Sports and Outdoors

Friday, March 27, 2009

Fishing Derbies and WILD Class coming in June

Kid's Fishing Derbies will be held on June 6
Children ages two to 14 are welcome to participate in on of the Fishing Derbies at the three Upper Wabash Reservoirs — Roush Lake, Salamonie Lake, and Mississinewa Lake — June 6 during the statewide Free Fishing Weekend. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with fishing from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Award ceremonies will follow.
Children will be divided into age catagories two to five, six to 10 and 11 to 14. Each child will go home with a prize. Children should pre-register for the free events by callling 260-468-2127.

WILD training class will be held on June 20
The Upper Wabash Inerpretive Service will sponsor Project WILD training workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 20 at Salamonie Reservoir's Interpretive Center. There is a $2 per person fee.
During the workshop home educators and leaders will take home two books full of well-researched and easy to use indoor and outdoor learning activities about wildlife and the environment to use with their youth.
For more information call 260-468-2127 or visit the www.dnr.in.gov/uwis Web site.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The Bluffton Optimist Club will also hold their Fishing Derby June 6th at the Wabash State Park.