Kansas Becoming an Outdoors-woman Offers Crash-course in Outdoor Skills and Cooking

Becoming An Outdoors-Woman (BOW), an educational program of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, will host a one-day event to teach women basic outdoor skills Saturday, June 15 at Shawnee State Lake in Topeka.

BOW TOO (Taste of the Outdoors) will feature workshops in rifle shooting, archery, fishing, and camp cooking.

Cost for the one-day event is $40, which includes class supplies and equipment, as well as lunch.

Interested women are encouraged to apply early as the 2013 BOW TOO workshop is limited to 12 participants.

For more information, or to register for this event, contact Kansas BOW coordinator Jami McCabe at kansasbow@sbcglobal.net or (785) 845-5052.

To learn more and view pictures of past workshops, visit the BOW Facebook page found under “Becoming an Outdoors Woman KANSAS.”

Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is a state cabinet-level agency led by a Secretary of Wildlife and Parks appointed by the Governor of Kansas. The Office of the Secretary is located in Topeka, the state capital of Kansas. A seven-member, bipartisan commission, also appointed by the Governor, advises the Secretary and approves regulations governing outdoor recreation and fish and wildlife resources in Kansas. KDWP employs approximately 420 full-time employees in five divisions: Executive Services, Administrative Services, Fisheries and Wildlife, Law Enforcement, and Parks.