Becoming a {Winter} Outdoors Woman, Weekend Skills Course Offered.

 

January 5, 2016 at 10:46 am by Emily MacCabe

There is nothing like a little snow on the ground to get me excited about winter! I love spending time in the outdoors during the colder months of the year.  There is so much to do and so much to learn! Not to mention there are no blackflies…
The Becoming an Outdoors Woman program here in Maine will be holding a Winter Skills Weekend February 26-28, 2016 at Bryant Pond 4-H Camp and Learning Center.
This overnight workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to gain or improve skills in a variety of fun winter related outdoor activities.  The accommodations at Bryant Pond are very comfortable and the instructors we have lined up are fantastic at what they do and they are very excited to share their passion for the Maine outdoors.
The cost to attend is $225 with on-site lodging OR a commuter rate of $150.  Registration includes all meals, equipment and instruction.
The best part is you don’t need to be an expert or have any experience at all to join us! Plus, this is a great opportunity to make some wonderful new “outdoorsy” friends!
Here is the plan:
Friday, February 26: Participants will arrive, check-in and get settled between 4pm and 6pm.  We will have dinner and get to know each other followed by some fun around the fire.
Saturday, February 27: Breakfast at 8am and then off to the first session at 9am.  Don’t worry, there will be plenty of places to warm up and opportunities to drink hot cocoa! Lunch is at noon and then off to a second session at 1pm.  After a break, session 3 kicks off at 3:30pm. Dinner at 6pm followed by some fun evening programming.
Sunday, February 28: Breakfast at 8am then session 4 at 9am.  Lunch will be at noon and then time to pack up and head out with LOTS of great new memories!
Sessions that will be offered include wild game cooking, snowshoeing, ice fishing, archery, shotgun, fly tying, rock climbing, nature photography and snowmobile safety.

Check out some of the photos from the 2013 Winter Skills Weekend and the 2014 Winter Skills Weekend!

For more information, visit: www.mainebow.com.  You can register for the workshop online or print and mail the registration form.  A limited number of scholarships are being offered and the application can be found online.

Contact Brittany Humphrey at brittany.humphrey@maine.gov or (207) 215-0292 with questions.

 

We hope to see you in February at the

BOW Winter Skills Weekend!

Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Offers "Becoming an Outdoor Woman" Course in January 2016

The Becoming an Outdoors Woman program offers workshops for women who are 18 or older to gain or improve skills in hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation in a fun, safe and comfortable environment.

Join us February 26-28, 2016 at the UMaine 4-H Camp and Learning Center in Bryant Pond for a weekend of outdoor fun and adventure.

For more information or to register online, visit: http://umaine.edu/bryantpond/adult-programs/becoming-an-outdoors-woman/becoming-an-outdoorswoman-winter-skills-weekend/

Maine CDC Reminds Women of the Importance of Mammograms

 

10/13/2015 11:30 AM EDT

AUGUSTA - During 2015, it is estimated that more than 1,000 Maine women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 180 women will die from the disease. As National Breast Cancer Awareness month continues, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reminds women that regular screening mammograms are critical in diagnosing and beginning treatment of the disease.

"While breast cancer is not preventable, early detection of the disease is the best protection,'' said Governor Paul R. LePage. "I encourage women to speak with their doctor about scheduling a mammogram. This simple screening helps to save lives."
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Cancer Society recommend an annual mammogram starting at age 40, and the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening every two years for women aged 50-74. Women with a mother or sister who have breast cancer may warrant testing earlier. Not all breast cancer can be felt as a lump on breast exam, which is why a regular mammogram is so important. A screening mammogram can detect breast cancer early, even before symptoms arise.
The Maine CDC Breast and Cervical Health Program can provide information about cancer screening tests and has some resources available for free cancer screenings.
Women must be age 40 or older and meet financial and other program criteria. Interested women are encouraged to call 1-800-350-5180 or 1-207-287-8068; TTY users call Maine Relay 711.
More details can also be found at: http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/population-health/bcp/ .

 

 

Register for the 2015 BOW Intro Skills Weekend!‏ From the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

Hello-

Just a quick note to let you know that registration materials for the 2015 Becoming an Outdoors Woman Introductory Skills Weekend are now available!

The workshop is scheduled for October 9-11,2015 at the UMaine 4-H Camp & Learning Center at Bryant Pond.
Here is a direct link to the online registration materials: http://umaine.edu/bryantpond/introductory-skills-weekend/
This workshop is designed to provide opportunity for women who are 18 or older to gain or improve skills in hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation in a safe and comfortable environment.  We are so pleased to be partnered with the folks at Bryant Pond and hope to see you in October!
If you would like a copy of the registration materials mailed to you, or if you have any questions, please feel free to email me brittany.humphrey@maine.gov or call (207) 215-0292.

Sincerely,
Britt Humphrey, BOW Coordinator

Fifty Two Years Ago Today, June 10, A Law Was Passed Into Action Requiring Equal Pay Without Gender Descrimination. How Do We Measure Up Today?

I visited family in Massachusetts recently, and while there, overhead a woman talking to her friend about how she had been shortchanged on a raise and promotion in favor of a much less qualified male co-worker. I started to think about how long it had been since the days when women had been required to go to work in order to help their husbands maintain their households and feed their children. I found that it's been over 50 years since the Equal Pay laws have been in effect, but then when researching the statistics of today, I was amazed at what I found regarding the amount of money a woman makes, for doing the same job as a man.

Fifty two years ago, President John F. Kennedy signed into law on today's date, June 10, a bill that would further prevent women from being discriminated against in the workplace solely on account of their gender.

Today, we hear all the time that while women's pay amounts have come closer to their male counterparts, the AAUW states that women are still making about 78% of the amount that men make for doing the exact same job, (Report Spring 2015), and that number has remain roughly unchanged in over a decade.

It is amazing that many of us are as old as this bill and how our mothers and grandmothers sought equal pay for equal work and yet, we still can not seem to bridge the gap between genders in the realm of the workforce paycheck.

According to Wikipedia:

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a United States federal law amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, aimed at abolishing wage differences based solely on gender. It was signed into law on June 10, 1963, by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program. In passing the bill, Congress stated that sex discrimination:

• depresses wages and living standards for employees necessary for their health and efficiency;
• prevents the maximum utilization of the available labor resources;
• tends to cause labor disputes, thereby burdening, affecting, and obstructing commerce;
• burdens commerce and the free flow of goods in commerce; and
• constitutes an unfair method of competition.

The law provides (in part) that:

No employer having employees subject to any provisions of this section [section 206 of title 29 of the United States Code] shall discriminate, within any establishment in which such employees are employed, between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages to employees in such establishment at a rate less than the rate at which he pays wages to employees of the opposite sex in such establishment for equal work on jobs[,] the performance of which requires equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and which are performed under similar working conditions, except where such payment is made pursuant to (i) a seniority system; (ii) a merit system; (iii) a system which measures earnings by quantity or quality of production; or (iv) a differential based on any other factor other than sex