Cool flick: Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, a program of The Banff Centre, shows at 7 p.m. Dec. 6, Historic Everett Theater, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. Tickets are $20 at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2582504.
Fishy trees: Holiday Trees for Salmon & Elevated Nature Trail “sneak peek” by Adopt A Stream Foundation is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 10 at Northwest Stream Center, McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. Potted trees, $35 to $50, are 3 to 5 feet and include Sitka spruce, Western red cedar and Douglas fir. After the holidays, trees that are returned to the Northwest Stream Center will be planted next to local streams to help salmon runs. Everyone who purchases a tree gets an annual Adopt A Stream Foundation membership, $25 value. For info: 425-316-8592 or visit www.streamkeeper.org.
Pinup beauties: Photos in the Washington State Parks 2017 wall calendar include winners from the Washington State Parks Foundation photo contest. Cost is $18.99 plus tax. Go to www.parks.state.wa.us/wallcalendar. Order by Dec. 16 for delivery by Christmas. Calendars can be purchased at Washington State Parks Headquarters, 1111 Israel Road SW, Tumwater. For more, call 360-902-8500. To submit a photo to be considered in the 2018 State Parks calendar, go to wspf.org.
Christmas tree permits for kids: All fourth graders are eligible for a free holiday tree permit through Jan. 6 for the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest as part of the national Every Kid in a Park program. Go to www.everykidinapark.gov for a voucher to take to Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest office.
Tree permits for adults are available at:
■ Mount Baker Ranger Station, 810 State Route 20, Sedro-Woolley;
■ Verlot Public Service Center, 33515 Mountain Loop Highway, Granite Falls;
■ Enumclaw Office, 450 Roosevelt Ave. E., Enumclaw;
■ Glacier Public Service Center, 10091 Highway 542, Glacier;
■ Skykomish Ranger Station, 74920 NE Stevens Pass Highway, Skykomish;
■ Darrington Ranger Station, 1405 Emens Ave. N., Darrington;
■ Snoqualmie Ranger Station, 902 SE North Bend Way, North Bend;
■ Seattle REI Outdoor Recreation Information Center, 222 Yale Ave. N., Seattle;
■ REI Alderwood Store, 3000 184th St. SW, Lynnwood.
Sno-Park: Sno-Park permits allow visitors to park in specially cleared, designated parking lots with access to cross-country and downhill skiing, skijoring, snowmobiling, dog sledding, snowshoeing and tubing areas throughout the state. Permit vendors are not always located near Sno-Parks; the State Parks Winter Recreation Program recommends purchasing them in advance at http://parks.state.wa.us/winter. In addition to a one-day permit, an annual seasonal Sno-Park permit is available. A special groomed trail permit must be purchased, along with a seasonal Sno-Park permit, for the following sno-parks: Hyak, Crystal Springs, Cabin Creek, Lake Easton, Lake Wenatchee (including Nason Ridge), Chiwawa Loop and Mount Spokane. All Sno-Parks honor the one-day permit, and individuals who purchase a one-day permit are not required to purchase a special groomed trail permit.
Parks open: More than 90 state parks will remain open (at least on weekends and holidays) for winter camping and day use this season, while about 18 parks will close until spring. For winter schedules online: parks.state.wa.us/158/Winter-Schedule. Even if a park is open, it might have its water shut off, fewer open restrooms and some boat launches removed. Most parks offer off-season rates. Deception Pass State Park is still taking camp reservations. Go to www.parks.state.wa.us, and follow link to “reservations.” Some parks have yurts and cabins. For more: www.parks.state.wa.us/yurtsandcabins.
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