"Jane Deere" Workshop for Women
by Ashley Mathews, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

Do you currently or wish to own acreage or a ranch in Texas? Have you had an interest in learning more about how to manage your land for wildlife and the health of Texas' unique environments? The national BOW program has developed a new program geared toward women who own acreage and wish to learn more about becoming a responsible land steward.
"Jane Deere" is a new twist on BOW (Becoming an Outdoors-Woman). In cooperation with Texas Parks and Wildlife, Welder Wildlife Foundation, Texas Wildlife Association, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, South Texas Natives and Texas Cooperative Extension presents:
"Jane Deere", a workshop for women in agriculture, April 30 - May 1, 2005, Welder Wildlife Foundation, Sinton, Texas. This program is for you if you live, work, play, and spend time on farm or ranch land. Learn more about your land and its possibilities. Workshop registration fee is $75 and includes 3 classes, 4 meals, Saturday night lodging, use of all equipment, evening programs and fun!
Classes include Wildlife Habitat & Animal Sign/ID, Plant Identification, Native Plants & Wildlife, Map & Compass/GPS, Beginning Shotgun, Archery, Dutch Oven Cooking, Prescribed Burning, White-tailed Deer Ecology & Management, Introduction to Birding & Nature-based Tourism, Stream Ecology, Fly Fishing and more.
Contact Peggy Farrell, toll-free at 1-877/269-6626 for more information or visit www.uwsp.edu/cnr/bow/jane-deere.htm.