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Becoming an Outdoors Woman Upcoming Classes
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Fall 2025
Updated registration link!
BOW Fall Workshop
October 3 - 5, 2025, Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, Lanesboro, MN, fee $230. Online registration is open - BOW Fall Workshop registration.
Join us this October at Eagle Bluff for our Fall Workshop! Classes this year include mouse taxidermy, tour of Mystery Cave*, fly fishing, spin fishing, fly tying, archery, shotgun and rifle shooting, and more! Workshops are a great way for women to learn skills and meet other women who are also interested in the outdoors. Fee includes two nights lodging, all meals, instruction, equipment, and fun!
*$17 tour fee not included in registration.
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Becoming an Outdoors Woman has a New Coordinator
Hello, I am Linda Radimecky and am excited to be the new BOW coordinator! I know I have some big shoes to fill in this position! I have been working as a Naturalist for many years and started with Minnesota State Parks and Trails in 1991. The former BOW coordinator, Linda Bylander asked me if I would teach classes for BOW - I jumped at the chance and have been teaching women’s classes for about 20 years. I enjoy fly fishing and teaching women how to fly fish, tie knots, tie flies and be safe in the outdoors. I have been the chair of Fly Fishing Women of Minnesota, a board member of Kiap-TU-WISH Trout Unlimited chapter in western Wisconsin, a fly fishing instructor for Casting for Recovery, a firearms safety (FAS) instructor, and am a basic archery instructor trainer (BAIT) with 120 instructors trained to date. I also enjoy target shooting, bird watching, being outside and exploring new places – there are so many great places to see in Minnesota and around the Country! I look forward to the opportunity to continue the work Linda Bylander and Jean Bergeson started 31 years ago when the BOW program started in Minnesota.
I love getting women and girls involved in outdoor recreation opportunities and wait for the days when I ask a girl, “What is one of your favorite outdoor memories?” . . . And the answer is, “Fishing/hunting/being outside with my mom (or grandma)!”
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No Child Left Inside Grants
Mark your calendars! Funding for No Child Left Inside grants will be available for projects occurring between June 2026 - June 2027. Application details will be released this fall.
Since 2019, the No Child Left Inside grant program has offered reimbursable grant funds to nonprofit organizations who introduce Minnesota youth to outdoor recreation and natural resource education. Continued funding will total $500,000 and will prioritize access for underserved youth audiences throughout the state.
For more information visit the No Child Left Inside DNR website at No Child Left Inside grants | Minnesota DNR.
Free Family Webinars
These webinars are part of the Minnesota Outdoor Skills and Stewardship Series that aims to give participants quick, relevant information on upcoming seasons and events and skills to help enjoy the outdoors.
Webinars are live on Wednesday starting at noon. For more details or to view past webinars and to register for upcoming webinars visit Outdoor Skills and Stewardship Series.
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September 24 – Shallow lake management for waterfowl
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October 8 – Trail cameras – techniques to help you see more wildlife
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October 22 – Lampreys of Minnesota
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November 5 – Native sculpin in Minnesota
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November 19 – Fall trout lake stocking in Minnesota
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Becoming an Outdoors Woman Program (BOW)
The BOW program provides hunting, fishing, and non-consumptive outdoor skills classes to women in a safe and supportive environment. BOW works cooperatively with DNR staff, volunteers, and outside agencies to provide opportunities for women to learn skills. BOW is guided by a volunteer steering committee. To find out more, visit the BOW Website.
Do you want to stay informed about upcoming fisheries, wildlife and habitat management activities and ways that you can discover, explore, and experience Minnesota’s outdoors? Then sign up for Minnesota Fishing and Minnesota Wildlife email notifications available for free on the DNR website. Updates are also available for state parks, scientific and natural areas, the Eagle Cam, and more.
Visit the DNR's Learn to Hunt and Learn to Fish web pages to learn how to hunt or fish a variety of species.
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