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COLUMBIA, N.C. (Dec. 14, 2004) — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has scheduled a three-day workshop for women to help them learn a variety of outdoors skills including fishing, boating, camping, hunting and outdoor survival. The Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshop, or BOW, will be held April 1-3, 2005, at the Eastern North Carolina 4-H Center in Tyrrell County. BOW gives women age 18 and over opportunities to learn hands-on skills from biologists, wildlife enforcement officers and conservation educators. Sessions will include archery, canoeing, fly tying, fly fishing, kayaking, firearm safety, bird watching and nature photography, among others. “This workshop is for you if you have never tried these activities and want to learn from experts,” said BB Gillen, BOW coordinator for the Wildlife Commission. “There’s no prerequisite for the workshop, but a few sessions require individuals to have previous experience with a particular skill.” North Carolina BOW is part of an international program that began in Wisconsin in 1991. BOW workshop participants earn credits toward environmental education certification from the Office of Environmental Education. Registration is limited to 80 participants. The $185 registration fee covers accommodations as well as meals, supplies and use of equipment for the three-day workshop. For more information
or to register, contact Gillen at (919) 733-7123 Ext. 260, or bb.gillen@ncwildlife.org. |
