Plan your week list of events for Aug. 21

Explaining season-setting process

Ryan Lothrop, Puget Sound recreational salmon fishery manager, will talk about the process of setting recreational fishing seasons in marine waters from Sekiu to Olympia; he will be speaking at the meeting of the Olympia chapter of Trout Unlimited. 7 p.m.; North Olympia Fire Station, 5046 Boston Harbor Road NE, Olympia. Free.

Theler Wetlands bird walk

Join experienced birders Faye Hands and John Riegsecker for a bird walk through this wetlands at the end of Hood Canal; there are more than 2 miles of trails winding through the 139-acre wetlands; 8-11 a.m.; meet at the Mary E. Theler Community Center, 22871 state Route 3, Belfair; free.

Walk through Millersylvania

The Capitol Volkssport Club is leading a 10-kilometer walk, with a 5-kilometer option, through Millersylvania State Park; walk through old-growth forest and along Deep Lake. Starts at 10 a.m.; Millersylvania State Park, 12245 Tilley Road S., Olympia. Free, unless walking for credit. capitolvolkssportclub.org.

Walk the Bud Blanchard Trail

The Daffodil Valley Volkssport Association will hold a walk along the Bud Blanchard Trail; 5- and 10-kilometer options; this will be an out-and-back walk from Eatonville toward Pack Forest. Start between 8 a.m.-1 p.m. and finish by 4 p.m.; start at Eatonville Eagles Hall, 100 Weyerhauser Road, Eatonville. Free, unless walking for credit. daffodilvalleyvolkssport.com.

Nature walk in McKinley Park

Join this walk, led by a Tacoma Nature Center naturalist, through a Tacoma park. Not recommended for children under 3 or strollers; space is limited so pre-register. 10-11 a.m.; McKinley Park, 645 Upper Park St., Tacoma. Free. 253-591-6439, tacomanaturecenter.org.

Conjunction of Venus, Jupiter

If the weather cooperates, look for Venus and Jupiter to be extremely close to each other; during this event, called a conjunction, the two bright planets will be only 0.06 degrees apart. The best viewing will be looking to the western sky just after sunset.

This story was originally published August 21, 2016 at 3:08 AM with the headline "Plan your week list of events for Aug. 21."