Travel tips from a physician for surviving a Himalayan adventure

Dr. Andrew Luks, a Seattle physician who has worked with the Himalayan Rescue Association in Nepal, will host a presentation titled: "How to Travel Safely at High Altitude," 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at KAVU, 5423 Ballard Ave. N.W. in Seattle. Details: 206-783-0060.

Earth Share of Washington welcomes volunteers of all ages 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. July 29 at the Beaver Lake Preserve in Sammamish, Carkeek Park and Golden Gardens Park in Seattle, PAWS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Lynnwood and Seahurst Park in Burien.

Volunteers will remove invasive plant species, plant trees and native vegetation, clean up beaches and rebuild hiking trails. Details: 206-622-9840 or www.dayinthepark.org.

Come learn about the native banana slug at Northwest Trek in Eatonville, Pierce County, at Slug Fest, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. June 24-25.

There will be human slug races, games, slug hunts, slug stories and slug taste tests. Details: 360-832-6117 or www.nwtrek.org.

Tom O'Keefe will host a slide show titled "The Last Descent on the Mighty Yangtze River," 7 p.m. Monday at the Issaquah King County Library Administrative Headquarters, 960 Newport Way N.W. in Issaquah.

O'Keefe will discuss a kayaking trip he made prior to the closure of the passage through China's Three Gorges Dam, the largest in the world. Details: 206-284-6310 or www.sfbmountaineers.org.

Northwest fishing and shellfishing expert Dan Stauffer will discuss crabbing methods and gear, rigging and baits, 6:30-9 p.m. June 21 at Ed's Surplus, 5911 196th St. S.W. in Lynnwood. Stauffer will also give tips on places to go crabbing along with other topics. Details: 425-778-1441.

Mark Yuasa can be reached at 206-464-8780; e-mail: outdoorsnotes@seattletimes.com; fax: 206-464-3255; address: P.O. Box 70, Seattle, WA 98111.