Syracuse.com - Figura writing shoreline fishing hot spots, new Women in Nature offerings

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The increased program offerings of the local Women in Nature program for the summer and early fall include fishing on Lake Ontario, fly fishing, skeet shooting, turkey hunting and more.

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<p><strong>Here's what I've been working on this week:</strong></p>

<p>- The increased program offerings (seminars) of the local Women in Nature program this summer and early fall. Offerings include fishing on Lake Ontario, fly fishing, skeet shooting, turkey hunting and more!</p>

<p> - The ponds at the north end of the village of Homer (Casterline Pond; Durkee Park) -- a definite CNY shoreline fishing hot spot.</p>

<p>- The DEC boot camp for new environmental conservation officers and forest rangers.</p>

<p>- How membership at local rod and gun clubs has increased with the advent of the SAFE ACT.</p>

<p><strong>Other stuff I'm working on:</strong></p>

<p>- Panfish lesson: How do tell a sunny, from a bluegill, from a pumpkinseed?</p>

<p>- The upcoming Northern Regional Bassmasters competition on Oneida Lake.</p>

<p>- High-quality,high-comfort camping for those who don't like to rough it.</p>

<p>- The CNY triathlon culture. I was blown away recently covering the Ironman 70.3 Syracuse competition. Triathlons, and the people who do them, are a big thing and more and more people are getting into them.</p>

<p>- An update on the Cornell Ornithology lab and its most recent compilation of recordings of more than 4,000 bird calls from across the world.</p>

<p>- Which fishing rod do you use for bass fishing? The choices today are numerous and ever-growing.</p>

<p>- The Cornell Vet School emergency room, and all the strange cases of domestic and wild animals that it deals with on a daily basis.</p>

<p><strong>THE FIGURA CHALLENGE</strong></p>

<p>I laid out the <a href="http://blog.syracuse.com/outdoors/2013/05/take_the_figura_challenge_and.html">"The Figura Challenge"</a> over the Memorial Day weekend -- challenging readers to to check out 15 Central New York outdoors destinations during the summer. Several readers have already taken me up on it and I'm getting comments and pictures. It's not too late to get started!</p>

<p>Each Thursday on this blog through the summer, I'll give an update on reactions, stories and photos submitted by readers about their travels to these destinations.</p>

<p>Send your impressions and photos of the places you visit on the list to <a href="mailto:[email protected],">[email protected],</a></p>

<p><strong>ANYTHING ELSE READERS OF THIS REPORT WOULD LIKE TO SEE ME WRITE ABOUT? </strong><br />The effectiveness of this report is two-fold. First, it lets readers know what's coming up story-wise. It also allows readers a chance to affect coverage and provide sources for upcoming stories. Bottom line: Keep in touch and give input. You could make a difference as to what appears week to week on the outdoors page! Email me at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> or call 470-6066.</p>

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