Women's snowshoeing, fly-tying classes offered (2005-01-24)

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Becoming an Outdoors Women (BOW) program is offering a winter tracking and snowshoeing class on Sunday, Jan. 30, from 1 to 4 p.m., in cooperation with Wargo Nature Center. The $15 fee includes equipment, instruction and a hot beverage.

"Snowshoeing is an excellent way to explore the woods during the winter and look for signs of wildlife," said Linda Bylander, coordinator of Minnesota's BOW program. For woman interested in fly-fishing, BOW is offering a new fly-tying class on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 6-8:30 p.m., at Lakeville Gander Mountain, in cooperation with the DNR's MinnAqua program. The $10 cost covers all materials.

"For those women who have always wanted to learn how to tie a fly, this will be an excellent class," Bylander said. "The class, which is for the very beginner, will go over the basics of a fly-tying vice and will end with participants making their first set of flies."

To register for either class, call the DNR Information Center at (651) 646-6367 or toll free 1-888-MINNDNR (646-6367). Registration is limited to maintain small class sizes.

The Minnesota DNR’s BOW program focuses on teaching women outdoor skills in the areas of hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation. In 2005, BOW is offering 38 half-day and weekend classes.

Woman can access the schedule of events either on the DNR's Web site at www.dnr.state.mn.us/education or by calling the DNR Information Center at one of the above numbers and requesting a printed copy of events.

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