FWC outdoor workshop coming to Panama City

PANAMA CITY — Adventurous and outdoorsy women wishing to learn more about Florida’s great outdoors in a comfortable, noncompetitive, hands-on environment are invited to attend the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) mini-workshop 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 15 at Gulf Coast State College.

Although designed with women in mind, the workshop is open to anyone 18 years or older who wants to improve their outdoor skills and enjoy several recreational activities.

In two, three-and-one-half-hour sessions, the workshop teaches skills associated with fishing, hunting and other forms of outdoor recreation, at all levels of physical activity.

Sessions include basic archery skills, introduction to panfishing, kayaking basics, introduction to reading the woods, introduction to shotgun shooting and hunting, basic wilderness survival and introduction to handgun shooting and hunting.

The cost for the one-day workshop is $50 and discounted slots are available for low-income participants, single parents and college students. The workshop is restricted to 100 people on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information about BOW or how you can register, visit MyFWC.com/BOW or contact Susan Harrass at 561-625-5122 or Susan.Harrass@MyFWC.com.