Welcome to Washington Outdoor Women (WOW)!

We teach so you can learn and grow – so you can gain confidence to explore the outdoors as a hands-on participant!

Our mission is to motivate you to continue learning. WOW instructors create a welcoming environment that will challenge you at the right pace.

WOW will offer longer classes to pair in-depth teaching with relevant and practical hands-on application.

Whether new to an outdoor skill or upping your knowledge base, WOW can help you gain confidence to go further when you get out there as  a Washington Outdoor Woman.

We look forward to seeing you in the outdoors!

Growing the WOW Program –  Recruit Event 2024

On September 21st WOW hosted a “Recruit” workshop for ‘Alum’ participants who indicated a strong interest in joining the WOW team in 2025 and beyond. The day’s activities were held at Camp River Ranch in Carnation, WA and drew a diverse group of women from all over Washington state.

The gathering provided these prospective Recruits with an opportunity to meet current team members and instructors, to learn what’s required to be part of the program, to ask questions, and to hear about others’ individual experiences and the meaningful relationships they’ve developed through their WOW teamwork.

We are happy to announce the following four new volunteers who will join the WOW coordinating team in 2025:

Laura Foster from Thurston County,

Mary Green from Chelan County,

Maureen Harlow from Pierce County and

Manuela Soria from Snohomish County

WOW welcomes these new WOW Team members who are incredibly enthusiastic about paying forward their love of the outdoors.  In doing so, they add to the opportunity for others to become Washington Outdoor Women!

Wander and Wonder with WOW!
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Weekend Workshop

WOW’s signature Fall workshop spans from a Friday afternoon to a Sunday afternoon, offering up to 21 different courses.

One-Day Workshops

Waterfowling

WOW offers several one-day focused workshops throughout the year to drill down on particular outdoor skills.

Sponsors

WOW is an outdoor skills education program of the Washington Wildlife Federation.