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| Women of the Land Workshop Offered
Tamara Trail, Texas Wildlife Association Feb. 13, 2006
SAN ANTONIO — Women who are interested in learning outdoor skills, as well as land management skills, are encouraged to sign up for “Women of The Land,” a weekend workshop scheduled for March 10-12 at the Franklin Family Ranch near Blanco, Texas.
This two-day program is geared towards women who are interested in learning about plants, deer ecology and habitat management techniques, as well as about shooting, photography, fly fishing and outdoor cooking.
The “Women of The Land” program is open to all women age 14 and older. Mothers and daughters are encouraged to participate.
“We realize that family values are important to outdoor women and we want to do all we can to assist them in passing on your land management heritage to the next generation,” said Linda Campbell, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department private lands program director.
The workshop is sponsored by the Texas Wildlife Association, the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, and Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. The cost is $150 per person for all the classes, meals, and lodging for Saturday night. Lodging for Friday night is also available for an extra fee.
Participants are offered their choice of classes over four concurrent sessions on Saturday and Sunday morning.
Classes being offered include: Deer Ecology & Management, Hill Country Plants & Habitat, Fishing & Pond Management, Wildlife ID on Your Land, Habitat Management Basics, Rifle Basics, Shotgun Basics, Camping & Dutch Oven Cooking, Hunting Deer - Basics for Hunters & Landowners, Wildlife Photography, Birding, & Wildlife Viewing, Ranch & Wildlife Management Planning and Stream Ecology and Fly Fishing.
For more information, contact Tamara Trail of the Texas Wildlife Association at 972-681-1701, Linda Campbell of Texas Parks & Wildlife at 1-800-792-1112, x. 4395 or call 1-800-TEX-WILD. You may also download a registration form from www.texas-wildlife.org />
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Natural
Resources Conservation Service
NRCS puts nearly 70 years of
experience to work in assisting owners of America's
private land with conserving their soil, water,
and other natural resources. Local, state and
federal agencies and policymakers also rely on
our expertise. We deliver technical assistance
based on sound science and suited to a customer's
specific needs. Cost shares and financial incentives
are available in some cases. Most work is done
with local partners. Our partnership with local
conservation districts serves almost every county
in the nation, and the Caribbean and Pacific Basin.
Participation in our programs is voluntary.
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Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department
We seek to balance outdoor
recreation with conservation as we achieve greater
self-sufficiency. On one hand, we must manage
and protect our natural and cultural resources.
At the same time, we must generate increased revenue
by adding value through more and better public
services. We affirm that a culturally diverse
well-trained staff will best achieve this balance.
And we must never forget, not in the haste of
business, nor in the pride of science, that the
outdoors should above all be a source of joy!
Providing outdoor experiences, whereby young minds
form values, will be our greatest contribution
to the future.
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U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2
"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service's mission is, working with others, to
conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife,
and plants and their habitats for the continuing
benefit of the American people." We are the
only agency of the U.S. Government with that primary
mission. The Service helps protect a healthy environment
for people, fish and wildlife, and helps Americans
conserve and enjoy the outdoors and our living
treasures. The Service's major responsibilities
are for migratory birds, endangered species, certain
marine mammals, and freshwater and anadromous
fish.
Use the links below to get more information on these
wildlife species ie white-tailed deer, turkey, quail,
find information on what they eat, their breeding
seasons and habitat types.
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