Outdoor Programs News
April 12, 2021
DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and Great Outdoors Colorado are collaborating to fund coalitions working to protect Colorado’s land, water, and wildlife through the Colorado Outdoor Regional Partnerships Initiative. Governor Jared Polis signed the Executive Order creating the Initiative at the opening of Fishers Peak State Park last October. CPW, in collaboration with […]
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April 03, 2021
Ocala Outdoor Adventure Camp Kristi Johnson treasures the memories of her first summers as a preteen attending the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Ocala Outdoor Adventure Camp. The pleasure of paddling a canoe. The connection to the outdoors during educational hikes in the Ocala National Forest. And the excitement of mentored learning experiences […]
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February 13, 2021
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation (LWFF) are teaming up to present four Women’s Fishing 101 Workshops this spring. The workshops are open to women over the age of 18 who are looking to learn about fishing. The workshops cover a variety of skills […]
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January 06, 2021
A new year brings new opportunities with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) fishing programs. LDWF is hosting free Aquatic Volunteer Instructor workshops beginning this month. With respect to social distancing and sanitizing, workshops will be led by LDWF biologists and attendees will have the opportunity to learn about fishing and other fishery-related […]
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December 18, 2020
Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its associated necessary limits on social gatherings, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has canceled the annual winter Becoming an Outdoors Woman workshop. The annual weekend event is held in February at the Bay Cliff Health Camp in Big Bay in Marquette County. A similar summer BOW workshop takes […]
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October 28, 2020
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a free virtual workshop to teach skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook squirrel and rabbit to individuals who have little to no hunting experience. This virtual workshop consists of one online knowledge and skills building session with instructors that possess the […]
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October 19, 2020
NASHVILLE — The 2020 Beyond Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) Muzzleloader Workshop will be sponsored by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Nov. 13-15 in Humphreys County. Female hunters 18 and older will have the opportunity to learn about hunting deer during the weekend. The workshop will be held at Buffalo Ridge Refuge, which incorporates a variety […]
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October 11, 2020
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a free virtual workshop to teach skills needed to trap furbearers in Iowa. This virtual workshop consists of two separate online knowledge and skills building sessions with instructors that possess the experience to teach skills necessary to become efficient trappers. “For those interested […]
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September 19, 2020
Last Saturday, more than 30 children in foster care and their families participated in the first “Fostering Outdoor Oklahoma Families” event. This collaborative partnership between Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS), Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC), State Sen. Paul Rosino, Oklahoma City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 123 (OKCFOP), International Association of Firefighters Local 157 (OKCFF) […]
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September 16, 2020
COVID-19 has created many new work, home and life scenarios, and that’s especially true with K-12 education. With many schools moving online, the DNR has launched Nature at School, an opportunity for educators to schedule free, virtual education sessions presented by DNR professionals. Teachers can book 11 different programs, each 30 minutes long, with additional […]
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September 12, 2020
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is pleased to introduce the Maryland Mentored Hunt Program, a statewide program aimed to pair new, novice, or lapsed hunters of any age with skilled veteran hunters. The mentors will help guide new hunters throughout the process of building their skills, culminating in a hunt. Both mentors and mentees […]
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August 05, 2020
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Forestry (WVDOF) is announcing a sign-up period for the Forest Stewardship program in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed counties. The sign-up will begin on Aug. 10 and will be for the following counties: Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral, Morgan and Pendleton The Forest Stewardship Program assists landowners […]
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July 23, 2020
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (July 21, 2020) – Georgia Hunt and Learn programs provide an educational experience targeted to those with little to no hunting experience, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division. These programs provide a chance to learn about, and to hunt, such species as deer, squirrel, turkey, quail, and […]
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July 20, 2020
PINETOP, Ariz. – The Eastern Arizona Counties Organization (ECO) has made a contribution of $35,000 to support the Range Rider Program managed by the Interagency Field Team (IFT) of the Mexican Wolf Recovery Project. Created in 1993, the Eastern Arizona Counties Organization (ECO) includes Apache, Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee and Navajo counties. The ECO counties […]
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July 03, 2020
Have you ever wanted to volunteer with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries? Or how about host your own fishing clinic? The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will offer a free* Virtual Aquatic Volunteer Instructor Workshop on Wednesday, July 8, through Zoom. Through LDWF’s Aquatic Volunteer Instructor Program (Aquatic VIP), participants will […]
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