Department of Parks
Becoming An Outdoors Woman Program Planned For Jan. 11-13 at Kenlake State Resort Park

HARDIN, Ky. – A three-day program introducing women to the outdoors will be held Jan. 11-13 at Kenlake State Resort Park near Murray.

The “Becoming an Outdoors Woman” program is co-sponsored by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and the Kentucky Department of Parks. The program is being offered at several parks during 2008.

The Kenlake weekend will include an eagle viewing tour on Kentucky Lake on a yacht, classes on bow-hunting, shooting rifles and shotguns, identifying trees, making birdhouses and more.

The BOW workshops are designed for women to “get their feet wet” with professional instruction from a teacher whose goal is to make sure the participant has fun, and comes away with confidence in their new skills.

The fee for the weekend, which includes food and lodging, is $200. The deadline to register is Dec. 27. You may register with a credit card, or get a form by calling toll-free 1-800-858-1549 weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). Forms are also on the internet at fw.ky.gov.

Future BOW workshops are also planned at Cumberland Falls (Feb 22-24), Carter Caves (April 4-6) and Rough River Dam (April 25-27).

Kenlake State Resort Park is located minutes away from the Land between the Lakes, a 170,000-acre nature lover's paradise and environmental education area. Kenlake State Resort Park is 40 miles southeast of Paducah. If you are traveling east on I-24, exit to the Purchase Parkway, then exit on US 68 east. If you are traveling west on I-24, take the Cadiz exit to US 68/KY 80 west.

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The Kentucky State Park System is composed of 53 state parks plus an interstate park shared with Virginia. The Department of Parks, an agency of the Commerce Cabinet, operates 17 resort parks with lodges -- more than any other state. Each year, Kentucky parks draw 7 million visitors and contribute $317 million to the economy. For more information on Kentucky parks, visit our Web site at http://www.parks.ky.gov