2008 Schedule of
Outdoor Expo Education Events in America
Sponsored by Weatherby Foundation International

ALABAMA- “Outdoor Alabama Expos”. Alabama Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources. Two regional spring events and one statewide fall event.
Dates and locations to be announced. Jason Dockery, 256-737-7216 Jason.dockery@dcnr.alabama.gov

ARIZONA- “Arizona Game & Fish Department Outdoor Expo”.
Arizona Game & Fish Dept. Ben Avery Shooting Facility, Phoenix. March 28-30, 2008. Tristanna Bickford, 623-236-7241 tbickford@azgfd.gov
ARKANSAS- “Youth Outdoor Expos”. Arkansas Game & Fish Comm.
Three regional events in 2008 – April 29&30 (Perryville), May 8&9 (Fort Smith), and Sept. 20 (Jonesboro). Eric DeVries, 501-224-1294 efdevries@agfc.state.ar.us

CALIFORNIA- “Youth Outdoor Safari Day”. Los Angeles and Orange Co. Chapters Safari Club International. Norco, CAL. July 19, 2008. Ron Mizrahi,
818-952-0404 scila@charter.net

GEORGIA- “Outdoor Adventure Days”. Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources-Wildlife Resources Div. Summerville, Helen, Thomson, Thomasville, and Richmond Hill. September 27, 2008. Mark Whitney, 770-918-6404. mark.whitney@dnr.state.ga.us

ILLINOIS- “National Hunting and Fishing Days”. Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources. Two events- South Illinois at Carterville and North Illinois at Yorkville.
September 27&28, 2008. Gary Watson, 217-782-9990. gary.n.watson@illinois.gov

INDIANA- “Hoosier Outdoor Expo”. Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources, Div. of Fish and Wildlife. Fort Harrison State Park, Indianapolis. September 25-27, 2009. Amanda Wuestefeld, 317-547-2075. awuestefeld@dnr.in.gov

LOUISIANA- “Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Outdoor Expo”.
Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries. Four events- Minden, Monroe, Alexandria, and Baton Rouge. Sept.27, 2008. 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. 27&28, 2008. Gary Zima, 508-389-6314. gary.zima@state.ma.us

NEBRASKA- “Nebraska Outdoor Expo and Missouri River Outdoor Expo”. Nebraska Game and Parks Comm. Two events – Kearney Events Center (April 17-19) and Ponca State Park (Sept.19-21, 2008). Sam Sidner,402-471-5539. sam.sidner@ngpc.ne.gov

NEW MEXICO-“New Mexico Outdoor Expo”. New Mexico Dept. of Game and Fish. Albuquerque Shooting Range. May 17&18, 2008. Mark Birkhauser, 505-222-4733.
mark.birkhauser@state.nm.us
OKLAHOMA- “Oklahoma Wildlife Expo”. Oklahoma Dept. of Wildlife Conservation. Lazy E Ranch, Guthrie. Sept.26-28, 2008. Rhonda Hurst.405-522-6279.
rhurst@odwc.state.ok.us

SOUTH CAROLINA- “National Hunting and Fishing Day-An Adventure in the Outdoors”. Two Events: SC Wildlife Federation (Midlands event at W. Columbia) and Upstate Forever Organization (Upstate event at Seneca). Sept. 26&27, 2008.
Angela Viney. 864-327-0090. aviney@upstateforever.org and Whitney Robertson.
803-256-0670. whitney@scwf.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. May 17&18, 2008. Alison Kiesz. 605-626-3272.
alison.kiesz@state.sd.us

TEXAS- “Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo”. Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.
TPWD headquarters grounds-Austin. October 4&5, 2008. Ernie Gammage. 512-389-4472.
ernie.gammage@tpwd.state.tx.us

WASHINGTON- “Washington Youth Outdoor Adventure Expo”. Go Play Outside Alliance of Washington and Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Benton Co. Fairgrounds, Kennewick. May 16&17, 2008. Dianne Warrant. 509-628-1166.
Lady.Dianne@verizon.net

WEST VIRGINIA-“West Virginia Celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Days”. W. Virginia Dept. of Natural Resources and W. Va Wildlife Federation.
Stonewall Jackson Lake Resort State Park. Sept. 27&28, 2008. Jerry Westfall.
304-558-2771. jerrywestfall@wvdnr.gov

WISCONSIN- “Wisconsin Outdoor Education Expo”. Wisconsin Outdoor Alliance. Dodge County Fairgrounds, Beaver Dam. May 15&16, 2008. Heidi Hubble.
608-833-2040. heidihubble@tds.net

WYOMING- “Wyoming Hunting and Fishing Heritage Expo”.
Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Casper Events Center. Sept. 11-13, 2008.
Wendy Hayes. 307-777-4542. wendy.hayes@wgf.state.wy.us

Visit our website to find out more about outdoor expos:
www.weatherby-foundation.org

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.