Upcoming Events
Arkansas Outdoor Skills Network
Overview
Welcome to the Arkansas Outdoor Skills Network; your one-stop resource for programs offered by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and a network of partners who support hunting, fishing, wildlife, outdoor recreation, land management, conservation leadership, and more! Thank you for your interest in discovering a program that helps you connect with our natural resources and the outdoors.Click "Show additional information" to see event types descriptions
Event types and descriptions are merely guidelines to help you choose what is best for you -- they are not prerequisites.
Beginner: Attend a Basic course or class. Skill awareness and knowledge imparted. Potentially may get to actively participate in the skill. Participation is with an instructor or mentor. Mostly classroom style instruction.
Intermediate: Opportunity for active participation in the skill. Experience may be under guided instruction or mentorship. Individual pursuit of skill development is encouraged. Student may or may not have outdoor gear for this skill.
Advanced: Outdoor Skill is developing with advanced techniques. Active use of the skill is pursued. Minimal mentoring. Engagement with the outdoor community that uses this skill is cultivated. Student has basic outdoor gear to use for this skill.
Expert: Outdoor skill techniques are perfected. Seeks advanced or new experiences within that skill. Is actively involved with the outdoor community. Has obtained the gear that is needed for the skill.
Mentor: Outdoor skill is perfected. Actively involved in the outdoor community. Seeks to instruct or mentor others. Actively invites others to join in this skill. Plans outdoor skill opportunities.
Educator/Instructor/Coach/Volunteer: Professional development workshop, training, or instructor certifications for educators, instructors, coaches and volunteers.
Note Some events will require that registrants have taken a Hunter Education or Boater Education course. Event registration for youth 13 and under require adult permission.
October 2022
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Oct 11 Tue
Conservation Appreciation Day
Registration Open 99 of 100 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
Ponca Nature Center Ponca, AR 72670
- Tuesday, October 11, 2022 5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Oct 11 Tue
Nature: Evening Barge Tour
Registration Open 19 of 19 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
Trimble Lock and Dam #13 Barling, AR 72923
- Tuesday, October 11, 2022 5:30pm - 7:30pm
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Oct 22 Sat
PD-Growing Up WILD Early Childhood Educator's Workshop
Registration Open 17 of 20 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
AGFC River Valley Nature Center Fort Smith, AR 72916
- Saturday, October 22, 2022 9:00am - 3:00pm
November 2022
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Nov 5 Sat
PD-Growing Up WILD Early Childhood Educator Workshop
Registration Open 16 of 20 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
Fred Berry Conservation Education Center Yellville, AR 72687
- Saturday, November 5, 2022 9:00am - 3:00pm
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Nov 19 Sat
PD-Aquatic WILD's Educator Workshop
Registration Open 18 of 20 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
Forrest L. Wood Crowley's Ridge Nature Center Jonesboro, AR 72404
- Saturday, November 19, 2022 9:00am - 3:00pm
December 2022
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Dec 3 Sat
PD-Project WILD Educator Workshop
Registration Open 18 of 20 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
Ponca Nature Center Ponca, AR 72670
- Saturday, December 3, 2022 9:00am - 3:00pm
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Dec 10 Sat
PD-Project WET & Aquatic WILD Educator Workshop
Registration Open 19 of 20 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
AGFC Rick Evans Grandview Prairie CEC Columbus, AR 71831
- Saturday, December 10, 2022 9:00am - 3:00pm
January 2023
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Jan 24 Tue
PD Fishing In the Natural State PD
Registration Open 19 of 25 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center Little Rock, AR 72201
- Tuesday, January 24, 2023 8:30am - 3:30pm
