Learn outdoor skills while meeting other women during Patoka Lake’s Women’s Wilderness Weekend, April 26-28. This is a women’s-only event for ages 16 and older.

The weekend will start at Patoka Lake Nature Center and include overnight camping Friday and Saturday nights. Events include depth archery lessons, kayaking, Dutch oven cooking, survival, wild edibles and medicine, wilderness first aid, basic fishing, firearms safety, trap shooting, rifle, boat operations, self-defense, wildlife tracking, beginner birding and more.

Meals will be provided on Saturday and Sunday. Camping will take place in the modern electric campgrounds.

Advance registration is required by April 10. The registration fee is $65 per participant. For more information or to register, call the Patoka Lake Nature Center at 812-685-2447. This event is being sponsored by the Dubois County Shooting Sports Instructor Council.

Patoka Lake (on.IN.gov/patokalake) is at 3084 N. Dillard Road, Birdseye, IN 47513.

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Media contact: Dana Reckelhoff, Patoka Lake Nature Center, 812-685-2447.