Outdoor Expo Calendar

ARIZONA- “Arizona Game & Fish Department Outdoor Expo”
Arizona Game & Fish Dept. Ben Avery Shooting Facility, Phoenix.
March 26-27, 2011.
Stormi Johnson,
623-236-7222, 
sjohnson@azgfd.gov

ARKANSAS- “Youth Outdoor Expos”
Arkansas Game & Fish Commission.
Two regional events
2011 – April 27 & 28 at Lake Sylvia,
May 10 & 11 at Smackover.
Eric DeVries
501-351-4360
efdevries@agfc.state.ar.us

CALIFORNIA- “Youth Outdoor Safari Day”
Los Angeles and Orange Co. Chapters Safari Club Intern.
Norco, CAL.
July 16, 2011.
Ron Mizrahi,
818-952-0404  
rmizrahi@charter.net

CONNECTICUT- “Connecticut Hunting and Fishing Appreciation Day”
Friends of Sessions Woods, Inc. and the Connecticut Dept. of Environmental Protection. Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area, Burlington, Connecticut
September 24, 2011.
Peter Good,
860-675-8730. 
peter.good@ct.gov

GEORGIA- “Outdoor Adventure Days”
Georgia Dept. of Natural Res. – Wildlife Resource Div. James H. Floyd State Park at Summerville, Unicoi St. Park at Helen, and Fort Gordon Army Base.
September 24, 2011.
Jennifer Pittman,
770-388-0045. 
Jennifer.Pittman@dnr.state.ga.us

ILLINOIS- “National Hunting and Fishing Days”
Illinois Conservation Foundation. South Illinois at Carterville, North Illinois at Yorkville, and Celebration of White Tails at DuQuoin.
September 24 & 25, 2011
David Cassens
217-785-7742
david.cassens@illinois.gov

INDIANA- “Hoosier Outdoor Expo”
Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources and the Indiana Natural Resources Foundation. Fort Harrison State Park, Indianapolis.
September 24 & 25, 2011
Amanda Wuestefeld
317-547-2075
awuestefeld@dnr.in.gov
Shelley Reeves,
sreeves@dnr.in.gov

IOWA- “Des Moines Ike’s Youth Expo”
Des Moines Chapter, Izaac Walton League and the Iowa DNR. Des Moines Water Works Park..
September 24 & 25, 2011.  In conjunction with the Iowa DNR they are planning a larger event in 2010
Joe Gavin (Izaac Walton League)
515-681-4694
joegavin@mchsi.com .
Ben Berka (Iowa DNR)
515-281-5918.

KANSAS- “Kansas Hunting and Fishing Expo”
Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.
Flinthills Mall, Emporia. April 2-3, 2011
Tonya Carson
785-366-3565
tstroda@hotmail.com

LOUISIANA- “Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Outdoor Expo”
Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries. Four events- Minden, Monroe, Alexandria, and Baton Rouge.
Sept.24, 2011
John Sturgis
225-763-5448
jsturgis@wlf.louisiana.gov

MASSACHUSETTS- “Massachusetts Outdoor Expo”
Facts About Wildlife and Nature Society and Mass. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Sturbridge.
Sept. 24 & 25, 2011
Gary Zima
508-389-6314
gary.zima@state.ma.us

NEBRASKA- “Nebraska Outdoor Expo and Missouri River Outdoor Expo”.
Nebraska Game and Parks Comm. and Nebraska Game and Parks Foundation.
Two large events:
Kearney Events Center May 12-13, 2011
Ponca State Park Sept.16-18, 2011
Two school day events:
East April 20 & 21, 2011
West May 3 & 4, 2011
Julia Plugge, 402-471-6009
julia.plugge@nebraska.gov

NEW HAMPSHIRE- “National Hunting and Fishing Day Sporting Expo”.
New Hampshire Fish and Game Dept. Owl Brook Hunter Education Center, Holderness, NH and N.H. Fish and Game headquarters, Concord.
September 24, 2011
Mark Beauchesne
603-271-6355
mark.t.beauchesne@wildlife.nh.gov

NEW JERSEY- “New Jersey Wild Outdoor Expo”.
Assunpink Wildlife Management Area (Robbinsville).
September 24 & 25, 2011
Michelle Smith
609-259-6961
Michelle.Smith@dep.state.nj.us

NEW MEXICO-“New Mexico Outdoor Expo”.
New Mexico Dept. of Game and Fish. Albuquerque Shooting Range.
August 20 & 21, 2011
Mark Birkhauser
505-222-4733
mark.birkhauser@state.nm.us

OKLAHOMA- “Oklahoma Wildlife Expo”.
Oklahoma Dept. of Wildlife Conservation.  Lazy E Ranch, Guthrie.
Sept.23-25, 2011
Rhonda Hurst
405-522-6279
rhurst@odwc.state.ok.us

SOUTH CAROLINA- “An Outdoor Family Adventure”
National Hunting and Fishing Day. World of Energy at Seneca.
September 24, 2011
Angela Viney
864-327-0090
aviney@upstateforever.org

SOUTH DAKOTA- “South Dakota Outdoor Expo-Explore the Outdoors”
So. Dakota State Fair, Dept. of Agriculture and So. Dakota Dept. of Game, Fish, & Parks.
So. Dakota State Fair Grounds
June 11 & 12, 2011
Candi Hettinger
605-353-7340
candi.hettinger@state.sd.us

TEXAS- “Texana Outdoor Expo”
Lavaca-Navidad River Authority and Texas Parks and Wildlife. Breckenridge Recreation Complex, Edna, Texas.
May 20-21, 2011
Karen Gregory
361-782-5229
kgregory@Inra.org

TEXAS- “Kids Outdoor Zone National Hunting and Fishing Day”
Kids Outdoor Zone. Old Settlers Park, Round Rock, Texas.
Nicole Basey.
512-292-1113
Nicole@kidsoutdoorzone.com

WASHINGTON- “Salmon Summit and Kids Fishing Days”
Benton Conservation District. Salmon Summit and Celebration. 5 events and 2 locations.
Columbia Park, Kennewick. May 3,4,6&7 2011
Salmon Celebration, Starbuck May 6, 2011
Rachel Little
509-736-6000
Rachel-little@conservewa.net

WEST VIRGINIA-“West Virginia Celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Days”
W. Va. Wildlife Federation, Inc, and W. Va. Div. of Natural Resources
Stonewall Jackson Resort State Park
Sept. 24-25, 2011.
Jerry Westfall.
304-558-2771.Jerry.Westfall@va.gov

WISCONSIN- “Wisconsin Outdoor Education Expo”
Wisconsin Outdoor Alliance Foundation
Southern Event – Dodge County Fairgrounds, Beaver Dam. May 19-20, 2011
Heidi Hubble.
608-833-2040.
heidihubble@tds.net

WYOMING- “Wyoming Hunting and Fishing Heritage Expo”.
Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Casper Events Center.
Sept. 8-10, 2011
Wendy Hayes.
307-777-4542.
wendy.hayes@wgf.state.wy.us

For Information on the Outdoor Expo Campaign and the Weatherby Foundation International’s planning and grant assistance to states contact Dave Lockman: wyodave@qwestoffice.net or 307-635-3865.