56 Nebraskaland • October 2020
A pilot program is providing Nebraska women the
opportunity to purchase subscription boxes designed to help
them develop and expand their outdoor skills.
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission; Kansas
Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism; and Iowa
Department of Natural Resources have joined Becoming an
Outdoors-Woman and Women in the Outdoors in creating
this opportunity.
Each subscription box, which will include gear, educational
resources, field guides and more, can be purchased for $50.
No long-term commitment is required. Participants pay only
for the boxes they want to receive.
Box themes will change seasonally. The first box, for
September, highlighted pheasant hunting. It contained game
shears, a fillet knife, blaze orange hat, shotgun cleaning
kit and pheasant recipes. The items were accompanied by
a learning objective. Subscribers will have access to online
webinars that teach skills using the tools in the box. Each
quarter, a box will feature a new outdoor skill to learn. The
October box will feature birding. Future boxes will highlight
outdoor cooking, pollinators and fishing.
"We hope the purchase of these boxes will result in ladies
learning a new outdoor skill, even if we can't get together
for formal in-person events because of COVID-19," said Julia
Plugge, Game and Parks outdoor education specialist. "Down
the road, we hope these subscribers will purchase licenses,
join outdoor-related organizations and attend events when
the conditions are appropriate."
For more information, contact Plugge at{
julia.plugge@nebraska.gov{or 402-471-6009.
WOMEN'S OUTDOOR SUBSCRIPTION BOXES
By Jerry Kane
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