09-13-2007, 11:10 PM
LITTLE ROCK - Plans for National Hunting and Fishing Day are in the works at two of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's nature and education centers.
The Sept. 22 nationwide celebration shares the values and fun of the outdoors with every outdoorsman, especially kids.
At the Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center in Fort Smith, kids will able to compete in the "Fabulous Five Outdoor Skills Event." Activities include archery, laser shot, a casting contest, BB guns and a climbing wall. All ages are encouraged to participate. Prizes will be awarded in three age groups:
"¢ 5-8 years
"¢ 9-12 years<br />
"¢ 13-16 years
Events at the nature center will be from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more information on these events, please contact the nature center at (479) 452-3993.
In southwest Arkansas, the Rick Evans Grandview Prairie Conservation Education Center near Hope will be hosting a full day of fun-filled events. This family-focused celebration includes a fishing derby, K-9 unit demonstration, the AGFC air rifle trailer, shotgun live firing and a scavenger hunt, to name just a few of the festivities.
For more information, please contact the education center at (800) 983-4219.
There is no fee for any of these programs thanks to Arkansans' support of the 1/8 Cent Conservation Sales Tax.
This weekend the Forrest L. Wood Crowley's Ridge Nature Center in Jonesboro will be hosting a "Family Fair" at the nature center. The events get underway at 9 a.m. on Sept. 15 and continue throughout the day. Besides getting the chance to visit the nature center and experience what all it has to offer, booths throughout the facility and grounds will be set up allowing visitors the chance to speak to the AGFC's various program coordinators. Biologists from deer to bear to elk to turkey will be on hand to answer the public's questions.
One of the featured events will be a seminar covering predator hunting and game calling, with famed predator caller Gerald Stewart from Johnny Stewart Calls.
There will be events for people of all ages such as face painting, large inflatable slide, inflatable bungee run, archery, hunting simulator and air rifle range, to name just a few.
The event is co-sponsored by the Rotary Club of Jonesboro. For more information go to www.crowleysridge.orgor call (870) 933 - 6787.
The Sept. 22 nationwide celebration shares the values and fun of the outdoors with every outdoorsman, especially kids.
At the Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center in Fort Smith, kids will able to compete in the "Fabulous Five Outdoor Skills Event." Activities include archery, laser shot, a casting contest, BB guns and a climbing wall. All ages are encouraged to participate. Prizes will be awarded in three age groups:
"¢ 5-8 years
"¢ 9-12 years<br />
"¢ 13-16 years
Events at the nature center will be from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more information on these events, please contact the nature center at (479) 452-3993.
In southwest Arkansas, the Rick Evans Grandview Prairie Conservation Education Center near Hope will be hosting a full day of fun-filled events. This family-focused celebration includes a fishing derby, K-9 unit demonstration, the AGFC air rifle trailer, shotgun live firing and a scavenger hunt, to name just a few of the festivities.
For more information, please contact the education center at (800) 983-4219.
There is no fee for any of these programs thanks to Arkansans' support of the 1/8 Cent Conservation Sales Tax.
This weekend the Forrest L. Wood Crowley's Ridge Nature Center in Jonesboro will be hosting a "Family Fair" at the nature center. The events get underway at 9 a.m. on Sept. 15 and continue throughout the day. Besides getting the chance to visit the nature center and experience what all it has to offer, booths throughout the facility and grounds will be set up allowing visitors the chance to speak to the AGFC's various program coordinators. Biologists from deer to bear to elk to turkey will be on hand to answer the public's questions.
One of the featured events will be a seminar covering predator hunting and game calling, with famed predator caller Gerald Stewart from Johnny Stewart Calls.
There will be events for people of all ages such as face painting, large inflatable slide, inflatable bungee run, archery, hunting simulator and air rifle range, to name just a few.
The event is co-sponsored by the Rotary Club of Jonesboro. For more information go to www.crowleysridge.orgor call (870) 933 - 6787.