News Release Archives - June 2007
June 25, 2007
Space Still Available for Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Workshop
Registrations are still being accepted for women interested in attending the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Workshop, held Aug. 10-12 at Lake Metigoshe State Park near Bottineau. The cost is $120 for those 18 years or older with an Aug. 1 registration deadline.
The 13th annual North Dakota Game and Fish Department event gives women the chance to learn more about outdoor activities. “Basically, it’s a weekend for women to take care of themselves,” said Nancy Boldt, coordinator for Becoming an Outdoors-Woman. “They don’t have to worry about being a mom or a wife; it’s all about them.”
The workshop offers 28 different seminars, ranging from fly-fishing to archery to shotgunning, each of which lasts between three and four hours. Participants are limited to four sessions and classes, held outdoors, which contain 45 minutes of lecture with the remaining time dedicated to hands-on instruction. “Women learn differently than men do,” Boldt said. “Women learn by hands-on and we want someone to show us how to do it, help us do it, and then let us do it.”
New to the outdoors program is a knot tying class, GPS treasure hunt, and four hunter education classes which allow for certification. With two instructors per 8-10 women, individual attention is given to all participants. Evening entertainment is provided.
Meals and lodging are included in the registration fee, however, participants must bring their own bedding and personal items. Scholarships are available, lowering the fee to $70, for single moms and college students who write a letter of request to the Game and Fish Department.
To receive an information brochure and enrollment form, contact Nancy Boldt, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, 100 N. Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck, ND 58501-5095; call 701-328-6312; or visit the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman page on the Game and Fish website at gf.nd.gov.
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