Women in the Outdoors

Where: Chapman State Park
Clarendon, PA 16313    ( Show a Map? )

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The Kinzua Allegheny Women in the Outdoors Committee of the National Wild Turkey Federation will host a Women in the Outdoors event on May 31 at Chapman State Park in Clarendon, PA.

“Our program is about encouraging women to try new outdoor activities in a safe environment that makes them feel at ease,” said Rob Keck, NWTF CEO. “This event is also a chance for women of all walks of life – singles, moms, daughters, young and old – to spend a weekend outdoors, away from home, hanging out and having fun.”

Women in the Outdoors uses expert instructors to teach outdoor skills using a hands-on approach. Events are held across the country and often include activities involving fishing, recreational shooting, camping and boating. By also encouraging a greater awareness of the country’s natural resources, events create outdoor convictions that are important to the future success of wildlife conservation and the preservation of North America’s hunting traditions.

The combination of sponsorship and local chapter support allows the NWTF to offer these programs at a low cost to participants. The cost of attending each event includes a membership in the Women in the Outdoors program and a subscription to Women in the Outdoors magazine, the Federation’s full-color, quarterly publication with articles and information on various outdoor adventures and activities.

“The Women in the Outdoors program allows the NWTF to reach an entirely new audience, one that has the potential to benefit conservation efforts,” said Keck. “It’s an opportunity for women to find great satisfaction and enjoyment in the outdoors.”

For more information, contact Jessica Arnold at 814-436-1048 or via email at duckdog@outdrs.net.

About Women in the Outdoors: Part of what has made the NWTF such a successful hunting and conservation organization is its willingness to involve family. In the late 1990s, the Federation began its Women in the Outdoors program. The intent was to provide interactive outdoor opportunities (including fishing, hiking, mountain biking, shooting, hunting and gardening) for women nationwide. That mission and much more have been accomplished. Today, over 47,700 women are members of this program, and events are held in every U.S. state and several Canadian provinces.

About the NWTF: In 1973, when the National Wild Turkey Federation was founded, there were an estimated 1.3 million wild turkeys and 1.5 million turkey hunters. Thanks to the work of wildlife agencies and the NWTF’s many volunteers and partners, today there are more than 7 million wild turkeys and nearly 3 million turkey hunters. Since 1985, the NWTF and its cooperators have spent more than $230 million upholding hunting traditions and conserving more than 11.3 million acres of wildlife habitat.

The NWTF is a nonprofit organization with 545,000 members in 50 states, Canada, Mexico and 14 other foreign countries. It supports scientific wildlife management on public, private and corporate lands as well as wild turkey hunting as a traditional North American sport.