Foundation and the Smithville Charitable Foundation. Duke Energy volunteers will be providing T-shirts to everyone who volunteers.

Willow stake planting will be Friday, March 31 and Saturday, April 1 to install 600 willow stakes into the banks of Clay Lick Creek to help reduce erosion.

Tree planting will be Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22 (Earth Day) to plant 900 native trees and shrubs along Clay Lick Creek to help reduce erosion. Rain dates will be Friday, April 28 (Arbor Day) and Saturday, April 29.

Sign up here at docs.google.com/forms/d/1wllgEEdO0xJmNflTq2r9wxPcY3uNWUX8Py6NO8YzO7o/edit?ts=63e26ea8.

Parks and rec’s annual Easter egg hunt

Brown County Parks &Recreation will host its annual Easter egg hunt at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 8 at Deer Run Park, 1001 Deer Run Lane.

The hunt is open to kids ages 2 through 11 — don’t forget your Easter basket.

Volunteer at police department landscape day

Join the Nashville Metropolitan Police Department at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 22 for its second annual Landscape the Department Day.

Beautify the department at 25 Artist Drive at the family friendly event. All are welcome and donations of equipment (for use that day), flowers, gravel, mulch and more are welcome.

Local goat farm open for tours

BELMONT — Visit the Goat Conspiracy farm, 6022 Kent Road, and meet goats, including recent baby goats, and chickens, and see where milk and cheese are made.

Goat Yoga will be Saturday, April 1 at 2 p.m. and Sunday, April 30 at 11 a.m. The cost is $25 per participant.

Make your own soap at soap workshops on Sunday, April 2 and 30, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. The cost is $90.

Attend a workshop on raising and caring for goats on Sunday, April 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. The cost is $35.

Goat Conspiracy offers weekly farm visits and tours every Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 1 and 2 p.m. Farm tours and visits are $15 per person and preregistration is required. To register for a farm visit/tour, sign up at thegoatconspiracy.com/visit-the-farm.

If you would like to schedule a visit outside of these available days or times and have a group of at least five people please contact us at [email protected].

Run coming soon at Hard Truth

Hard Truth Distilling Co., 418 Old State Road 46, will host its annual Whiskey Chaser Trail Run in a 5K, 10K, 20K relay and “shot mile” on Saturday, April 29.

The Whiskey Chaser Trail Run features three extreme trail races — 5K and 10K solo runs, plus a four-person team 20K relay — through the hills of Brown County.

Races will be followed by an after party with live music, Quaff ON! beer and Hard Truth spirits. Race participants will face several steep hills and creek crossings. Awards for overall top male and female in 5K and 10K races; award for overall 20K team.

Additionally, the Shot Mile race allows runners 21 and older to do a shot of a Hard Truth spirit after each lap.

Registration prices are $35 for the 5K, $45 for the 10K and $75 for the 20K Relay.

Race registration includes race entry, T-shirt (first come, first serve), live music and after-party entry. Participants can register online at visithardtruth.com. Non-runners can join the festival grounds for $20.

Check-in and packet pick-up is from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and races begin at 9 a.m.

Brown County Bikes hosting first event

Join Brown County Bikes for the first annual Brown County Enduro Bike Fest Clinics on May 13 and 14 in Brown County State Park.

Buy and save $100 for the whole weekend of clinics or pick and choose what clinics interest you.

Saturday, May 13 will include:

Fundamentals Clinic, 9 a.m. to noon, co-ed, $100

Fundamentals Clinic, 9 a.m. to noon, women only, $100

Mini-Jump Clinic, 1 to 4 p.m., co-ed, $150

Mini-Jump Clinic 1 to 4 p.m., women’s only, $150

Sunday, May 14 will include:

Intermediate/Advanced Skills Clinic 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., lunch break from noon to 1 p.m., co-ed, $300

The cost for the full weekend clinic is $450.

Coaches are certified and professionally trained from Bicycle Instructors Certification Program (BICP) and/or Professional Mountain Bike Instructors Association (PMBIA).

There will be have free demo bikes from Transition and KONA all weekend long at Hesitation Point in Brown County State Park.

Free demo bikes cannot be used for clinics. The bikes are only for test rides on the trails for the weekend. Call Brown County Bikes to reserve or rent a bike from Brown County Bikes at 812-200-1115.

To register or for more information visit: browncountybikes.com/product/brown-county-bikes-co-ed-and-womens-clinics-enduro-bike-fest-5080.htm.