O P P O R T U N I T I E S F O R W O M E N ,
F A M I L I E S G R O W
The Commission provides opportunities for women and families to
learn about outdoor recreation in a safe and friendly environment.
Programs such as family camps, Family Fishing Nights, Families on
Target, and Becoming an Outdoors-Woman bring beginners and
outdoor enthusiasts together in a fun, social setting for hand-on,
interactive learning of activities such as camping, wildlife viewing,
fishing, outdoor cooking, kayaking, archery and shooting sports.
Combined, these programs have expanded the Commission
outreach efforts to tens of thousands of new participants annually.
Family Fishing Nights have grown from a handful of programs in
2008 to more than 50 in 2015, reaching over 3,000 people. The
Outdoor Discovery Program provides outdoor education days to
6,000 students and teachers.
The Commission has tremendously expanded its outreach and
education serving people with family-friendly programming in
convenient locations, empowering people with the skills they need to
participate in many forms of outdoor recreation, so they know time
outdoors is time well spent.
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