Women can learn outdoor sports at the DNR’s fall workshop

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Women can learn outdoor sports at the DNR’s fall workshop
(Released August 23, 2010)


Learning by doing is the focus of a weekend-long Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) workshop in September that provides women the opportunity to discover the enjoyment of the outdoors in a fun atmosphere.
 
Women can experience fly-fishing, backing a trailer, shooting sports of archery or firearms, biking the beautiful Root River Trail or canoe down the river. The DNR Becoming An Outdoors Woman (BOW) annual fall workshop will be held Friday, Sept. 10, through Sunday, Sept. 12, at the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center near Lanesboro for women ages 14 and older.

“The fall workshop provides a unique opportunity to try out different outdoor sports in a supportive atmosphere,” said Linda Bylander, BOW coordinator. “Prior experience doesn’t matter. Discovering the enjoyment of doing these activities does.”

Lodging, meals, instruction, equipment and evening entertainment are all included in the low workshop fee. Registrations are accepted by telephone by calling Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center at 888-800-9558.

BOW programs are funded through sales of hunting and fishing licenses, participant fees and grants from conservation groups.

Additional information about the winter workshop and other BOW offerings is available by calling the DNR Information Center at 651-296-6157 or toll-free 888-646-6367 and requesting a printed copy of events.