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Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW)
This
program focuses on the learning of outdoor skills - skills traditionally
passed from father to son - but valuable to anyone wishing to enjoy
outdoor pursuits.
A sampling of workshop offerings may include basic fishing, beginning shotgun, kayaking, map & compass, reading the woods, archery, pond and stream adventures, nature photography, martial arts, outdoor and game cooking, edible plants and much more.
Designed primarily for women, it is an opportunity for anyone 18 years of age or older who may have never tried these activities, but wants an opportunity to learn. Co-sponsored by local conservation/sporting groups.
For information on Becoming An Outdoors-Woman (BOW) programs in other states, check the International Becoming An Outdoors-Woman website.
Join the BOW e-Mail List -- Sign up for the Becoming an Outdoorswoman e-mail list and get registration materials sent to you when they are ready! All you need to do is send an email to join-BOW-Massachusetts@listserv.state.ma.us. (No subject or message is needed.)
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BECOMING AN OUTDOORS WOMAN PARTICIPANTS TO BE PART OF A NATIONAL STUDY
Responsive Management, a Virginia-based research firm, has initiated a study under a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Multistate Conservation Grant, administered by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, to evaluate the effectiveness of national and statewide hunting, fishing, and shooting recruitment and retention programs. The study will measure interest and participation in these activities prior to involvement in recruitment and retention programs as well as after participation in such programs. The research will identify the most effective programmatic elements and provide insight into both the refinement of existing programs as well as ways to inform the development of future programs.
As part of this study, Responsive Management is working with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife to survey participants of the Becoming an Outdoors Woman Program. For those participants willing to participate in the study, researchers from Responsive Management will be contacting participants before program events to conduct a short telephone survey; a similar survey will be administered to the same participants following their completion of program events. If you prefer not to participate in the study, Responsive Management will not be provided your contact information.
Responsive Management is committed to maintaining the confidentiality and anonymity of its survey respondents, and guarantees that their personal information will not be sold or shared with any outside party. Contact identification is only used for statistical purposes and is available in a form only identifiable to Responsive Management. Responsive Management guarantees that personnel will not access data or information unrelated to project requirements or duties, will not disclose to any other person, or allow any other person access to any information that is proprietary or confidential.
About Responsive Management
Responsive Management has been conducting textbook-quality research for natural resource and outdoor recreation organizations for 20 years. Responsive Management's research has been upheld in U.S. District Courts, used in peer-reviewed journals, and presented at major natural resource and outdoor recreation conferences across the world. The firm's research has been featured in many of the nation's top media, including The Washington Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and on the front pages of The Washington Post and USA Today. For more information, please visit Responsive Management's website which provides extensive information about its research, methodologies, and qualifications.