• Back country challenge upcoming: Help fund scholarships by fishing in the Take Stock in Children Backcountry Challenge on Friday through Sunday in Key Largo. Target species are snook and redfish. Entry fee is $125 for adult anglers; $80 for juniors. Call 305-394-3736.

• Boating safety day on Saturday: Miami-Dade Parks will hold a Boating Safety Awareness Day on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Black Point Marina, 24775 SW 87th Ave. in Cutler Bay. The date falls during the Columbus Day holiday weekend, when thousands of boaters take to Biscayne Bay. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and police and representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will be on hand. For more information, call 305-258-4092.

• Benefit tournament on tap: A fishing tournament to benefit Big Brothers/Big Sisters will be Saturday at Port of the Islands Resort and Marina in Naples. Rooms with boat slips are available. More than $20,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded. Target species are redfish, sea trout and snook. Visit release boats.com or call 305-246-8668.

• Bonefish event starts Sunday: The Mercury Outboards Bonefishing World Championship/Islamorada All-Tackle Bonefish Tournament will start Sunday and end Oct. 17. Anglers can fish with fly, spin, plug or bait. Entry fee is $1,000 per angler. E-mail csa sun@aol.com.

• Trail group schedules meeting: The Big Cypress chapter of the Florida Trail Association will meet at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at Palmetto High School, 7460 SW 118th St., Room 900 in Miami. The theme will be ''Finding your way with maps, compass, and GPS in the woods.'' For more information, call Mary Ann at 305-386-8559.

• Tournament to help cats: Help benefit feline-friendly causes in the Casting for Cats Ladies All-Tackle Backcountry Tournament on Oct. 17-18 in Islamorada. The Islander Resort will be the headquarters, mile marker 82.1, U.S. 1 in Islamorada. Entry fee is $125 per angler. Call 305-664-2012.

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